Irikkur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.

Local self-governed segments

Irikkur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1SreekandapuramMunicipalityTaliparamba
2AlakodeGrama panchayatTaliparamba
3ChengalayiGrama panchayatTaliparamba
4EruvessiGrama panchayatTaliparamba
5IrikkurGrama panchayatTaliparamba
6NaduvilGrama panchayatTaliparamba
7PayyavoorGrama panchayatTaliparamba
8UdayagiriGrama panchayatTaliparamba
9UlikkalGrama panchayatIritty

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure
19571stT. C. Narayanan NambiarCommunist Party of India1957 – 1960
19602nd1960 – 1965
19673rdE. P. Krishnan NambiarCommunist Party of India1967 – 1970
19704thA. Kunhikannan1970 – 1974
1970E. K. Nayanar1974 – 1977
19775thC. P. Govindan NambiarIndian National Congress1977 – 1980
19806thKadannappalli RamachandranIndian National Congress1980 – 1982
19827thK. C. JosephIndian National Congress1982 – 1987
19878th1987 – 1991
19919th1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111th2001 – 2006
200612th2006 – 2011
201113th2011 – 2016
201614th2016 – 2021
202115thSajeev JosephIncumbent

Election results

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCSajeev Joseph
KC(M)Mathew Kunnapilly
NDASreenath Padmanabhan
AAPJoseph P.V
NOTANone of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

2021

There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 75.63%.

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCSajeev Joseph76,76450.331.77
KC(M)Saji Kuttiyanimattom66,75443.771.29
BJPAniyamma Rajendran7,8255.130.47
NOTANone of the above4590.300.07
IndependentChacko Karimbil3110.20−
IndependentSajan Kuttiyanikkal2750.18−
IndependentJoy John1280.08−
Majority10,0106.560.04
Turnout152,51675.632.96
Registered electors194,966
INC holdSwing1.77

2016

There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCK. C. Joseph72,54849.003.41
CPIK. T. Jose62,90142.480.94
BJPA. P. Gangadharan8,2945.602.90
IndependentBinoy Thomas2,7341.85−
IndependentJoseph K. C. Kalayakkattil6020.41−
NOTANone of the above5530.37−
IndependentRijo1340.09−
IndependentRajeev Joseph1230.08−
IndependentA. K. Shaji1030.07−
IndependentRaveendran A. V.800.05−
Margin of victory9,6476.522.47
Turnout1,48,07278.591.37
INC holdSwing3.41

2011

There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INCK. C. Joseph68,50352.41
CPIP. Santhosh Kumar56,74643.42
BJPM. G. Ramakrishnan Nair3,5292.70
IndependentJoseph7400.57
IndependentAmmini Krishnan6330.48
BSPBiju Thomas5520.42
Margin of victory11,7578.99
Turnout1,30,70377.22
INC holdSwing

See also