Kozhikode_South_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Kozhikode South Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Kozhikode South State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Ahamed Devarkovil of INL.
| Kozhikode South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 28 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,57,275 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INL |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kozhikode South constituency came into existence in 2011. Before It was known as Calicut-II from 1957 to 2011.
Kozhikode South Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following wards of the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Kovoor | 23 | Nellikode |
| 27 | Puthiyara | 28 | Kuthiravattom |
| 29 | Pottammal | 30 | Kommery |
| 31 | Kuttiyilthazham | 32 | Pokkunnu |
| 33 | Kinassery | 34 | Mankavu |
| 35 | Azhchavattom | 36 | Kallayi |
| 37 | Panniyankara | 38 | Meenchanda |
| 39 | Thiruvannur | 54 | Kappakkal |
| 55 | Payyanakkal | 56 | Chakkumkadavu |
| 57 | Mukhador | 58 | Kuttichira |
| 59 | Chalappuram | 60 | Palayam |
| 61 | Valiyangadi | - | - |
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Kumaran | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. M. Aboobacker | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Kalpally Madhava Menon | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. M. Aboobacker | Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Kunhu | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Elamaram Kareem | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. P. M. Zahir | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | P. M. A. Salam | Indian National League | 2006 – 2011 | |
As Kozhikode South
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Ahamed Devarkovil | Indian National League | Incumbent | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
There were 1,57,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INL | Ahamed Devarkovil | 52,557 | 44.15% |  6.49 | |
| IUML | Noorbeena Rasheed | 40,098 | 33.68% |  9.45 | |
| BJP | Navya Haridas | 24,873 | 20.89% | 4.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 603 | 0.51% | 0.17 | |
| Independent | Mubeena | 513 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | P Hareendranath | 410 | 0.34% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 12,459 | 10.46% | |||
| Turnout | 1,19,054 | 75.69% | |||
| INL gain from IUML | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,49,054 registered voters in Kozhikode South Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 49,863 | 43.13% | 2.95 | |
| INL | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 43,536 | 37.66% | 7.09 | |
| BDJS | Satheesh Kuttiyil | 19,146 | 16.56% | 9.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 788 | 0.68% | - | |
| SDPI | U. K. Deysi Balasubrahmanyan | 593 | 0.51% | 0.21 | |
| BSP | Kamala Pavithran | 480 | 0.42% | 0.11 | |
| Independent | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 287 | 0.25% | - | |
| Independent | A. K. Sajan | 227 | 0.20% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Sathar | 211 | 0.18% | - | |
| Independent | Muneer Davari | 190 | 0.16% | - | |
| Independent | Premanand T. | 166 | 0.14% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Muneer | 130 | 0.11% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,327 | 5.47% | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,15,617 | 77.57% | 0.51 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 2.95 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,32,780 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 47,771 | 46.08% | - | |
| CPI(M) | C. P. Musaffer Ahammed | 46,395 | 44.75% | - | |
| BJP | Jaya Sadanandan | 7,512 | 7.25% | - | |
| SDPI | Faiz Mohammed | 749 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. T. Muneer | 488 | 0.47% | - | |
| Independent | Mussafar Ahammed | 433 | 0.42% | ||
| BSP | Muhammed Asharaf | 323 | 0.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,376 | 2.03% | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,671 | 78.08% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.