Kannur (State Assembly constituency)

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Kannur
Constituency No. 11 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
South Bazar, the central commercial area of Kannur city.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Established1965
Total electors1,73,961 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2026

Kannur Legislative 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is T.O Mohanan of INC.

History

Kannur Assembly Constituency, Unlike Kannur District Is A Tradional Bastion Of UDF.For the first election conducted to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, Kannur city had two Assembly constituencies - Cannanore-I and Cannanore-II. Following the 1965 delimitation, Cannanore-I Assembly constituency was renamed to Kannur while Cannanore-II was replaced by the newly formed Edakkad Assembly constituency.

In the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur Assembly constituency was replaced by Azhikode Assembly constituency. Edakkad Assembly constituency became defunct in 2011. A major portion of the erstwhile Edakkad Assembly constituency is now a part of Kannur Assembly constituency. Currently, the Kannur Municipal Corporation has two assembly constituencies: Kannur and Azhikode.

Local self-governed segments

Kannur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Local Body Type Taluk
1 Kannur (40 wards out of the 55 wards)
Wards
List
  • Wards
    14 - 53
 Municipal corporation Kannur
2 Munderi Grama panchayat Kannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

As Cannanore-I

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Name Party Tenure
1957 1st Kannan Chaliyoth Communist Party of India 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd R. Sankar Indian National Congress 1960 – 1965

As Kannur

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Name Party Tenure
1967 3rd E. Ahamed Indian Union Muslim League 1967 – 1970
1970 4th N. K. Kumaram Independent 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. Bhaskaran Bharatiya Lok Dal 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Janata Party 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Independent 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Indian National Congress 1987 – 1991
1991 9th N. Ramakrishnan 1991 – 1996
1996 10th K. Sudhakaran 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2009
2009* 12th A. P. Abdullakutty 2009 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Kadannappalli Ramachandran Congress (Secular) 2016 - 2021
2021 15th 2021 - 2026
2026 16th T. O. Mohanan Indian National Congress Incumbent

*by-election

Election results

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. O. Mohanan 70,620 50.26 Increase6.58
Cong(S) Kadanappalli Ramachandran 52,069 37.05 Decrease7.93
BJP C. Raghunath 16,144 11.49 Increase2.85
Independent T. K. Mohanan 281 0.20
BJKP Suresh Kumar 255 0.18
SUCI(C) M. K. Shahazad 229 0.16
Independent Ramachandran Kuniyil 216 0.15
NOTA None of the above 705 0.50 Increase0.12
Margin of victory 18,551 13.21 Increase11.91
Turnout 1,40,519 76.50 Increase1.63
INC gain from Cong(S) Swing Increase6.58

2021

There were 1,73,961 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cong(S) Kadannapalli Ramachandran 60,313 44.98 Increase1.82
INC Satheeshan Pacheni 58,568 43.68 Increase 1.57
BJP Archana Vandichal 11,581 8.64 Decrease1.83
SDPI B Shamsudheen Moulavi 2,069 1.54 Decrease0.48
NOTA None of the above 504 0.38 Decrease0.48
Independent Satheesan P 147 0.11 −
Independent Ramachandran P V 107 0.08 −
Independent N K Surendran 84 0.06 −
Margin of victory 1,745 1.3
Turnout 1,34,089 74.87 Decrease 2.51
Cong(S) hold Swing

2016

There were 1,63,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Cong(S) Kadannapalli Ramachandran 54,347 43.06 Decrease0.15
INC Satheeshan Pacheni 53,151 42.11 Decrease 6.78
BJP K. G. Babu 13,215 10.47 Increase6.44
SDPI Sufira K. P. 2,551 2.02 Decrease0.22
WPOI N. P. Sathar 755 0.60 −
NOTA None of the above 517 0.41 −
Independent K. Sudhakaran 223 0.18 Decrease0.79
Independent Satheesan Pazhayadath 97 0.08 −
Independent Satheesan Edathil Veedu 79 0.06 −
Independent Ramachndran Thayale Purayil 77 0.06 −
Independent Ramachandran Potheravalappil 73 0.06 −
Margin of victory 1,196 0.95
Turnout 1,26,219 77.34 Increase 1.48
Cong(S) gain from INC Swing

2011

There were 1,43,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A. P. Abdullakutty 55,427 48.89
Independent Kadannapalli Ramachandran 48,894 43.21
BJP U. T. Jayandan 4,568 4.03
SDPI P. C. Noushad 2,538 2.24
Independent M. P. Abdullakutty 1,100 0.97
Independent K. Sudhakaran 517 0.46
Independent S. Noorudeen 226 0.20
Margin of victory 6,443 5.68
Turnout 1,13,360 78.82
INC hold Swing

See also

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