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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Balussery Assembly Constituency<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 24<br />
| map_image = Balussery Town.jpg<br />
| map_caption = Balussery Bus Terminal<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = SC<br />
| district = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]<br />
| mla = [[K. M. Sachin Dev]]<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| electors = 2,24,239 (2021)<br />
}} <br />
'''Balussery''' is one of the largest 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 [[Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala.<br />
|access-date = 7 September 2019<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908212832/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html<br />
|archive-date = 8 September 2019<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref> Since the May 2021 assembly elections, [[K. M. Sachin Dev]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]], has been the MLA from Balussery, preceded by [[Purushan Kadalundy]]. <br />
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== Local self-governed segments==<br />
Balussery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District<br />
|access-date = 7 September 2019<br />
|archive-date = 8 September 2019<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190908212832/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
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{{srn}}<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"<br />
! width="100px" | Name<br />
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Atholi, Kerala|Atholi]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Balussery]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kayanna]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Koorachundu]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kottur, Kerala|Kottur]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Naduvannur]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Ulliyeri]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Koyilandy]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Panangad, Kozhikode|Panangad]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Thamarassery]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Unnikulam]]<br />
| [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]<br />
| [[Thamarassery]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<br />
<br />
'''Key'''<br />
<br />
{{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Praja Socialist Party}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress (Urs)}} {{Party index link|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}{{Party index link|Bharatiya Lok Dal}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br />
Sabha<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member<br />
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|1st<br />
| rowspan="2" |M. Narayana Kurup<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1957 – 1960<br />
|-<br />
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
|2nd<br />
|1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|A. K. Appu<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
|[[A. C. Shanmughadas|A. C. Shanmukhadas]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|[[P. K. Sankaran Kutty Nair|P. K. Sankarankutty]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Lok Dal}}<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="6" |[[A. C. Shanmughadas|A. C. Shanmukhadas]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (U)}}<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
|[[A. K. Saseendran]]<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Purushan Kadalundy|Purushan Kadalundi]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
|2016-2021<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[K. M. Sachin Dev]]<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Balussery}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=CPI(M)|candidate=[[K. M. Sachin Dev]]|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V T Suraj|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=C. P. Satheeshan|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2021 ===<br />
There were 2,24,239 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Balussery}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[K. M. Sachin Dev]]|votes=91,839|percentage=50.39|change={{increase}}2.89}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Dharmajan Bolgatty]]|votes=71,467|percentage=38.54|change=-}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Libin Balussery|votes=16,490|percentage=9.04|change={{decrease}}2.03}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Chandrika|votes=889|percentage=0.48|change={{decrease}}0.11}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Jobish Balussery|votes=476|percentage=0.26|change={{decrease}}0.12}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dharmendran|votes=247|percentage=0.13|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party of India|candidate=Mohandas|votes=115|percentage=0.06|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=20,372|percentage=TBD|change=TBD}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=182,253|percentage=81.27|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=TBD}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] ===<br />
There were 2,09,667 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Balusseri}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Purushan Kadalundy|votes=82,914|percentage=47.50|change={{decrease}}1.68}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=U. C. Raman Padanilam|votes=67,450|percentage=38.64|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. K. Supran|votes=19,324|percentage=11.07|change={{increase}}4.91}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Balan Nadavannur|votes=1,764|percentage=1.01|change={{decrease}}0.08}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Saseendran Bappankad|votes=959|percentage=0.59|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Raman Thachampoyil Meethal|votes=710|percentage=0.41|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=638|percentage=0.37|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. T. Sivan|votes=497|percentage=0.28|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Jayarajan|votes=312|percentage=0.18|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=15,464|percentage=8.86|change={{increase}}2.97}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,74,568|percentage=83.26|change={{increase}}1.68}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{decrease}}1.68}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]] ===<br />
There were 1,85,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Balusseri}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Purushan Kadalundi|votes=74,259|percentage=49.18|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=A. Balaram|votes=65,377|percentage=43.29|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=T. K. Raman|votes=9,304|percentage=6.16|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Bhadran M. P.|votes=1,404|percentage=0.93|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=K. K. Satheesh|votes=660|percentage=0.14|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=9,882|percentage=5.89|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,51,004|percentage=81.58|change=}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Nationalist Congress Party|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Balussery]]<br />
* [[Kozhikode district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>DEVANSH