Taliparamba Assembly constituency
| Taliparamba | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kuppam bridge is located at Taliparamba | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 232,280 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent Politician |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Taliparamba State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is T.K. Govindan, an independent candidate contested for UDF party.
Local self-governed segments
Taliparamba Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthoor | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 2 | Taliparamba | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 3 | Chapparapadavu | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 4 | Kolachery | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 5 | Kurumathur | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 6 | Kuttiattoor | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 7 | Malapattam | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 8 | Mayyil | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 9 | Pariyaram | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. P. R. Poduval | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | C. P. Moosankutty | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. K. N. Pariyaram | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | Pacheni Kunhiraman | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | M. V. Govindan | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | C. K. P. Padmanabhan | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | James Mathew | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | M. V. Govindan | 2021-2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | T. K. Govindan | United Democratic Front | 2026 – present | |
Election results
2026
There were 232,280 registered voters in the Taliparamba constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | T. K. Govindan | 91,339 | 47.53 |  8.13 | |
| CPI(M) | P. K. Shyamala | 78,778 | 41.00 |  11.14 | |
| BJP | N. Haridas | 16,089 | 8.37 | 1.04 | |
| Independent | Koyyam Janardhanan | 1,202 | 0.63 | ||
| AAP | Anappalli Gopalan | 1,083 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | T. K. Govindan | 735 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Salam K. P. | 366 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | Shyamala P. | 294 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Khamarudheen C. V. | 283 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | C. Balakrishnan Yadav | 198 | 0.10 | 0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,789 | 0.94 | 0.50 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,551 | 6.53 | 4.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,92,156 | 82.00 | 1.58 | ||
| UDF gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 8.13 |
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| Local Body | Booths | UDF-backed IND Votes | LDF Votes | NDA/BJP Votes | Leader | Lead |
| Pariyaram | 30 | 12,091 | 10,306 | 1,653 | UDF-backed IND | 1,785 |
| Chapparappadavu | 28 | 11,940 | 7,625 | 1,726 | UDF-backed IND | 4,315 |
| Kurumathur | 36 | 14,223 | 10,816 | 2,711 | UDF-backed IND | 3,407 |
| Taliparamba Municipality | 29 | 15,935 | 5,977 | 2,097 | UDF-backed IND | 9,958 |
| Anthoor Municipality | 27 | 5,227 | 14,554 | 2,407 | LDF | 9,327 |
| Mayyil | 29 | 9,570 | 9,139 | 1,587 | UDF-backed IND | 431 |
| Kolachery | 22 | 10,593 | 5,673 | 1,573 | UDF-backed IND | 4,920 |
| Kuttiattoor | 26 | 8,463 | 9,956 | 1,802 | LDF | 1,493 |
| Malapattam | 6 | 1,878 | 2,644 | 218 | LDF | 766 |
| TOTAL | 233 | 89,920 | 76,690 | 15,774 | UDF-backed IND | 13,230 |
2021
There were 2,13,096 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. V. Govindan | 92,870 | 52.14 | 4.81 | |
| INC | V. P. Abdul Rasheed | 70,181 | 39.40 | 7.84 | |
| BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 13,058 | 7.33 | 1.88 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 789 | 0.44 | − | |
| Independent | K. O. P. Shijith | 508 | 0.29 | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Rasheed s/o Ismail | 365 | 0.20 | − | |
| Independent | C. Balakrishnan Yadav | 191 | 0.11 | − | |
| Independent | Govindan Karayapath | 150 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 22,689 | 10.74 | 14.65 | ||
| Turnout | 1,78,112 | 83.58 | 2.61 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.81 |
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2016
There were 1,97,568 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | James Mathew | 91,106 | 56.95 | 0.82 | |
| KC(M) | Rajesh Nambiar | 50,489 | 31.56 | 5.27 | |
| BJP | P. Balakrishnan | 14,742 | 9.21 | 4.71 | |
| SDPI | Ibrahim Thiruvatoor | 1,323 | 0.83 | 0.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.54 | − | |
| BSP | P. K .Ayyappan | 675 | 0.42 | 0.22 | |
| Independent | K. Sadanandan | 288 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | K. Rajesh Kumar | 287 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | P. V. Anil | 203 | 0.13 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 40,617 | 25.39 | 6.09 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,980 | 80.97 | 1.62 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.82 |
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2011
There were 1,74,788 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | James Mathew | 81,031 | 56.13 | ||
| KC(M) | Job Michael | 53,170 | 36.83 | ||
| BJP | K. Jayaprakash | 6,492 | 4.50 | ||
| SDPI | Muhammadali S. P. | 1,930 | 1.34 | ||
| BSP | Nidheesh Thillankeri | 927 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Thomas M. V. | 813 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,861 | 19.30 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,363 | 82.59 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | 31,988 | 64.82% | ||
| INC | V. V. Damodaran Nayanar | 13,658 | 27.67% | ||
| Independent | N. Abuchengalan | 2,002 | 4.06% | ||
| Independent | K. V. George | 1,704 | 3.45% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,330 | 37.14% | |||
| Turnout | 49,352 | 67.24% | |||
| Registered electors | 73,401 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Electorate Published as on 23 March 2026" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District". Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ↑ "Taliparamba Assembly Election Results 2021". Oneindia. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Taliparamba Election Result 2021". Times Now. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "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.