Thalassery Assembly constituency

Thalassery
Thalassery
Constituency No. 13 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Clockwise from top:Hermann Gundert Statue, Kalaripayattu Training, Muzhappilangad Beach, Thalassery fort, Theyyam, Spice Market, Cannons near Pier
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Established	1957 - present
Total electors	1,75,143 (2021)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent A. N. Shamseer
Party	CPI(M)
Alliance	LDF
Elected year	2021

Thalassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency.^[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the MLA is A. N. Shamseer of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Thalassery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:^[2]

Sl no.	Name	Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)	Taluk
1	Thalassery	Municipality	Thalassery
2	Chokli	Grama panchayat	Thalassery
3	Eranholi	Grama panchayat	Thalassery
4	Kadirur	Grama panchayat	Thalassery
5	New Mahe	Grama panchayat	Thalassery
6	Panniyannur	Grama panchayat	Thalassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Thalassery Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:^[3]

Key

CPI CPI(M)

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party	Tenure
1957	1st	V.R. Krishna Iyer	CPI	1957 – 1960
1960	2nd	V.R. Krishna Iyer	CPI	1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	K.P.R. Gopalan	CPI(M)	1967 – 1970
1970	4th	N.E. Balaram	CPI	1970 – 1977
1977	5th	Pattiam Gopalan	CPI(M)	1977 – 1980
1979*	5th	M.V. Rajagopalan		1979 – 1980
1980	6th	M.V. Rajagopalan		1980 – 1982
1982	7th	Kodiyeri Balakrishnan		1982 – 1987
1987	8th	Kodiyeri Balakrishnan		1987 – 1991
1991	9th	K.P. Mammoo Master		1991 – 1996
1996	10th	E.K. Nayanar		1996 – 2001
2001	11th	Kodiyeri Balakrishnan		2001 – 2006
2006	12th			2006 – 2011
2011	13th			2011 – 2016
2016	14th	A.N. Shamseer		2016 - 2021
2021	15th	A.N. Shamseer		Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,75,143 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.^[4]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thalassery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	A. N. Shamseer	81,810	61.52	8.20
	INC	M. P. Aravindakshan	45,009	33.84	6.23
	NOTA	None of the above	2,313	1.73	−
	WPOI	Shamseer Ibrahim	1,963	1.48	0.47
	Independent	C. O. T. Naseer	1,163	0.87	−
	Independent	Aravindakshan	533	0.40	−
	Independent	Haridasan	198	0.15	−
Margin of victory			36,801	27.68	1.97
Turnout			1,32,989	75.93	3.5
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	8.20

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,67,024 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.^[5]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thalassery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	A. N. Shamseer	70,741	53.32	3.46
	INC	A. P. Abdullakutty	36,624	27.61	6.66
	BJP	V. K. Sajeevan	22,125	16.68	10.76
	WPOI	Jabeena Irshad	1,337	1.01	−
	SDPI	A. C. Jalaludeen	959	0.72	1.04
	NOTA	None of the above	514	0.39	−
	Independent	Balakrishnan Kodiyeri	129	0.10	−
	Independent	Thayyil Vattakkandi Sajeeevan V. K	125	0.09	−
	Independent	Danish Mahal A. P. Abdullakutty	112	0.08	−
Margin of victory			34,117	25.71	3.20
Turnout			1,32,666	79.43	0.76
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	3.46

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,49,689 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.^[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Thalassery
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	CPI(M)	Kodiyeri Balakrishnan	66,870	56.78
	INC	Rijil Makkutty	40,361	34.27
	BJP	V. Ratnakaran	6,973	5.92
	SDPI	A. C. Jalaluddin	2,068	1.76
	BSP	K. Raghunath	674	0.57
	Independent	Rijil Muliyil	539	0.46
	Independent	Balakrishnan	278	0.24
Margin of victory			26,509	22.51
Turnout			1,17,763	78.67
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election : Thalassery^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Kanaran, C. H	20,836	46.11%
	INC	Raghavan Nair. K. P	10,135	22.43%	22.43%
	Independent	Koyamu Khan Saheb Ollyatg Vazhayil	8,965	19.84%
	Socialist	Amina Hashim	5,254	11.63%
Margin of victory			10,701	23.68%
Turnout			45,190	71.04%
Registered electors			63,608
	CPI win (new seat)

References

^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". kannur.nic.in.
^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thalassery". www.mapsofindia.com.
^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
^ "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.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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[1] "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". kannur.nic.in.

[2] "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.

[3] "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thalassery". www.mapsofindia.com.

[4] "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.

[5] "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.

[6] "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.

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