Thrikaripur Assembly constituency

Thrikaripur
Constituency No. 5 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Nileshwaram in Thrikaripur Assembly constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Established1977
Total electors2,02,249 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2026
Preceded byM. Rajagopalan

Thrikaripur Assembly constituency, previously Nileshwaram 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Sandeep Varier of Indian National Congress.

Thrikaripur Assembly constituency came into existence in 1977. It was created by replacing Nileshwaram Assembly constituency, which had existed from 1957 to 1977.

Local self-governed segments

Thrikaripur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Nileshwaram Municipality Hosdurg
2 Cheruvathur Grama panchayat Hosdurg
3 Padne Grama panchayat Hosdurg
4 Pilicode Grama panchayat Hosdurg
5 Thrikaripur Grama panchayat Hosdurg
6 Valiyaparamba Grama panchayat Hosdurg
7 Kayyur-Cheemeni Grama panchayat Hosdurg
8 East Eleri Grama panchayat Vellarikundu
9 West Eleri Grama panchayat Vellarikundu

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI(M)   INC   CPI

As Nileshwaram

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st E. M. S. Namboodiripad CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd C. Kunhikrishnan Nair INC 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd V. V. Kunhambu CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th 1970 – 1977

As Thrikaripur

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1977 5th P. Karunakaran CPI(M) 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th O. Bharathan 1982 – 1987
1987 8th E. K. Nayanar 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th K. P. Satheesh Chandran 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th K. Kunhiraman 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th M. Rajagopalan 2016 - 2021
2021 15th 2021 – 2026
2026 16th Sandeep Varier INC 2026 – present

Election results

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sandeep Varier 83,109 48.63 Increase11.22
CPI(M) V. P. P. Mustafa 78,678 46.04 Decrease7.67
TTP Ravi Kulangara 7,837 4.59 Decrease2.24
Independent Sandeep Elatt 258 0.15 −
Independent Musthafa P. P. 169 0.10 −
Independent Musthafa V. P. 143 0.08 −
NOTA None of the above 710 0.42 −
Margin of victory 4,431 2.59 Decrease13.71
Turnout 1,70,904 81.00 Increase 2.05
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing Increase11.22

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Rajagopalan 86,151 53.71 Increase2.78
KEC M. P. Joseph 60,014 37.41
BJP Shibin T. V. 10,961 6.83 Decrease0.09
SDPI Liyakathali P. 1,211 0.75
WPOI T. Mahesh Master 817 0.51
NOTA NOTA 558 0.35
Margin of victory 26,137 16.30 Increase5.41
Turnout 1,60,408 78.95 Decrease2.21
CPI(M) hold Swing

2016

There were 1,90,119 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Rajagopalan 79,286 50.93 Increase1.02
INC K. P. Kunhikannan 62,327 40.04 Decrease 3.42
BJP M. Bhaskaran 10,767 6.92 Increase2.91
WPOI C. H. Muthalib 1.029 0.66 −
SDPI M. V. Shaukathali 840 0.54 Decrease3.47
NOTA None of the above 774 0.50 −
Independent P. P. Purushottaman 263 0.17 −
Independent K. P. Kunhikannan Kandothumpurath 183 0.12 −
Independent Kunjikannan P. M. Kuruvattu Veedu 109 0.07 −
Independent K. M. Sreedharan 93 0.06 −
Margin of victory 16,959 10.89 Increase 4.44
Turnout 1,55,671 81.88 Increase 1.60
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase1.02

2011

There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman 67,871 49.91
INC K. V. Gangadharan 59,106 43.46
BJP T. Radhakrishnan 5,450 4.01
SDPI Razak Haji Parambath 5,450 4.01
BSP Arun Kumar 1,031 0.76
Independent K .K .Dileep Kumar 789 0.58 −
Margin of victory 8,765 6.45
Turnout 1,35,988 80.28
CPI(M) hold Swing

2006

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikkaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. Kunhiraman 81,050 55.91
INC A. V. Vamana Kumar 57,222 39.47
BJP T. Kunhiraman 4,164 2.87
Independent P. Haridas 1,109 0.77
Independent A. K. Thampan 762 0.53
BSP U. Balakrishnan 653 0.45
Margin of victory 23,828 16.44
Turnout 1,44,960 78.32
CPI(M) hold Swing

2001

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. P. Satheesh Chandran 79,874 55.15
INC Karimbil Krishnan 62,865 43.41
Independent P. V. Chandran 2,089 1.44
Margin of victory 17,009 11.74
Turnout 1,44,921 79.30
CPI(M) hold Swing

1996

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. P. Satheesh Chandran 71,234 53.80
INC Sony Sebastian 55,486 41.91
BJP K. Kunhiraman 4,097 3.09
PDP P. K. C. Ahammed 508 0.38
Independent Issac Devassia 329 0.25
Independent Hameed Madampillath 295 0.22
Independent K. V. Kamalakshan 153 0.12
Independent M. Abdul Nasser 119 0.09
Independent Sukumaran Korakkad 104 0.08
Independent Gopalan Padinjareveettil 78 0.06
Margin of victory 15,748 11.89
Turnout 1,32,403 76.16
CPI(M) hold Swing

1991

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) E. K. Nayanar 69,437 53.64
INC C. K. Sreedharan 55,105 42.57
BJP V. K. Velu Nair 3,229 2.49
Independent N. Muhammed 288 0.22
Independent N. Hariharan 157 0.12
Independent Balakrishnan 110 0.45
Independent P. V. Ramachandran 101 0.08
Independent A. K. Mohanan 77 0.06
Independent M. Kunhiraman 66 0.05
Independent T. P. Asinar 63 0.05
Independent P. K. Mohammed Kunhi 28 0.02
Margin of victory 14,332 11.07
Turnout 1,29,459 78.45
CPI(M) hold Swing

1987

1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) E. K. Nayanar 56,037 49.91
INC K. Kunhikrishnan Nair 49,620 44.20
BJP K. V. Laxmanan 3,328 2.96
CMP Alice Krishnan 1,416 1.26
Independent M. Govindan 469 0.41
Independent K. K. Chellappan 347 0.30
Independent Thomas Koottumkkal 340 0.30
Independent P. M. Michel 158 0.14
Margin of victory 6,417 5.71
Turnout 1,12,272 85.70
CPI(M) hold Swing

1982

1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thrikaripur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) O. Bharathan 48,197 56.87
KEC K. T. Mathai 35,995 42.47
Margin of victory 12,205 14.40
Turnout 84,739 79.45
CPI(M) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District".
  3. ↑ "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.
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