Kanhangad Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kanhangad State 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 in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Govindan Pallikappil of CPI.
| Kanhangad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 4 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,14,209 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  CPI |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Kanhangad Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Hosdurg Assembly constituency from 1957 to 2008.
Local self-governed segments
Kanhangad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanhangad | Municipality | Hosdurg |
| 2 | Ajanur | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 3 | Madikai | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 4 | Balal | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 5 | Kallar | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 6 | Kinanoor-Karindalam | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 7 | Kodom-Bellur | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 8 | Panathady | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
Members of Legislative Assembly
Hosdurg
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Chandrasekharan | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Balakrishnan | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | K. T. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | N. Manoharan Master | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. Narayanan | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | M. Kumaran | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Pallipram Balan | 2006 – 2011 | ||
Kanhangad
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | E. Chandrasekharan | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Govindan Pallikappil | 2026- | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Govindan Pallikappil | 79,920 | 45.47 |  5.25 | |
| KEC | Shaiji Ottappally | 64,604 | 36.75 |  2.30 | |
| BJP | M. Balraj | 27,063 | 15.40 | 2.47 | |
| BSP | Vijayakumar B. | 3,132 | 1.78 |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,058 | 0.60 | 0.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,316 | 8.72 | 7.55 | ||
| Turnout | 1,75,777 | 78.00 | 1.76 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 5.25 |
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| Local Body | Booths | LDF Votes | UDF Votes | NDA/BJP Votes | Leading Front | Lead | LDF Booth Leads | UDF Booth Leads | NDA Booth Leads | Tied Booths |
| Ajanur | 45 | 14,492 | 12,402 | 5,066 | LDF | 2,090 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| Madikai | 22 | 11,481 | 1,470 | 3,259 | LDF | 8,222 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kodom-Belur | 35 | 11,162 | 7,307 | 3,705 | LDF | 3,855 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Kallar | 21 | 4,652 | 5,743 | 2,809 | UDF | 1,091 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| Panathady | 15 | 4,949 | 4,499 | 1,572 | LDF | 450 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Balal | 17 | 3,917 | 6,795 | 1,205 | UDF | 2,878 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanhangad Municipality | 60 | 18,146 | 19,128 | 7,065 | UDF | 982 | 24 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| Kinanoor-Karindalam | 24 | 9,664 | 6,460 | 1,927 | LDF | 3,204 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 239 | 78,463 | 63,804 | 26,608 | LDF | 14,659 | 118 | 104 | 17 | 0 |
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 84,615 | 50.72 | ||
| INC | P. V. Suresh | 57,476 | 34.45 | ||
| BJP | M. Balraj | 21,570 | 12.93 | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Samad T. | 775 | 0.46 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 637 | 0.38 | ||
| Majority | 27,139 | 16.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,66,835 | 76.24 | |||
| Registered electors | 2,18,836 | ||||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 2,04,931 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 80,558 | 49.98 | 2.33 | |
| INC | Dhanya Suresh | 54,547 | 33.84 | 5.11 | |
| BDJS | M. P. Raghavan | 21,104 | 13.09 | − | |
| BSP | Chandran Parappa | 965 | 0.60 | 0.31 | |
| PDP | Assainar Muttumthala | 959 | 0.59 | 0.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 856 | 0.53 | − | |
| Independent | Sajeevan R. | 663 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Muhammed Ali V. V. | 420 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Kookal Balakrishnan | 294 | 0.18 | − | |
| API | Raghavan B. Poodamkallu | 272 | 0.17 | − | |
| SS | Balachandran Karimbil | 260 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | K. U. Krishnakumar | 186 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | M. Damodaran | 105 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,011 | 16.14 | 7.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,189 | 78.66 | 0.16 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 2.33 |
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2011
There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 66,640 | 47.65 | − | |
| INC | M. C. Jose | 54,462 | 38.95 | − | |
| BJP | Madikai Kammaran | 15,543 | 11.11 | − | |
| Independent | P. M. Joseph | 1,919 | 1.37 | − | |
| BSP | Gopalan K. | 1,277 | 0.91 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,178 | 8.70 | − | ||
| Turnout | 1,39,841 | 78.50 | − | ||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KMPP | Narayanan Nambiar | 32,671 | 46.77% | ||
| INC | Kunnikannan Nambiar | 17,917 | 25.65% | 25.65% | |
| Socialist Party (India) | Padmanabha Nair | 10,055 | 14.39% | ||
| Independent | Hamid Hussain Sehammad | 9,211 | 13.19% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,754 | 21.12% | |||
| Turnout | 69,854 | 87.06% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,235 | ||||
| KMPP win (new seat) | |||||