Edakkad Assembly constituency

Edakkad
Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Established1965
Abolished2008
Total electors1,60,984 (2006)[1]
ReservationNone

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.[2] 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.[3]

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

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Edakkad Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2][3]

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

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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   Cong(S) 72579 58.07% K. C. Kadambooran   DIC 41907 33.53% N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master   BJP 4334 3.47% 30672 24.54%[1]
2001 129807 (81.4%) M. V. Jayarajan   CPI(M) 65835 50.74% N Ramakrishnan   INC 60506 46.63% R. V. Sreekanth   BJP 2440 1.88% 5329 4.11%[4]
1996 116603 (78.0%) M. V. Jayarajan   CPI(M) 59239 51.52% A. D. Musthafa   INC 51955 45.18% U. T. Jayanandan   BJP 3049 2.65% 7284 6.34%[5]
1991** 112591 (83.1%) O. Bharathan   CPI(M) 54965 49.02% K. Sudhakaran   INC 54746 48.83% P. Krishnan   BJP 2413 2.15% 219 0.19%[6]
1987 92235 (85.5%) O. Bharathan   CPI(M) 45008 49.00% A. P. Jayaseelan   INC 41012 44.65% M. K. Saseendran   BJP 3832 4.17% 3996 4.35%[7]
1982 73217 (80.5%) A. K. Saseendran   IC(S) 38837 53.38% K. Sudhakaran   Ind. 31294 43.02% K. V. Mohanan   Ind. 1261 1.73% 7543 10.36%[8]
1980 70913 (80.1%) P. P. V. Moosa   AIML 39843 56.37% K. Sudhakaran   JNP 29886 42.28% K. V. Koran   Ind. 617 0.87% 9957 14.09%[9]
1977 67594 (83.8%) P. P. V. Moosa   ML(O) 34266 51.91% N Ramakrishnan   INC 30947 46.88% P. P. Mammu Saheb   Ind. 394 0.60% 3319 5.03%[10]
Major delimitation of constituency
1970 64164 (81.3%) N Ramakrishnan   INC 31199 49.06% C. Kannan   CPI(M) 27559 43.34% T. K. Sreenivasan   NC(O) 4835 7.60% 3640 5.72%[11]
1967 56372 (82.4%) C. Kannan   CPI(M) 32563 58.99% P. P. Lakshmanan   INC 22125 40.08% A. P. C. Moidu   Ind. 512 0.93% 10348 18.91%[12]
1965 54771 (81.7%) C. Kannan   CPI(M) 30716 57.11% P. P. Lakshmanan   INC 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

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

2006

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There were 1,60,984 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Edakkad[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cong(S) Kadannappalli Ramachandran 72,579 58.07% Increase58.07
DIC K. C. Kadambooran 41,907 33.53% Increase33.53
BJP N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master 4,334 3.47% Increase1.59
Independent M. V. Pradeep Kumar 3,471 2.78% N/A
Independent C. M. Ramachandran 2,700 2.16% N/A
Margin of victory 30,672 24.54% N/A
Turnout 1,25,022 77.66% Decrease3.70
Cong(S) gain from CPI(M) Swing N/A

2001

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There were 1,59,551 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Edakkad[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. V. Jayarajan 65,835 50.74% Decrease0.78
INC N Ramakrishnan 60,506 46.63% Increase1.45
BJP R. V. Sreekanth 2,440 1.88% Decrease0.77
Independent K. P. Sureshan 968 0.75% N/A
Margin of victory 5,329 4.11% Decrease2.23
Turnout 1,29,807 81.36% Increase3.40
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.23

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Constituencies (1976-2008)". eci.gov.in.
  3. ^ a b "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. ^ "O. Bharathan vs K. Sudhakaran And Another on 6 February, 1996". indiankanoon.org.
  15. ^ "Members - Kerala Legislature". www.niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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