Ulliyeri
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Ulliyeri
Ulliyeri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| Nickname: Ulliyeri | |
  Ulliyeri Location in Kerala, India  Ulliyeri Ulliyeri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E / 11.43333°N 75.78333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 32,509 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673323 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-56 |
| Nearest city | Kozhikode |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kozhikode |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Balussery |
Ulliyeri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] Ulliyeri lies between Koyilandy and Balussery as well as between Kuttiyadi and Kozhikode.
Politics
Ulliyeri is a part of Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.
Ulliyeri is part of Balussery assembly constituency. In the first decade of Indian independence, Balussery supported the Indian National Congress party, but support since then has shifted to the Left Democratic Front. Former Kerala state minister A C Shanmukhadas got a mammoth lead from this Grama Panchayat as part of Balussery assembly constituency, and he was elected continuously for the past 25 years as MLA.
Ulliyeri gramapanchayat is a strong LDF supporting village. It is a red support area in its political bias.[citation needed] Left Democratic Front has been ruling this village for years.
LDF ruling in 19 wards out of 20 gramapanchayat wards. But recently in 2015 local body elections UDF improved its position to 8 seats
