Payyanur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Payyanur 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 included in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is V. Kunhikrishnan, an independent candidate contested for UDF party.
| Payyanur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 6 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Kottathalachi Mount, Cherupuzha | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,83,223 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent Politician |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Payyanur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payyanur | Municipality | Payyanur |
| 2 | Cherupuzha | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 3 | Eramam-Kuttur | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 4 | Kankole-Alapadamba | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 5 | Karivellur-Peralam | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 6 | Peringome-Vayakkara | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 7 | Ramanthali | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | A.V. Kunjambu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | N. Subrammaniya Shenoy | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | M. V. Raghavan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Narayanan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Pinarayi Vijayan | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | P. K. Sreemathi | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | C. Krishnan | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | T. I. Madusoodhanan | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | V. Kunhikrishnan | Independent politician | 2026 – present | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | V. Kunhikrishnan | 76,640 | 49.14 | ||
| CPI(M) | T. I. Madhusoodanan | 69,153 | 44.34 | ||
| BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 8,432 | 5.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,193 | 0.76 | ||
| Independent | Sandeep V.K. | 552 | 0.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,487 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,80,460 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | T. I. Madhusoodanan | 93,695 | 62.49 |  4.47 | |
| INC | M Pradeep Kumar | 43,915 | 29.29 |  0.66 | |
| BJP | Adv K K Sreedharan | 11,308 | 7.54 | 3.15 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 686 | 0.46 | 0.27 | |
| Independent | Abhilash KV | 341 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,780 | 33.2 | 5.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,945 | 83.09 | 1.33 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.47 |
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2016
There were 1,75,438 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Krishnan | 83,226 | 58.02 | 1.73 | |
| INC | Sajid Mavval | 42,963 | 29.95 | 5.25 | |
| BJP | Aniamma | 15,341 | 10.69 | 6.85 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,042 | 0.73 | − | |
| CPI(M) | Vinod Kumar Ramanthali | 870 | 0.61 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 40,263 | 28.07 | 4.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,442 | 81.76 | 2.43 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.73 |
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2011
There were 1,58,613 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Krishnan | 78,116 | 59.78 | ||
| INC | K. Brijesh Kumar | 45,992 | 35.20 | ||
| BJP | C. K. Ramesan | 5,019 | 3.84 | ||
| BSP | Geetha | 625 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | T. Padmanabhan | 636 | 0.41 | ||
| SS | Kottayodi Vishwanathan | 378 | 0.29 | ||
| Margin of victory | 32,124 | 23.98 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,854 | 79.33 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | K. P. Gopalan | 32,360 | 67.66 | ||
| INC | Vivekananda Devappa Sernoy | 10,126 | 21.17 | 21.17 | |
| Socialist | C. M. Kesavan | 4,095 | 8.56 | ||
| Independent | Uma Maheswaran | 1,245 | 2.60 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,234 | 46.49 | |||
| Turnout | 47,826 | 66.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 72,055 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||