Template:Infobox Indian constituency Edakkad was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation.[1] The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Congress (Secular).
After the delimitation in 2008, Chelora, Edakkad, and Munderi Gram Panchayats became a part of Kannur Assembly constituency, whereas Anjarakkandy, Chembilode, Kadambur, Muzhappilangad, and Peralasseri were added to the newly formed Dharmadam Assembly constituency.[2]
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:[1][2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Now part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelora | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 2 | Edakkad | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 3 | Munderi | Grama Panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 4 | Anjarakkandy | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 5 | Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 6 | Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 7 | Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 8 | Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
The Gram panchayats of Chelora and Edakkad has now merged with the Kannur Municipal Corporation in 2015.
Election history
| Election | Votes polled | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Percent | |||||
| Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 125022 (77.7%) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Template:Legend2 | 72579 | 58.07% | K. C. Kadambooran | Template:Legend2 | 41907 | 33.53% | N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master | Template:Legend2 | 4334 | 3.47% | 30672 | 24.54%[3] | |
| 2001 | 129807 (81.4%) | M. V. Jayarajan | Template:Legend2 | 65835 | 50.74% | N Ramakrishnan | Template:Legend2 | 60506 | 46.63% | R. V. Sreekanth | Template:Legend2 | 2440 | 1.88% | 5329 | 4.11%[4] | |
| 1996 | 116603 (78.0%) | M. V. Jayarajan | Template:Legend2 | 59239 | 51.52% | A. D. Musthafa | Template:Legend2 | 51955 | 45.18% | U. T. Jayanandan | Template:Legend2 | 3049 | 2.65% | 7284 | 6.34%[5] | |
| 1991** | 112591 (83.1%) | O. Bharathan | Template:Legend2 | 54965 | 49.02% | K. Sudhakaran | Template:Legend2 | 54746 | 48.83% | P. Krishnan | Template:Legend2 | 2413 | 2.15% | 219 | 0.19%[6] | |
| 1987 | 92235 (85.5%) | O. Bharathan | Template:Legend2 | 45008 | 49.00% | A. P. Jayaseelan | Template:Legend2 | 41012 | 44.65% | M. K. Saseendran | Template:Legend2 | 3832 | 4.17% | 3996 | 4.35%[7] | |
| 1982 | 73217 (80.5%) | A. K. Saseendran | Template:Legend2 | 38837 | 53.38% | K. Sudhakaran | Template:Legend2 | 31294 | 43.02% | K. V. Mohanan | Template:Legend2 | 1261 | 1.73% | 7543 | 10.36%[8] | |
| 1980 | 70913 (80.1%) | P. P. V. Moosa | Template:Legend2 | 39843 | 56.37% | K. Sudhakaran | Template:Legend2 | 29886 | 42.28% | K. V. Koran | Template:Legend2 | 617 | 0.87% | 9957 | 14.09%[9] | |
| 1977 | 67594 (83.8%) | P. P. V. Moosa | Template:Legend2 | 34266 | 51.91% | N Ramakrishnan | Template:Legend2 | 30947 | 46.88% | P. P. Mammu Saheb | Template:Legend2 | 394 | 0.60% | 3319 | 5.03%[10] | |
| Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 64164 (81.3%) | N Ramakrishnan | Template:Legend2 | 31199 | 49.06% | C. Kannan | Template:Legend2 | 27559 | 43.34% | T. K. Sreenivasan | Template:Legend2 | 4835 | 7.60% | 3640 | 5.72%[11] | |
| 1967 | 56372 (82.4%) | C. Kannan | Template:Legend2 | 32563 | 58.99% | P. P. Lakshmanan | Template:Legend2 | 22125 | 40.08% | A. P. C. Moidu | Template:Legend2 | 512 | 0.93% | 10348 | 18.91%[12] | |
| 1965 | 54771 (81.7%) | C. Kannan | Template:Legend2 | 30716 | 57.11% | P. P. Lakshmanan | Template:Legend2 | 23072 | 42.89% | Only two candidates contested | 7644 | 14.22%[13] | ||||
** The 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.[14][15]
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.[3] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end
2001
There were 1,59,551 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Constituencies (1976-2008). eci.gov.in.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ O. Bharathan vs K. Sudhakaran And Another on 6 February, 1996. indiankanoon.org.
- ↑ Members - Kerala Legislature. www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
External links
- Statistical reports of assembly elections. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 8 July 2010.