Quilandy Assembly constituency

Quilandy
Constituency No. 23 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Koyilandy Fishing Harbour
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Established1951
Total electors2,05,993 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year2026

Quilandy State Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in the southern Indian state of Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Praveen Kumar of Indian National Congress.

Local self-governed segments

Quilandy Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Koyilandy Municipality Koyilandy
2 Payyoli Municipality Koyilandy
3 Chemancheri Grama panchayat Koyilandy
4 Chengottukavu Grama Panchayat Koyilandy
5 Moodadi Grama panchayat Koyilandy
6 Thikkodi Grama panchayat Koyilandy

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Name Party Tenure
1957 1st Kunhiraman Nambiar Praja Socialist Party 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd P. K. Kidave Samyukta Socialist Party 1967 – 1970
1970 4th E. Narayanan Nambiar Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Manimangalath Kuttialy Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Indian National Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. T. Padma 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th P. Vishwan Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th P. Sankaran Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th P. Vishwan Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th K. Dasan 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016-2021
2021 15th Kanathil Jameela 2021-2025
2026 16th K. Praveen Kumar Indian National Congress 2026-

Election results

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

2025

LDF NDA UDF SDPI AAP IND WPI LEADING ALLIANCE
QUILANDY 20134 7449 20283 187 0 57 102 48212 UDF
PAYYOLI 14199 4156 15271 31 139 43 0 33839 UDF
CHEMANCHERY 9891 3287 11589 0 0 0 0 24767 UDF
CHENGOTTUKAVU 6279 5054 7856 26 0 99 0 19314 UDF
MOODADI 10006 1021 10650 27 0 60 0 21764 UDF
THIKKODI 6417 1456 9313 0 0 36 196 17418 UDF
TOTAL 66926 22423 74962 271 139 295 298 165314
% 40.48416952 13.56388449 45.34522182 0.1639304596 0.08408241286 0.1784482863 0.1802630146

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Quilandy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC K. Praveen Kumar 79,917 46.35 Increase4.92
CPI(M) K. Dasan 67,843 39.35 Decrease7.31
BJP C. R. Praphul Krishnan 23,543 13.66 Increase2.83
NOTA None of the above 442 0.26 Decrease0.04
Margin of victory 12,070 7.00
Turnout 1,72,427
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2021

There were 2,05,993 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Quilandy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Kanathil Jameela 75,628 46.66 Increase0.72
INC N. Subramanian 67,156 41.43 Increase4.19
BJP N. P. Radhakrishnan 17,555 10.83 Decrease3.54
SUCI(C) Praveen Cheruvath 221 0.14 −
Independent Jameela. P.P. 651 0.40 −
Independent Subrahmanyan Kanaran 381 0.24 −
NOTA None of the above 492 0.30 −
Margin of victory 8472 5.23 Decrease3.47
Turnout 1,62,084 78.68 Decrease2.85
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase0.72

2016

There were 1,88,490 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Quilandy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Dasan 70,593 45.94 Decrease1.26
INC N. Subramanian 57,224 37.24 Decrease6.92
BJP K. Rajinesh Babu 22,087 14.37 Increase8.44
SDPI Ismayil Kammana 798 0.52 −
PDP Rasal M. K. 703 0.46 −
BSP Parappil Balakrishnan 678 0.44 Increase0.10
NOTA None of the above 653 0.42 −
Independent M. N. Subramanian Kakkudumbil Meethal 489 0.32 −
Independent P. K. Dasan Pazhunthum Koottathil 167 0.11 −
SUCI(C) P. M. Sreekumar 149 0.10 −
CPI(M) P. M. Kunhiraman 126 0.08 −
Margin of victory 13,369 8.70 Increase5.66
Turnout 1,53,667 81.53 Decrease0.32
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease1.26

2011

There were 1,66,632 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Quilandy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Dasan 64,374 47.20
INC K.P. Anil Kumar 60,235 44.16
BJP T. P. Jayachandran 8,086 5.93
Independent C. Muneer 985 0.72
SDPI Rashid P. T. 985 0.72
Independent K. P. Anil Kumar 520 0.38
BSP K. V. Krishnan Koduvayal 466 0.34
Independent Dasan M. K. 418 0.31
Independent Dasan V. K. 325 0.24
Margin of victory 4,139 3.04
Turnout 1,36,394 81.85
CPI(M) hold Swing

1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Quilandy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KMPP Kunhriramakurup Chemmaratha 22,699 46.64%
INC Vasudevan Nair, Anantapuram Patinhare Madam 15,107 31.04% 31.04%
Independent Padamanabhan Poozhikunath 10,863 22.32%
Margin of victory 7,592 15.60%
Turnout 48,669 70.44%
Registered electors 69,088
KMPP win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.