Dharmadam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2016, it has been represented by Pinarayi Vijayan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| Dharmadam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Dharmadam within Kannur district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,93,486 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
It Was Established In 2008,By Incorporating Major Parts Of Edakkad Assembly constituency.
Local self-governed segments
Dharmadam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Anjarakkandy | Grama Panchayat | Kannur |
| Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Dharmadom | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Pinarayi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Vengad | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Dharmadam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. K. Narayanan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Pinarayi Vijayan | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 – 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | 2026 – present | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 85,614 | 49.87 |  9.74 | |
| INC | V.P. Abdul Rasheed | 66,367 | 38.66 |  10.33 | |
| BJP | K. Ranjith | 18,555 | 10.81 | 1.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 813 | 0.47 | 0.23 | |
| Margin of victory | 19,247 | 11.21 | 19.95 | ||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 95,522 | 59.61 | 2.77 | |
| INC | C. Raghunathan | 45,399 | 28.33 | 4.49 | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 14,623 | 9.13 | 0.82 | |
| SDPI | Basheer Kannadiparamba | 2,280 | 1.42 | 0.12 | |
| Independent | Valayar Bhagyavathi | 1,753 | 1.09 | – | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.25 | 0.15 | |
| Independent | Chovva Raghunathan | 137 | 0.09 | – | |
| Independent | C. P. Maharoof | 72 | 0.04 | – | |
| Independent | Vadi Harindran | 61 | 0.04 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 50,123 | 31.16 | 7.14 | ||
| Turnout | 161,232 | 83.33 | 0.03 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.77 |
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2016
There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 87,329 | 56.84 | 3.71 | |
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 50,424 | 32.82 | 9.18 | |
| BJP | Mohanan Mananthery | 12,763 | 8.31 | 4.67 | |
| SDPI | Tharammal Niyas | 1,994 | 1.30 | – | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 615 | 0.40 | New | |
| Independent | Divakaran M. Thiruvathira | 354 | 0.23 | – | |
| Independent | Divakaran Moottil House | 148 | 0.10 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 36,905 | 24.02 | 12.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,627 | 83.30 | 0.10 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.71 |
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2011
There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Narayanan | 72,354 | 53.13 | ||
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 57,192 | 42.00 | ||
| BJP | C. P. Sangeetha | 4,963 | 3.64 | ||
| Independent | Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran | 871 | 0.64 | ||
| BSP | Madhu S. Vayanan | 797 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,162 | 11.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,351 | 83.31 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||