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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Azhikode
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 10
| map_image = File:Meenkunnu Beach (5437302359).jpg
| map_caption = Meenkunnu beach in Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)
| established = 1977
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,81,562 (2021)
| mla = [[K. V. Sumesh]]
| party = [[CPIM]]
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| district = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
}}
'''Azhikode State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]]. It is a [[Thiyyar]] dominated constituency.<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://kannur.nic.in/constituencies
|website = kannur.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[K. V. Sumesh]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the [[Kannur Municipal Corporation]] ([[Pallikunnu]] zone and [[Puzhathi]] zone) in [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]] [[Tehsil|Taluk]], and five [[Gram Panchayat]]s in the same [[Tehsil|Taluk]]:<ref name="knr">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District
}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+ '''Wards of [[Kannur Municipal Corporation]] in Azhikode Constituency'''
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
|-
|1
|Palliyammoola
|2
|Kunnav
|3
|Kokkenpara
|-
|4
|[[Pallikunnu]]
|5
|[[Talap]]
|6
|Udayamkunnu
|-
|7
|Podikundu
|8
|Kottali
|9
|Athazhakunnu
|-
|10
|[[Kakkad, Kannur|Kakkad]]
|11
|Thulicheri
|12
|[[Kakkad, Kannur|Kakkad North]]
|-
|13
|Shadulippalli
|54
|[[Chalad]]
|55
|Panjikkayil
|}
{{srn}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
|+'''Other Local Bodies in Azhikode Constituency'''
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Local Body Type
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|-
| [[Chirakkal, Kannur|Chirakkal]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|-
| [[Narath]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|-
| [[Pappinisseri]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|-
| [[Valappattanam]]
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]
| [[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Azhikode Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/azhikode-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Azhikode
}}</ref>

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Communist Marxist Party}} {{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="48%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br>Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[Chadayan Govindan]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
| 1977–1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| rowspan="2" |P. Devootty
| 1980–1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| 1982–1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| [[M. V. Raghavan]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Marxist Party}}
| 1987–1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| [[E. P. Jayarajan]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5}}
| 1991–1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| rowspan="2" |T. K. Balan
| 1996–2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| rowspan="2" |11th
| 2001–2005
|-
| 2005*
| rowspan="2" |M. Prakashan Master
| 2005–2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| 2006–2011
|-
| colspan=6 align=center|<small>''Major boundary changes''</small>
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[K. M. Shaji]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League|rowspan=2}}
| 2011–2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| 2016-2021
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
| [[K. V. Sumesh]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5}}
| [[Incumbent]]

|}
{{notelist}}

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

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Azhikode}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[K. V. Sumesh]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Kareem Cheleri
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = K. K. Vinod Kumar
|votes =
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|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
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{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/kerala-assembly-election-2021/azhikode-election-result-s11a010/?classic=true |title=Azhikode Assembly election result 2021 |website=moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.oneindia.com/azhikode-assembly-elections-kl-10/ |title=Azhikode Assembly Elections |work=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref>

{{Election box begin
|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Azhikode}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[K. V. Sumesh]]
|votes = 65.794
|percentage = 45.41
|change = {{increase}}2.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = [[K. M. Shaji]]
|votes = 59,653
|percentage = 41.17
|change = {{decrease}}3.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = BJP
|candidate = K. Ranjith
|votes = 15,741
|percentage = 10.86
|change = {{increase}}1.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SDPI
|candidate = Abdul Jabbar K.K
|votes = 2,357
|percentage = 1.63
|change = {{increase}}0.43
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 517
|percentage = 0.36
|change = {{increase}}0.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = K.M. Shaji (Mamba)
|votes = 277
|percentage = 0.19
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = SUCI(C)
|candidate = Resmi Ravi
|votes = 226
|percentage = 0.16
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sumesh M
|votes = 180
|percentage = 0.12
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Prasad V.P
|votes = 104
|percentage = 0.07
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Pavithran Kurikkalat
|votes = 48
|percentage = 0.03
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 6,141
|percentage = 4.24
|change = {{increase}}2.63
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 144,897
|percentage = 79.8
|change = {{decrease}}2.11
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 181,562
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = CPIM
|loser = IUML
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = [[K. M. Shaji]]
|votes = 63,082
|percentage = 44.58%
|change = {{loss}}0.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[M. V. Nikesh Kumar]]
|votes = 60,795
|percentage = 42.97%
|change = {{loss}}1.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = A. V. Kesavan
|votes = 12,580
|percentage = 8.89%
|change = {{gain}}2.70
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Social Democratic Party of India
|candidate = K. K. Abdul Jabbar
|votes = 1,705
|percentage = 1.20%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = P. K. Ragesh
|votes = 1,518
|percentage = 1.07%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welfare Party of India
|candidate = M. Joseph John
|votes = 687
|percentage = 0.49%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 453
|percentage = 0.32%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = P. C. Vivek
|votes = 235
|percentage = 0.17%
|change = {{loss}}0.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shaji K. M. Tholambra
|votes = 196
|percentage = 0.14%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = K. M. Shaji, Mamba
|votes = 160
|percentage = 0.11%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Prasad V. P.
|votes = 87
|percentage = 0.06%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,287
|percentage = 1.61%
|change = {{gain}}1.20
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,41,498
|percentage = 81.91%
|change = {{loss}}0.53
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser =
|swing = {{loss}}0.63
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===

There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = [[K. M. Shaji]]
|votes = 55,077
|percentage = 45.21%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = M. Prakashan Master
|votes = 54,584
|percentage = 44.80%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = M. K. Saseendran Master
|votes = 7,540
|percentage = 6.19%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Noushad Punnakkal
|votes = 2,935
|percentage = 2.41%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Shaji K. M.
|votes = 602
|percentage = 0.49%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = C. Balakrishnan
|votes = 458
|percentage = 0.38%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Paul T. Samuel
|votes = 414
|percentage = 0.34%
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Prakashan Kuzhiparambil
|votes = 222
|percentage = 0.18%
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 493
|percentage = 0.41%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,21,832
|percentage = 82.44%
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Azhikode and Azhikkal|Azhikode]]
* [[Kannur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kannur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1977]]
[[Category:1977 establishments in Kerala]]

Azhikode Assembly constituency - Revision history

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