Thalassery Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Thalassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the MLA is Karayi Rajan of CPI(M).[3]
| Thalassery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 13 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Clockwise from top: Hermann Gundert Statue, Kalaripayattu Training, Muzhappilangad Beach, Thalassery fort, Theyyam, Spice Market, Cannons near Pier | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 185,841 (2026)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Thalassery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[4]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thalassery | Municipality | Thalassery |
| 2 | Chokli | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 3 | Eranholi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 4 | Kadirur | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 5 | New Mahe | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 6 | Panniyannur | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Thalassery Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[5]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | V. R. Krishna Iyer | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. P. R. Gopalan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | N. E. Balaram | CPI | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Pattiam Gopalan | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1979* | M. V. Rajagopalan | 1979 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K. P. Mammoo Master | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | E. K. Nayanar | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | A. N. Shamseer | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 14th | Karayi Rajan | 2026- | ||
*by-election
Election results
2026
There were 185,841 registered voters in the Thalassery Assembly constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Karayi Rajan | 69,743 | 48.34 |  13.18 | |
| INC | K. P. Saju | 49,220 | 34.11 |  0.27 | |
| BJP | O. Nidheesh | 22,754 | 15.77 | ||
| SDPI | A. C. Jalaluddheen | 1,444 | 1.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 728 | 0.50 | 1.23 | |
| Independent | Saju V. P. | 240 | 0.17 | ||
| Independent | Rajan O. P. | 89 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Rajan V. P. | 69 | 0.05 | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,523 | 14.23 | 13.45 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,287 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 13.18 |
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| Local Body | Booths | UDF Votes | LDF Votes | NDA/BJP Votes | Leader | Lead |
| Eranholi | 25 | 4935 | 10004 | 3455 | LDF | 5069 |
| Kadirur | 32 | 7550 | 13548 | 3506 | LDF | 5998 |
| Thalassery Municipality | 72 | 17939 | 21931 | 10767 | LDF | 3992 |
| Panniyannur | 19 | 5360 | 8497 | 1636 | LDF | 3137 |
| New Mahe | 15 | 4699 | 4506 | 1133 | UDF | 193 |
| Chokli | 26 | 7980 | 9915 | 1951 | LDF | 1935 |
| TOTAL | 189 | 48463 | 68401 | 22448 | LDF | 19938 |
2021
There were 1,75,143 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. N. Shamseer | 81,810 | 61.52 | 8.20 | |
| INC | M. P. Aravindakshan | 45,009 | 33.84 | 6.23 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,313 | 1.73 | − | |
| WPOI | Shamseer Ibrahim | 1,963 | 1.48 | 0.47 | |
| Independent | C. O. T. Naseer | 1,163 | 0.87 | − | |
| Independent | Aravindakshan | 533 | 0.40 | − | |
| Independent | Haridasan | 198 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 36,801 | 27.68 | 1.97 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,989 | 75.93 | 3.5 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.20 |
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2016
There were 1,67,024 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. N. Shamseer | 70,741 | 53.32 | 3.46 | |
| INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 36,624 | 27.61 | 6.66 | |
| BJP | V. K. Sajeevan | 22,125 | 16.68 | 10.76 | |
| WPOI | Jabeena Irshad | 1,337 | 1.01 | − | |
| SDPI | A. C. Jalaludeen | 959 | 0.72 | 1.04 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 514 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | Balakrishnan Kodiyeri | 129 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | Thayyil Vattakkandi Sajeeevan V. K | 125 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Danish Mahal A. P. Abdullakutty | 112 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 34,117 | 25.71 | 3.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,666 | 79.43 | 0.76 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.46 |
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2011
There were 1,49,689 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Kodiyeri Balakrishnan | 66,870 | 56.78 | ||
| INC | Rijil Makkutty | 40,361 | 34.27 | ||
| BJP | V. Ratnakaran | 6,973 | 5.92 | ||
| SDPI | A. C. Jalaluddin | 2,068 | 1.76 | ||
| BSP | K. Raghunath | 674 | 0.57 | ||
| Independent | Rijil Muliyil | 539 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 278 | 0.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,509 | 22.51 | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,763 | 78.67 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | C. H. Kanaran | 20,836 | 46.11% | ||
| INC | Raghavan Nair. K. P | 10,135 | 22.43% | 22.43% | |
| Independent | Koyamu Khan Saheb Ollyatg Vazhayil | 8,965 | 19.84% | ||
| Socialist | Amina Hashim | 5,254 | 11.63% | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,701 | 23.68% | |||
| Turnout | 45,190 | 71.04% | |||
| Registered electors | 63,608 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||