Thavanur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Thavanur 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 Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is V. S Joy of INC.
| Thavanur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 47 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Top to bottom: Beeyam Kayal Park near Edappal, and Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge at Triprangode that connects Tirur Taluk with Ponnani town. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,99,960 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Thavanur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Ruling alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thavanur | Grama panchayat | Ponnani | UDF |
| 2 | Kalady | Grama panchayat | Ponnani | UDF |
| 3 | Vattamkulam | Grama panchayat | Ponnani | UDF |
| 4 | Edappal | Grama panchayat | Ponnani | UDF |
| 5 | Mangalam | Grama panchayat | Tirur | UDF |
| 6 | Triprangode | Grama panchayat | Tirur | UDF |
| 7 | Purathur | Grama panchayat | Tirur | UDF |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Thavanur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. T. Jaleel | LDF Independent | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | V.S. Joy | Indian National Congress | 2026-2031 | |
Election results
LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS
2025
| SEGMENTS | LDF | NDA | UDF | IND | SDPI | LEADING ALLIANCE | |
| THAVANUR | 8705 | 2408 | 10426 | 1072 | 902 | 23513 | UDF |
| KALADY | 6314 | 2037 | 8113 | 717 | 962 | 18143 | UDF |
| VATTAMKULAM | 9302 | 3550 | 11218 | 360 | 389 | 24819 | UDF |
| EDAPPAL | 8269 | 5021 | 8045 | 800 | 0 | 22135 | LDF |
| MANGALAM | 7806 | 2150 | 11077 | 316 | 360 | 21709 | UDF |
| TRIPRANGODE | 13180 | 1212 | 14072 | 274 | 48 | 28786 | UDF |
| PURATHUR | 9354 | 2545 | 10114 | 231 | 0 | 22244 | UDF |
| TOTAL | 62930 | 18923 | 73065 | 3770 | 2661 | 161349 | |
| % | 39.00241092 | 11.72799336 | 45.28382574 | 2.336549963 | 1.649220014 |
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | ADV. V S JOY | 79,661 | |||
| LDF | K. T. Jaleel | 65,014 | |||
| BJP | Ravi Thelath | 16,039 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | 14647 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,99,960 registered voters in Thavanur Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | K. T. Jaleel | 69,358 | 46.46% |  1.51 | |
| INC | Firos Kunnamparambil | 67,794 | 44.77% |  8.81 | |
| BDJS | Ramesh Kottayapurath | 9,914 | 6.55% | 4.62 | |
| SDPI | Hassan Chiyanoor | 1,747 | 1.15% | 0.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 478 | 0.32% | − | |
| Independent | Jaleel | 308 | 0.2% | − | |
| Independent | Vellarikkat Mohammed Rafi | 227 | 0.15% | − | |
| Independent | Firos Kunnathparambil | 194 | 0.13% | − | |
| Independent | Firos Paruvingal | 175 | 0.12% | − | |
| Independent | Mohammed Firos Nurukkuprambil | 152 | 0.1% | − | |
| Independent | Firos Nellamkunnath | 79 | 0.05% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 2,185 | 1.69% | 1.51 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,426 | 75.72% | 1.16 | ||
| LDF hold | Swing | 1.51 |
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2016
There were 1,84,868 registered voters in Thavanur Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | K. T. Jaleel | 68,179 | 47.97% | 0.77 | |
| INC | Ifthiquarudheen Master | 51,115 | 35.96% | 5.64 | |
| BJP | Ravi Thelath | 15,801 | 11.12% | 5.31 | |
| SDPI | P. K. Jaleel Parakkuzhiyil | 2,649 | 1.86% | 0.69 | |
| PDP | Ali Kadampuzha | 1,077 | 0.76% | − | |
| WPOI | Muhammed Ponnani | 1,000 | 0.71% | − | |
| Independent | Ifthikarudheen P. P. | 601 | 0.42% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 473 | 0.33% | − | |
| Independent | Appunni O. V. | 443 | 0.31% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 17,064 | 12.01% | 6.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,125 | 76.88% | 1.27 | ||
| LDF hold | Swing | 0.77 |
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2011
There were 1,56,486 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | K. T. Jaleel | 57,729 | 47.20% | ||
| INC | V. V. Prakash | 50,875 | 41.60% | ||
| BJP | Nirmala Kuttikrishnan Punnakkal | 7,107 | 5.81% | ||
| SDPI | Nurul Hack | 3,116 | 2.55% | ||
| Independent | T. A. Jaleel | 820 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | T. K. Jaleel | 768 | 0.63% | ||
| BSP | Nanda Kumar | 531 | 0.43% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,854 | 5.60% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,297 | 78.15% | |||
| LDF win (new seat) | |||||