Peravoor Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Peravoor 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Sunny Joseph of INC.
| Peravoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 16 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Iritty municipal town in Peravoor Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 1,77,249 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
After The 2008 Delimitation,Kelakam And Kottiyoor was added from North Wynad.Peravoor Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iritty | Municipality | Iritty |
| 2 | Aralam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 3 | Ayyankunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 4 | Kanichar | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 5 | Kelakam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 6 | Kottiyoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 7 | Muzhakkunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 8 | Payam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 9 | Peravoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | K. T. Kunjahmed | Indian Congress | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. D. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K. K. Shailaja | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Sunny Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | ||||
| CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | ||||
| BDJS | Paily Vathyatt | ||||
| AAP | Adv. Henstion George | ||||
| Independent | K. S. Jayachandran | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,77,249 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 78.07%.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 66,706 | 46.93 |  1.17 | |
| CPI(M) | Sakeer Hussain | 63,534 | 44.7 |  2.55 | |
| BJP | Smitha Jayamohan | 9,155 | 6.44 | 0.25 | |
| SDPI | A.C. Jalaluddeen | 1,541 | 1.08 | 0.34 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 404 | 0.28 | 0.06 | |
| Independent | Sakkeer Hussain S/o Hamsa | 243 | 0.17 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Vazhakkamalayil | 121 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Sakkeer E K S/o Asiya | 116 | 0.08 | − | |
| New Labor Party | P. K. Saji | 106 | 0.07 | − | |
| Secular Democratic Congress | John Pallikkamalil | 92 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Narayanakumar | 60 | 0.04 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Muthukulathel | 60 | 0.04 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 3,172 | 2.23 | 3.62 | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,138 | 78.07 | 2.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 177,249 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.17 |
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2016
There were 1,68,458 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 65,659 | 48.10 | 0.03 | |
| CPI(M) | Binoy Kurian | 57,670 | 42.25 | 2.87 | |
| BJP | Paily Vathiattu | 9,129 | 6.69 | 3.22 | |
| SDPI | P. K. Farookh | 1,935 | 1.42 | − | |
| WPOI | Pallipram Prasannan | 513 | 0.38 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 458 | 0.34 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny Joseph Kallarakkal | 389 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | K. J. Joseph | 241 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Bijoy Kurian | 214 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | V. D. Binto | 124 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 63 | 0.05 | 0.26 | |
| Margin of victory | 7,989 | 5.85 | 2.90 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,505 | 81.03 | 1.01 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.03 |
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2011
There were 1,45,983 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sunny Joseph | 56,151 | 48.07 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | 52,711 | 45.12 | ||
| BJP | P. K. Velayudhan | 4,055 | 3.47 | ||
| SDPI | P. K. Ayyappan | 1,537 | 1.32 | ||
| Independent | Sunny Joseph | 903 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | A. Shylaja | 565 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Raghavan | 526 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 365 | 0.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,440 | 2.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,813 | 80.02 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||