Nilambur Assembly constituency

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

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

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

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| state = Kerala

| name = Nilambur

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 35

| map_image = File:Nilambur Teak Museum 03957.JPG

| map_caption = Teak Museum, Nilambur

| established = 1965

| reservation = None

| electors = 2,25,356 (2021){{cite web

|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala

|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf

|website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in

}}

| mla = Vacant

| latest_election_year =

| district = Malappuram

}}

Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web

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

|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala

}} In the 2021 assembly elections, LDF candidate P.V. Anvar was elected MLA. He withdrew his support to LDF and resigned from his seat on January 13, 2025, causing a by-election to be held in this constituency in the middle of 2025 to elect its new MLA.

Local self governed segments

Nilambur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:{{cite web

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

|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram 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

|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

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Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Nilambur Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:{{cite web

|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/nilambur-assembly-constituency-map.html

|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur

}}

class="wikitable sortable"

! Election

! Niyama
Sabha

! Name

! colspan="2"|Party

! Tenure

1967

| 3rd

| K. Kunhali

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

| 1967 – 1970

1970

| 4th

| M. P. Gangadharan

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}

| 1970 – 1977

1977

| 5th

| Aryadan Muhammed

| 1977 – 1980

1980

| rowspan="2" |6th

| C. Haridas

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress (U)}}

| 1980

1980*

| Aryadan Muhammed

| 1980 - 1982

1982

| 7th

| T. K. Hamza

| {{Full party name with color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}

| 1982 – 1987

1987

| 8th

| rowspan="6" |Aryadan Muhammed

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=6|Indian National Congress}}

| 1987 – 1991

1991

| 9th

| 1991 – 1996

1996

| 10th

| 1996 – 2001

2001

| 11th

| 2001 – 2006

2006

| 12th

| 2006 – 2011

2011

| 13th

| 2011 – 2016

2016

| 14th

| rowspan="2"|P. V. Anvar

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}

| 2016 - 2021

2021

| 15th

| 2021-2025

{{notelist}}* Bypoll

Election results

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

=2021=

{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)

|candidate = P. V. Anvar

|votes = {{formatnum:81227}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:46.9}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = V. V. Prakash

|votes = {{formatnum:78527}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:45.34}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = T. K. Ashokkumar

|votes = {{formatnum:8595}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:4.96}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Social Democratic Party of India

|candidate = K. Babu Mani

|votes = {{formatnum:3281}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:1.89}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent

|candidate = Sajadurahman.C.P

|votes = {{formatnum:559}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:0.32}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian Christian Secular Party

|candidate = Anila Mathew

|votes = {{formatnum:509}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:0.29}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = None of the above (India)

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = {{formatnum:507}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:0.29}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box margin of victory

|votes = {{formatnum:2700}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:1.54}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = {{formatnum:173205}}

|percentage = {{formatnum:76.6}}

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|candidate=P. V. Anvar|votes={{formatnum:77858}}|percentage=47.91%|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Aryadan Shoukath|votes={{formatnum:66354}}|percentage=40.83%|change={{decrease}}7.81}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Girish Mekkatt|votes={{formatnum:12284}}|percentage=7.56%|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. Babu Mani|votes={{formatnum:4751}}|percentage=2.92%|change={{increase}}1.04}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes={{formatnum:1256}}|percentage=0.77%|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes={{formatnum:11504}}|percentage=7.08%|change={{increase}}2.98}}

{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:162503}}|percentage=78.83%|change={{increase}}0.89}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors={{formatnum:206132}}|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2011 =

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

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Aryadan Muhammed|votes={{formatnum:66331}}|percentage=48.64%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|candidate=M. Thomas Mathew|votes={{formatnum:60733}}|percentage=44.54%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. C. Velayudhan|votes={{formatnum:4425}}|percentage=3.25%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=C. G. Unni|votes={{formatnum:2566}}|percentage=1.88%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Thariyan Kiliyan|votes={{formatnum:1291}}|percentage=0.95%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Thomas Mathew|votes={{formatnum:1012}}|percentage=0.74%|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes={{formatnum:5598}}|percentage=4.10%|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:136358}}|percentage=77.94%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors={{formatnum:174945}}|change=}}

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

See also

References

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