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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Edakkad
| established = 1965
| abolished = 2008
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,60,984 (2006)<ref name="e2006"/>
| district = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
}}
'''Edakkad''' was one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]], before the [[Delimitation Commission of India|2008 delimitation of constituencies]]. It was one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]] until the 2008 delimitation.<ref name="a">{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Constituencies (1976-2008)
}}</ref> The last election to the constituency was conducted in [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]], and the MLA was [[Kadannappalli Ramachandran]] of [[Congress (Secular)]].

After the delimitation in 2008, [[Chelora]], [[Edakkad]], and [[Munderi (Kannur)|Munderi]] [[Gram Panchayat]]s became a part of [[Kannur Assembly constituency]], whereas [[Anjarakkandy]], Chembilode, Kadambur, [[Muzhappilangad]], and [[Peralasseri]] were added to the newly formed [[Dharmadam Assembly constituency]].<ref name="b">{{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
|access-date = 7 March 2021
|archive-date = 23 April 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210423160037/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

Edakkad Assembly constituency came into existence in 1965. It was created by replacing Cannanore-II Assembly constituency which had existed from 1957 to 1965.

==Local self-governed segments==
Edakkad Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="a"/><ref name="b"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="50px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
!width="175px" |Now part of
|-
|1
|[[Chelora]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Kannur taluk|Kannur]]
|[[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur constituency]]
|-
|2
|[[Edakkad]]
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur constituency]]
|-
|3
|[[Munderi (Kannur)|Munderi]]
|Grama Panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)|Kannur constituency]]
|-
|4
|[[Anjarakkandy]]
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam constituency]]
|-
|5
|Chembilode
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam constituency]]
|-
|6
|Kadambur
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam constituency]]
|-
|7
|[[Muzhappilangad]]
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam constituency]]
|-
|8
|[[Peralasseri]]
|Grama panchayat
|Kannur
|[[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)|Dharmadam constituency]]
|}

The [[Gram panchayat]]s of [[Chelora]] and [[Edakkad]] has now merged with the [[Kannur Municipal Corporation]] in 2015.

==Election history==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Votes polled
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Winner
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 1
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 2
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Margin of victory
|-
! Year
!
! Name
! Party
! colspan="2"|Votes
! Name
! Party
! colspan="2"|Votes
! Name
! Party
! colspan="2"|Votes
! Votes
! Percent
|-
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011)''''']]
|-
! [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 125022 (77.7%)
| [[Kadannappalli Ramachandran]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Congress (Secular)}}|[[Congress (Secular)|Cong(S)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 72579
| 58.07%
| K. C. Kadambooran
| {{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)}}|[[Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)|DIC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 41907
| 33.53%
| N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master
| {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 4334
| 3.47%
| 30672
| 24.54%<ref name="e2006">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3762-kerala-2006/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 129807 (81.4%)
| [[M. V. Jayarajan]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 65835
| 50.74%
| [[N Ramakrishnan]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 60506
| 46.63%
| R. V. Sreekanth
| {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 2440
| 1.88%
| 5329
| 4.11%<ref name="e2001">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3760-kerala-2001/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 116603 (78.0%)
| [[M. V. Jayarajan]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 59239
| 51.52%
| A. D. Musthafa
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 51955
| 45.18%
| U. T. Jayanandan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 3049
| 2.65%
| 7284
| 6.34%<ref name="e1996">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3759-kerala-1996/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]**
| 112591 (83.1%)
| O. Bharathan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 54965
| 49.02%
| [[K. Sudhakaran]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 54746
| 48.83%
| P. Krishnan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 2413
| 2.15%
| 219
| 0.19%<ref name="e1991">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3758-kerala-1991/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 92235 (85.5%)
| O. Bharathan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 45008
| 49.00%
| A. P. Jayaseelan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 41012
| 44.65%
| M. K. Saseendran
| {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 3832
| 4.17%
| 3996
| 4.35%<ref name="e1987">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3756-kerala-1987/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 73217 (80.5%)
| [[A. K. Saseendran]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}|[[Indian Congress (Socialist)|IC(S)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 38837
| 53.38%
| [[K. Sudhakaran]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 31294
| 43.02%
| K. V. Mohanan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent politician|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 1261
| 1.73%
| 7543
| 10.36%<ref name="e1982">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3755-kerala-1982/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 70913 (80.1%)
| P. P. V. Moosa
| {{legend2|{{party color|All-India Muslim League}}|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|AIML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 39843
| 56.37%
| [[K. Sudhakaran]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Janata Party}}|[[Janata Party|JNP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 29886
| 42.28%
| K. V. Koran
| {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 617
| 0.87%
| 9957
| 14.09%<ref name="e1980">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3754-kerala-1980/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 67594 (83.8%)
| P. P. V. Moosa
| {{legend2|{{party color|All-India Muslim League}}|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|ML(O)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 34266
| 51.91%
| [[N Ramakrishnan]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 30947
| 46.88%
| P. P. Mammu Saheb
| {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 394
| 0.60%
| 3319
| 5.03%<ref name="e1977">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3753-kerala-1977/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']]
|-
! [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 64164 (81.3%)
| [[N Ramakrishnan]]
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 31199
| 49.06%
| C. Kannan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 27559
| 43.34%
| T. K. Sreenivasan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress (Organisation)}}|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|NC(O)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 4835
| 7.60%
| 3640
| 5.72%<ref name="e1970">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3752-kerala-1970/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 56372 (82.4%)
| C. Kannan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 32563
| 58.99%
| P. P. Lakshmanan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 22125
| 40.08%
| A. P. C. Moidu
| {{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 512
| 0.93%
| 10348
| 18.91%<ref name="e1967">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3751-kerala-1967/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]
| 54771 (81.7%)
| C. Kannan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 30716
| 57.11%
| P. P. Lakshmanan
| {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| 23072
| 42.89%
| colspan=4|''Only two candidates contested''
| 7644
| 14.22%<ref name="e1965">{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3749-kerala-1965/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>
|}
<nowiki>**</nowiki> The [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991 Legislative Assembly election]] to Edakkad was declared void by [[Kerala High Court]] for [[Electoral malpractice]] and [[K. Sudhakaran]] was declared as the winner on 14 August 1992. This decision was upheld by [[Supreme Court of India]] in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1658472/|title=O. Bharathan vs K. Sudhakaran And Another on 6 February, 1996|website=indiankanoon.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members - Kerala Legislature |url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/members/m085.htm |access-date=2023-12-21 |website=www.niyamasabha.org}}</ref>

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

=== 2006===
There were 1,60,984 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref name="e2006"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Edakkad]]<ref name="e2006"/>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Congress (Secular)
|candidate = [[Kadannappalli Ramachandran]]
|votes = 72,579
|percentage = 58.07%
|change = {{gain}}58.07
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)
|candidate = K. C. Kadambooran
|votes = 41,907
|percentage = 33.53%
|change = {{gain}}33.53
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master
|votes = 4,334
|percentage = 3.47%
|change = {{gain}}1.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = M. V. Pradeep Kumar
|votes = 3,471
|percentage = 2.78%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = C. M. Ramachandran
|votes = 2,700
|percentage = 2.16%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 30,672
|percentage = 24.54%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,25,022
|percentage = 77.66%
|change = {{loss}}3.70
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Congress (Secular)
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
There were 1,59,551 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref name="e2001"/>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Edakkad]]<ref name="e2001"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[M. V. Jayarajan]]
|votes = 65,835
|percentage = 50.74%
|change = {{loss}}0.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[N Ramakrishnan]]
|votes = 60,506
|percentage = 46.63%
|change = {{gain}}1.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = R. V. Sreekanth
|votes = 2,440
|percentage = 1.88%
|change = {{loss}}0.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = K. P. Sureshan
|votes = 968
|percentage = 0.75%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 5,329
|percentage = 4.11%
|change = {{loss}}2.23
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,29,807
|percentage = 81.36%
|change = {{gain}}3.40
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{loss}}2.23
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Edakkad]]
* [[Kannur (State Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Kannur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |title=Statistical reports of assembly elections |access-date=8 July 2010 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005110118/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archive-date=5 October 2010 }}

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Edakkad Assembly constituency - Revision history

LeonorColangelo at 23:34, 15 April 2026