Palakkad Assembly constituency explained

Palakkad
Type:	SLA
State:	Kerala
Constituency No:	56
Established:	1952
Reservation:	None
Electors:	1,94,706 (2024)
Mla:	Rahul Mamkootathil
Party:	INC
Latest Election Year:	2024
District:	Palakkad

Palakkad State Assembly constituency, once known as Palghat constituency, is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.	Name	Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)	Taluk
1	Palakkad	Municipality	Palakkad
2	Kannadi	Grama panchayat	Palakkad
3	Pirayiri	Grama panchayat	Palakkad
4	Mathur	Grama panchayat	Alathur

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Election	NiyamaSabha	Name	Party		Tenure
Madras State
1952	1st	K. Ramakrishnan		1952 – 1957
Kerala State
1957	1st	R. Raghava Menon		1957 – 1960
1960	2nd		1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	R. Krishnan		1967 – 1970
1970	4th		1970 – 1977
1977	5th	C. M. Sundaram		1977 – 1980
1980	6th		1980 – 1982
1982	7th		1982 – 1987
1987	8th		1987 – 1991
1991	9th			1991 – 1996
1996	10th	T. K. Noushad		1996 – 2001
2001	11th	K. Sankaranarayanan		2001 – 2006
2006	12th	K. K. Divakaran		2006 – 2011
2011	13th	Shafi Parambil		2011 – 2016
2016	14th		2016 – 2021
2021	15th		2021 – 11-June-2024
2024^		Rahul Mamkootathil	23-Nov-2024–present

^ By Election

Election history

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
Kerala State
2024	138120 (70.93%)	Rahul Mamkootathil		58389	42.27%	C. Krishnakumar		39549	28.63%	P. Sarin		37293	24.52%	18,840	13.64 %
	142104	Shafi Parambil		54079	38.06%	E. Sreedharan		50220	35.34%	C. P. Pramod		36433	25.64%	3859	2.71 %
2016	137804 (77.25%)	Shafi Parambil		57559	41.77%	Sobha Surendran		40076	29.08%	N. N. Krishnadas		38675	28.07%	17483	12.69%^[4]
2011	112347 (72.78%)	Shafi Parambil		47641	42.41%	K. K. Divakaran		40238	35.82%	C. Udaybhaskar		22317	19.86%	7403	6.59%^[5]
Major delimitation of constituency
2006	111346 (71.60%)	K. K. Divakaran		41166	36.97%	A. V. Gopinathan		39822	35.76%	O. Rajagopal		27667	24.85%	1344	1.21%^[6]
2001	110964 (68.05%)	K. Sankaranarayanan		53831	48.51%	T. K. Noushad		43026	38.77%	Rema Raghunandan		12159	10.96%	10805	9.74%^[7]
1996	89872 (62.06%)	T. K. Noushad		39198	43.20%	C. M. Sundaram		38602	42.54%	S. R. Balasubramanian		11446	12.61%	596	0.66%^[8]
1991	91895 (66.34%)	C. M. Sundaram		41432	45.09%	M.S. Gopalakrishnan		37925	41.27%	T. M. P. Iyer		10648	11.59%	3507	3.82%^[9]
1987	87434 (76.18%)	C. M. Sundaram		38774	44.35%	Girija Surendran		32709	37.41%	V. S. Muthuswamy		12489	14.28%	6065	6.94%^[10]
1982	65246 (68.47%)	C. M. Sundaram		29011	44.46%	N. A. Kareem		25841	39.61%	O. Rajagopal		9554	14.64%	3170	4.86%^[11]
1980	62884 (60.57%)	C. M. Sundaram		35902	57.09%	K. A. Chandran		25695	40.86%	C. K. Chinnan Master		1099	1.75%	10207	16.23%^[12]
1977	60315 (74.92%)	C. M. Sundaram		30160	50.00%	R. Krishnan		27357	45.36%	V. R. Purushothaman		1121	1.86%	2803	4.65%^[13]
Major delimitation of constituency
1970	57068 (69.92%)	R. Krishnan		23113	40.50%	A. Chandran Nair		17653	30.93%	O. Rajagopal		15646	27.42%	5460	9.57%^[14]
1967	45494 (68.75%)	R. Krishnan		24627	54.13%	K. Sankaranarayanan		14996	32.96%	O. Rajagopal		4649	10.22%	9631	21.17%^[15]
1965	42804 (66.23%)	M. V. Vasu		17747	41.46%	K. Pyarijan Sunna Saheb		13260	30.98%	P. K. Krishnaswamy		5279	12.33%	4487	10.48%^[16]
Major delimitation of constituency
1960	51334 (80.64%)	R. Raghava Menon		26546	51.71%	K. C. Gopalanunni		24788	48.29%	Only two candidates contested				1758	3.42%^[17]
1957	35179 (59.31%)	R. Raghava Menon		14873	42.28%	M. P. Kunhiraman		14248	40.50%	C. K. Moosath		6058	17.22%	625	1.78%^[18]
Madras State
1952	45555 (59.29%)	K. Ramakrishnan		26469	58.10%	P. Vasu Menon		14342	31.48%	V. Echara Menon		2484	5.45%	12127	26.62%^[19]

Detailed election results

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

Niyamasabha by-election 2024

There were 1,94,706 eligible voters in 2024 Palakkad Constituency by election.^[20]

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2024

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)! colspan="3"

Votes
UDF	NDA	LDF
Palakkad	31,787	27,197	16,719
Pirayiri	13,464	5,342	6,846
Mathur	6,529	3,089	6,926
Kannadi	6,272	3,618	6,665

Niyamasabha election 2021

There were 1,88,789 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[21]

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2021

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality)! colspan="3"

Votes
UDF	NDA	LDF
Palakkad	27,905	34,143	16,455
Pirayiri	12,815	6,355	6,614
Mathur	6,445	3,960	6,475
Kannadi	5,965	4,697	6,078

Niyamasabha election 2016

There were 1,78,387 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[22]

Niyamasabha election 2011

There were 1,54,374 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[23]

Niyamasabha election 2006

There were 155,550 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[24]

Niyamasabha election 2001

There were 163,131 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[25]

Niyamasabha election 1996

There were 149,171 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1996 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[26]

Niyamasabha election 1991

There were 140,683 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1991 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[27]

Niyamasabha election 1987

There were 115,949 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1987 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[28]

Niyamasabha election 1982

There were 96,367 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1982 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[29]

Niyamasabha election 1980

There were 104,428 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1980 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[30]

Niyamasabha election 1977

There were 84,546 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1977 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[31]

Niyamasabha election 1970

There were 83,098 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1970 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[32]

Niyamasabha election 1967

There were 69,273 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1967 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[33]

Niyamasabha election 1965

There were 65,960 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1965 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[34]

Niyamasabha election 1960

There were 64,542 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1960 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[35]

Niyamasabha election 1957

There were 59,314 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1957 Kerala Niyamasabha election.^[36]

1952

There were 76,828 eligible voters in Palghat Constituency for the 1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election.^[37]

See also

• Palakkad
• Palakkad district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

Notes and References

1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
3. Web site: Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Palakkad. www.mapsofindia.com .
4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2016 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2011 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
8. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
9. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
10. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
11. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
12. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
13. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
14. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
15. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
16. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
17. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1960 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
18. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1957 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
19. Web site: Madras State election 1952 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
20. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha By Election Palakkad 2024. prdlive.kerala.gov.in. 19 November 2024.
21. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 25 March 2020.
22. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 25 March 2020.
23. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 25 March 2020.
24. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2006, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
25. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2001, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
26. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1996, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
27. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1991, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
28. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1987, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
29. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1982, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
30. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1980, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
31. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1977, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
32. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1970, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
33. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1967, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
34. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1965, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
35. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1960, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
36. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 1957, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 18 October 2024.
37. Web site: Madras state election 1952 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.

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