Edakkad Assembly constituency explained

Edakkad
Established:1965 - 2011 (now defunct)
Reservation:None
Electors:1,60,984 (2006)
District:Kannur
Type:SLA
State:Kerala

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 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the 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 the Kannur (State Assembly constituency), whereas Anjarakkandy, Chembilode, Kadambur, Muzhappilangad, and Peralasseri were added to the newly formed Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency).[2]

Edakkad Assembly constituency came into existence in 1965. It was created by replacing the Cannanore-II Assembly Constituency which had existed from 1957 to 1965.

Local self governed segments

Edakkad Niyamasabha constituency was composed of the following local self governed segments:[1] [2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)TalukNow part of
1CheloraGrama panchayatKannurKannur constituency
2EdakkadGrama panchayatKannurKannur constituency
3MunderiGrama PanchayatKannurKannur constituency
4AnjarakkandyGrama panchayatKannurDharmadam constituency
5ChembilodeGrama panchayatKannurDharmadam constituency
6KadamburGrama panchayatKannurDharmadam constituency
7MuzhappilangadGrama panchayatKannurDharmadam constituency
8PeralasseriGrama panchayatKannurDharmadam constituency

The Gram panchayats of Chelora and Edakkad has now merged with the Kannur Municipal Corporation in 2015.

Election history

ElectionVotes polledWinnerRunner-up 1Runner-up 2Margin of victory
YearNamePartyVotes NamePartyVotes NamePartyVotes VotesPercent
Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011)
2006125022 (77.7%)Kadannappalli Ramachandran7257958.07%K. C. Kadambooran4190733.53%N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master43343.47%3067224.54%[3]
2001129807 (81.4%)M. V. Jayarajan6583550.74%N Ramakrishnan6050646.63%R. V. Sreekanth24401.88%53294.11%[4]
1996116603 (78.0%)M. V. Jayarajan5923951.52%A. D. Musthafa5195545.18%U. T. Jayanandan30492.65%72846.34%[5]
1991112591 (83.1%)O. Bharathan5496549.02%K. Sudhakaran5474648.83%P. Krishnan24132.15%2190.19%[6]
198792235 (85.5%)O. Bharathan4500849.00%A. P. Jayaseelan4101244.65%M. K. Saseendran38324.17%39964.35%[7]
198273217 (80.5%)A. K. Saseendran3883753.38%K. Sudhakaran3129443.02%K. V. Mohanan12611.73%754310.36%[8]
198070913 (80.1%)P. P. V. Moosa3984356.37%K. Sudhakaran2988642.28%K. V. Koran6170.87%995714.09%[9]
197767594 (83.8%)P. P. V. Moosa3426651.91%N Ramakrishnan3094746.88%P. P. Mammu Saheb3940.60%33195.03%[10]
Major delimitation of constituency
197064164 (81.3%)N Ramakrishnan3119949.06%C. Kannan2755943.34%T. K. Sreenivasan48357.60%36405.72%[11]
196756372 (82.4%)C. Kannan3256358.99%P. P. Lakshmanan2212540.08%A. P. C. Moidu5120.93%1034818.91%[12]
196554771 (81.7%)C. Kannan3071657.11%P. P. Lakshmanan2307242.89%Only two candidates contested764414.22%[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]

Niyama Sabha Election 2001

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

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituencies (1976-2008). eci.gov.in .
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 . eci.gov.in . 11 January 2021.
  14. https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1658472/
  15. Web site: Members - Kerala Legislature . 2023-12-21 . www.niyamasabha.org.

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