Template:Infobox Indian constituency Kannur Legislative Assembly Constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is T.O Mohanan of INC.
History
Kannur Assembly Constituency, Unlike Kannur District Is A Tradional Bastion Of UDF.For the first election conducted to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, Kannur city had two Assembly constituencies - Cannanore-I and Cannanore-II. Following the 1965 delimitation, Cannanore-I Assembly constituency was renamed to Kannur while Cannanore-II was replaced by the newly formed Edakkad Assembly constituency.
In the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur Assembly constituency was replaced by Azhikode Assembly constituency. Edakkad Assembly constituency became defunct in 2011. A major portion of the erstwhile Edakkad Assembly constituency is now a part of Kannur Assembly constituency. Currently, the Kannur Municipal Corporation has two assembly constituencies: Kannur and Azhikode.
Local self-governed segments
Kannur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kannur (40 wards out of the 55 wards) WardsTemplate:Collapsible list |
Municipal corporation | Kannur |
| 2 | Munderi | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
As Cannanore-I
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Kannan Chaliyoth | Template:Full party name with color | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | R. Sankar | Template:Full party name with color | 1960 – 1965 | |
As Kannur
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | E. Ahamed | Template:Full party name with color | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | N. K. Kumaram | Template:Full party name with color | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. Bhaskaran | Template:Full party name with color | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Template:Full party name with color | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Template:Full party name with color | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Template:Full party name with color | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | N. Ramakrishnan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | K. Sudhakaran | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2009 | |||
| 2009* | 12th | A. P. Abdullakutty | 2009 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Template:Full party name with color | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | T. O. Mohanan | Template:Full party name with color | Incumbent | |
*by-election
Election results
2026
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2021
There were 1,73,961 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
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2016
There were 1,63,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
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2011
There were 1,43,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
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See also
- Kannur
- Kannur district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala. kannur.nic.in.
- ↑ Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, One India.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.