# Edakkad Assembly constituency

Edakkad was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Congress (Secular).
After the delimitation in 2008, Chelora, Edakkad, and Munderi Gram Panchayats became a part of the Kannur (State Assembly constituency), whereas Anjarakkandy, Chembilode, Kadambur, Muzhappilangad, and Peralasseri were added to the newly formed Dharmadam (State Assembly constituency).
Edakkad Assembly constituency came into existence in 1965. It was created by replacing the Cannanore-II Assembly Constituency which had existed from 1957 to 1965.

## Local self governed segments

Edakkad Niyamasabha constituency was composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Now part of |
| 1 | Chelora | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 2 | Edakkad | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 3 | Munderi | Grama Panchayat | Kannur | Kannur constituency |
| 4 | Anjarakkandy | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 5 | Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 6 | Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 7 | Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
| 8 | Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur | Dharmadam constituency |
The Gram panchayats of Chelora and Edakkad has now merged with the Kannur Municipal Corporation in 2015.

## Election history

| Election | Votes polled | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory |
| Year | | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Percent |
| Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011) ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 125022 (77.7%) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Cong(S) | 72579 | 58.07% | K. C. Kadambooran | DIC | 41907 | 33.53% | N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master | BJP | 4334 | 3.47% | 30672 | 24.54% |
| 2001 | 129807 (81.4%) | M. V. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 65835 | 50.74% | N Ramakrishnan | INC | 60506 | 46.63% | R. V. Sreekanth | BJP | 2440 | 1.88% | 5329 | 4.11% |
| 1996 | 116603 (78.0%) | M. V. Jayarajan | CPI(M) | 59239 | 51.52% | A. D. Musthafa | INC | 51955 | 45.18% | U. T. Jayanandan | BJP | 3049 | 2.65% | 7284 | 6.34% |
| 1991** | 112591 (83.1%) | O. Bharathan | CPI(M) | 54965 | 49.02% | K. Sudhakaran | INC | 54746 | 48.83% | P. Krishnan | BJP | 2413 | 2.15% | 219 | 0.19% |
| 1987 | 92235 (85.5%) | O. Bharathan | CPI(M) | 45008 | 49.00% | A. P. Jayaseelan | INC | 41012 | 44.65% | M. K. Saseendran | BJP | 3832 | 4.17% | 3996 | 4.35% |
| 1982 | 73217 (80.5%) | A. K. Saseendran | IC(S) | 38837 | 53.38% | K. Sudhakaran | Ind. | 31294 | 43.02% | K. V. Mohanan | Ind. | 1261 | 1.73% | 7543 | 10.36% |
| 1980 | 70913 (80.1%) | P. P. V. Moosa | AIML | 39843 | 56.37% | K. Sudhakaran | JNP | 29886 | 42.28% | K. V. Koran | Ind. | 617 | 0.87% | 9957 | 14.09% |
| 1977 | 67594 (83.8%) | P. P. V. Moosa | ML(O) | 34266 | 51.91% | N Ramakrishnan | INC | 30947 | 46.88% | P. P. Mammu Saheb | Ind. | 394 | 0.60% | 3319 | 5.03% |
| Major delimitation of constituency ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 64164 (81.3%) | N Ramakrishnan | INC | 31199 | 49.06% | C. Kannan | CPI(M) | 27559 | 43.34% | T. K. Sreenivasan | NC(O) | 4835 | 7.60% | 3640 | 5.72% |
| 1967 | 56372 (82.4%) | C. Kannan | CPI(M) | 32563 | 58.99% | P. P. Lakshmanan | INC | 22125 | 40.08% | A. P. C. Moidu | Ind. | 512 | 0.93% | 10348 | 18.91% |
| 1965 | 54771 (81.7%) | C. Kannan | CPI(M) | 30716 | 57.11% | P. P. Lakshmanan | INC | 23072 | 42.89% | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | 7644 | 14.22% |
** The 1991 Legislative Assembly election to Edakkad was declared void by Kerala High Court for Electoral malpractice and K. Sudhakaran was declared as the winner on 14 August 1992. This decision was upheld by Supreme Court of India in 1996.

## Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

### 2006

There were 1,60,984 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Edakkad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Cong(S) | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | 72,579 | 58.07% | 58.07 |
| | DIC | K. C. Kadambooran | 41,907 | 33.53% | 33.53 |
| | BJP | N. K. E. Chandrasekharan Master | 4,334 | 3.47% | 1.59 |
| | Independent | M. V. Pradeep Kumar | 3,471 | 2.78% | N/A |
| | Independent | C. M. Ramachandran | 2,700 | 2.16% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,672 | 24.54% | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,25,022 | 77.66% | 3.70 |
| | Cong(S) gain from CPI(M) | Cong(S) gain from CPI(M) | Swing | N/A | |

### Niyama Sabha Election 2001

There were 1,59,551 registered voters in Edakkad Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Edakkad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | M. V. Jayarajan | 65,835 | 50.74% | 0.78 |
| | INC | N Ramakrishnan | 60,506 | 46.63% | 1.45 |
| | BJP | R. V. Sreekanth | 2,440 | 1.88% | 0.77 |
| | Independent | K. P. Sureshan | 968 | 0.75% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,329 | 4.11% | 2.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,807 | 81.36% | 3.40 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.23 | |