Dharmadam Assembly constituency

Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).

Dharmadam
Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Dharmadom island and Muzhappilangad Beach
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
LS constituencyKannur
Established2011
Total electors1,93,486 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

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Dharmadam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Anjarakkandy Grama Panchayat Kannur
Chembilode Grama panchayat Kannur
Kadambur Grama panchayat Kannur
Muzhappilangad Grama panchayat Kannur
Peralasseri Grama panchayat Kannur
Dharmadom Grama panchayat Thalassery
Pinarayi Grama panchayat Thalassery
Vengad Grama panchayat Thalassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

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The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Dharmadam Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Election Niyama Sabha Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. K. Narayanan CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Pinarayi Vijayan 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2021

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There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4][5]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Dharmadam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan 95,522 59.61  2.77
INC C. Raghunathan 45,399 28.33  4.49
BJP C. K. Padmanabhan 14,623 9.13  0.82
SDPI Basheer Kannadiparamba 2,280 1.42 N/A
Independent Valayar Bhagyavathi 1,753 1.09 N/A
NOTA None of the above 400 0.25 N/A
Margin of victory 50,123 31.28  7.26
Turnout 160,247 82.82  0.48
CPI(M) hold Swing  2.77

Niyamasabha Election 2016

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There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Dharmadam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Pinarayi Vijayan 87,329 56.84   3.71
INC Mambaram Divakaran 50,424 32.82   9.18
BJP Mohanan Mananthery 12,763 8.31   4.67
SDPI Tharammal Niyas 1,994 1.30 N/A
NOTA None of the above 615 0.40 N/A
Independent Divakaran M. Thiruvathira 354 0.23 N/A
Independent Divakaran Moottil House 148 0.10 N/A
Margin of victory 36,905 24.02   12.89
Turnout 1,53,627 83.30   0.10
CPI(M) hold Swing   3.71

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Dharmadam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. K. Narayanan 72,354 53.13
INC Mambaram Divakaran 57,192 42.00
BJP C. P. Sangeetha 4,963 3.64
Independent Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran 871 0.64
BSP Madhu S. Vayanan 797 0.59
Margin of victory 15,162 11.13
Turnout 1,36,177 83.20
CPI(M) win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Dharmadom". www.mapsofindia.com.
  4. ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.