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Irikkur Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Irikkur

| type = SLA

| state = Kerala

| constituency_no = 9

| map_image = Paithalmala.jpg

| map_caption = Paithalmala in Irikkur constituency

| established = 1957 - present

| reservation = None

| electors = 1,94,966 (2021)

| mla = Sajeev Joseph

| party = 20px INC

| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

| latest_election_year = 2021

| district = Kannur

}}

Irikkur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web

|url = https://kannur.nic.in/constituencies

|website = kannur.nic.in

|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala

}} As of the 2021 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.

Local self governed segments

Irikkur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web

|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html

|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!width="30px" |Sl no.

!width="100px" |Name

!width="130px" |Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)

!width="100px" |Taluk

1

|Sreekandapuram

|Municipality

|Taliparamba

2

|Alakode

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

3

|Chengalayi

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

4

|Eruvessi

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

5

|Irikkur

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

6

|Naduvil

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

7

|Payyavoor

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

8

|Udayagiri

|Grama panchayat

|Taliparamba

9

|Ulikkal

|Grama panchayat

|Iritty

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

class="wikitable sortable"

!Election

!Niyama Sabha

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

!Tenure

1957

|1st

| rowspan="2" | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India}}

|1957 – 1960

1960

|2nd

|1960 – 1965

1967

|3rd

| E. P. Krishnan Nambiar

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|1967 – 1970

1970

| rowspan="2 "|4th

| A. Kunhikannan

|1970 – 1974

1970

| E.K. Nayanar

|1974 – 1977

1977

|5th

| C. P. Govindan Nambiar

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|1977 – 1980

1980

|6th

| Kadannappalli Ramachandran

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (U)}}

|1980 – 1982

1982

|7th

| rowspan="8" |K. C. Joseph

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=9|Indian National Congress}}

|1982 – 1987

1987

|8th

|1987 – 1991

1991

|9th

|1991 – 1996

1996

|10th

|1996 – 2001

2001

| 11th

|2001 – 2006

2006

|12th

|2006 – 2011

2011

|13th

|2011 – 2016

2016

|14th

|2016 – 2021

2021

|15th

|Sajeev Joseph

|Incumbent

Election results

= 2021 =

There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a poling rate of 75.63%.{{Cite news |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/kerala/irikkur-election-result-s11a009/ |title=Irikkur Election Results |work=News18 Kerala}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.oneindia.com/irikkur-assembly-elections-kl-9/ |title=Irikkur Assembly Elections 2021 |work=Oneindia}}

{{Election box begin

|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sajeev Joseph|votes=76,764|percentage=50.33|change={{increase}}1.77}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=Saji Kuttiyanimattom|votes=66,754|percentage=43.77|change={{decrease}}1.29}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Aniyamma Rajendran|votes=7,825|percentage=5.13|change={{decrease}}0.47}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=459|percentage=0.30|change={{decrease}}0.07}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Chacko Karimbil|votes=311|percentage=0.20|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Sajan Kuttiyanikkal|votes=275|percentage=0.18|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Joy John|votes=128|percentage=0.08|change=-}}

{{Election box majority||votes=10,010|percentage=6.56|change={{increase}}0.04}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=152,516|percentage=75.63|change={{decrease}}2.96}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 194,966

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing = {{increase}}1.77

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2016 =

There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}

{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. C. Joseph|votes=72,548|percentage=49.00|change={{decrease}}3.41|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=K. T. Jose|votes=62,901|percentage=42.48|change={{decrease}} 0.94|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. P. Gangadharan|votes=8,294|percentage=5.60|change={{increase}}2.90|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Binoy Thomas|votes=2,734|percentage=1.85|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil|votes=602|percentage=0.41|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=553|percentage=0.37|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rijo|votes=134|percentage=0.09|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rajeev Joseph|votes=123|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=A. K. Shaji|votes=103|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Raveendran A. V.|votes=80|percentage=0.05|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=9,647|percentage=6.52|change={{decrease}} 2.47}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,48,072|percentage=78.59|change={{increase}} 1.37}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}3.41}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2011 =

There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}

{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. C. Joseph|votes=68,503|percentage=52.41|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=P. Santhosh Kumar|votes=56,746|percentage=43.42|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair|votes=3,529|percentage=2.70|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Joseph|votes=740|percentage=0.57|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ammini Krishnan|votes=633|percentage=0.48|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Biju Thomas|votes=552|percentage=0.42|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=11,757|percentage=8.99|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,30,703|percentage=77.22|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala

Category:State assembly constituencies in Kannur district