Nilambur Assembly constituency

Nilambur
Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Nilambur In Malappuram
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Lok Sabha constituencyWayanad
Established1965
Total electors2,25,356 (2021)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party INC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2026

Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2]

Local self-governed segments

Nilambur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Nilambur Municipality Nilambur
2 Vazhikadavu Grama panchayat Nilambur
3 Moothedam Grama panchayat Nilambur
4 Edakkara Grama panchayat Nilambur
5 Pothukal Grama panchayat Nilambur
6 Chungathara Grama panchayat Nilambur
7 Karulayi Grama panchayat Nilambur
8 Amarambalam Grama panchayat Nilambur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Nilambur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]

Election Name Party
1967 K. Kunhali Communist Party of India
1970 M. P. Gangadharan Indian National Congress
1977 Aryadan Muhammed
1980 C. Haridas Indian National Congress
1980* Aryadan Muhammed
1982 T. K. Hamza Independent politician
1987 Aryadan Muhammed Indian National Congress
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016 P. V. Anvar Independent politician
2021
2025^ Aryadan Shoukath Indian National Congress
2026

*by-election

Election results

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

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Aryadan Shoukath 113,586
LDF U. Sharafali 58,735
BDJS Gireesh Mekkad 12,660
NOTA None of the above 2,672
AAP Jaisal Maliyekkal 1,942
Margin of victory 54,851
Turnout 1,89,595
INC hold Swing

2025 by-election

By political party

2025 by-election: Nilambur[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Aryadan Shoukath 77,737 44.17 1.17
CPI(M) M. Swaraj 66,660 37.88 9.02
Independent P. V. Anvar 19,760 11.23 11.23
BJP Mohan George 8,648 4.91 0.05
SDPI Sadik Naduthodi 2,075 1.18 0.71
NOTA None of the above 630 0.36
Majority 11,077 6.29
Turnout 175,989 75.27%
INC gain from Independent Swing

By local self-governed segment

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
Indian National Congress Communist Party of India (Marxist) P. V. Anvar Lead
Amarambalam 10065 9814 2447 704
Chungathara 10426 9039 2824 1287
Edakkara 7739 6569 2122 1170
Karulai 6403 6533 1870 118
Moothedam 7986 5924 2216 2067
Nilambur 14362 10393 2124 3967
Pothukal 7851 7461 1585 307
Vazhikkadavu 12255 10426 4544 1829

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. V. Anvar 81,227 46.9
INC V. V. Prakash 78,527 40.03
BJP T. K. Ashokkumar 8,500 4.96
SDPI K. Babu Mani 3,281 1.89
Independent Sajadurahman C.P. 559 0.32
ICSP Anila Mathew 509 0.29
NOTA None of the above 507 0.29
Margin of victory 2,700 1.54
Turnout 173,205 76.6
Independent hold Swing

By local self-governed segment

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Independent (P. V. Anvar)
Amarambalam 9746 1446 11,238
Chungathara 11,347 1072 11,033
Edakkara 7,745 1022 7,757
Karulai 6159 501 7605
Moothedam 8915 690 6584
Nilambur 11,673 1464 13,200
Pothukal 7813 860 8319
Vazhikkadavu 13,436 1367 13,471

2016

By political party

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. V. Anvar 77,858 47.91% −
INC Aryadan Shoukath 66,354 40.83% 7.81
BDJS Girish Mekkatt 12,284 7.56% −
SDPI K. Babu Mani 4,751 2.92% 1.04
NOTA None of the above 1,256 0.77% −
Margin of victory 11,504 7.08% 2.98
Turnout 162,503 78.83% 0.89
Registered electors 206,132
Independent gain from INC Swing

By local self-governed segment

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
Indian National Congress Bharath Dharma Jana Sena Independent (P. V. Anvar)
Amarambalam 8379 1909 11,080
Chungathara 9586 1964 9890
Edakkara 6195 1919 7,486
Karulai 5560 533 7030
Moothedam 7048 822 6830
Nilambur 11,241 1659 14,011
Pothukal 7069 1363 8009
Vazhikkadavu 10,917 1986 13,079

2011

By political party

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Aryadan Muhammed 66,331 48.64%
Independent M. Thomas Mathew 60,733 44.54%
BJP K. C. Velayudhan 4,425 3.25%
SDPI C. G. Unni 2,566 1.88%
BSP Thariyan Kiliyan 1,291 0.95%
Independent Thomas Mathew 1,012 0.74% −
Margin of victory 5,598 4.10%
Turnout 136,358 77.94%
Registered electors 174,945
INC hold Swing

By local self-governed segment

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janata Party Independent (M. Thomas Mathew)
Amarambalam 8363 1008 7929
Chungathara 9690 493 8745
Edakkara 7286 562 6371
Karulai 5069 277 4822
Moothedam 5690 368 4968
Nilambur 12,454 669 11,280
Pothukal 7182 463 6743
Vazhikkadavu 10,383 583 9572

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
  3. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District". Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur".
  5. ^ "Assembly bypoll results highlights: Congress wins Nilambur; AAP wins a seat each in Gujarat, Punjab; Trinamool bags Bengal's Kaliganj; BJP retains Kadi in Gujarat". The Hindu. 23 June 2025. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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