Kanhangad 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 in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is E. Chandrasekharan of CPI.
Kanhangad Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Hosdurg Assembly constituency from 1957 to 2008.
Local self-governed segments
Kanhangad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
Members of Legislative Assembly
Hosdurg
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Chandrasekharan | | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Balakrishnan | | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. T. Kumaran | | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | N. Manoharan Master | | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | M. Narayanan | | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | M. Kumaran | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Pallipram Balan | 2006 – 2011 |
Kanhangad
Election results
2026
2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| CPI | Govindan Pallickappil | | | |
| KEC | Shaiji Ottappally | | | |
| BJP | M. Balraj | | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | | | |
| Margin of victory | | | |
| Turnout | | | |
| | Swing | | |
2021
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 84,615 | 50.72 | |
| INC | P. V. Suresh | 57,476 | 34.45 | |
| BJP | Balraj | 21,570 | 12.93 | |
| SDPI | Abdul Samad T. | 775 | 0.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 637 | 0.38 | |
| Majority | 27,139 | | |
| Turnout | 1,66,835 | 76.24 | |
| Registered electors | 2,18,836 | | |
| CPI hold | Swing | | |
2016
There were 2,04,931 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 80,558 | 49.98 | 2.33 |
| INC | Dhanya Suresh | 54,547 | 33.84 | 5.11 |
| BDJS | M. P. Raghavan | 21,104 | 13.09 | − |
| BSP | Chandran Parappa | 965 | 0.60 | 0.31 |
| PDP | Assainar Muttumthala | 959 | 0.59 | 0.29 |
| NOTA | None of the above | 856 | 0.53 | − |
| Independent | Sajeevan R. | 663 | 0.41 | |
| Independent | Muhammed Ali V. V. | 420 | 0.26 | |
| Independent | Kookal Balakrishnan | 294 | 0.18 | − |
| API | Raghavan B. Poodamkallu | 272 | 0.17 | − |
| SS | Balachandran Karimbil | 260 | 0.16 | − |
| Independent | K. U. Krishnakumar | 186 | 0.12 | |
| Independent | M. Damodaran | 105 | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 26,011 | 16.14 | 7.44 |
| Turnout | 1,61,189 | 78.66 | 0.16 |
| CPI hold | Swing | 2.33 | |
2011
There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 66,640 | 47.65 | − |
| INC | M. C. Jose | 54,462 | 38.95 | − |
| BJP | Madikai Kammaran | 15,543 | 11.11 | − |
| Independent | P. M. Joseph | 1,919 | 1.37 | − |
| BSP | Gopalan K. | 1,277 | 0.91 | − |
| Margin of victory | 12,178 | 8.70 | − |
| Turnout | 1,39,841 | 78.50 | − |
| CPI win (new seat) |
1952
1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Hosdurg| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
|---|
| KMPP | Narayanan Nambiar | 32,671 | 46.77% | |
| INC | Kunnikannan Nambiar | 17,917 | 25.65% | 25.65% |
| Socialist Party (India) | Padmanabha Nair | 10,055 | 14.39% | |
| Independent | Hamid Hussain Sehammad | 9,211 | 13.19% | |
| Margin of victory | 14,754 | 21.12% | |
| Turnout | 69,854 | 87.06% | |
| Registered electors | 80,235 | | |
| KMPP win (new seat) |