# Kannur Assembly constituency

Kannur Legislative Assembly Constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Cong(S).

## History

For the first election conducted to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Kannur city had two Assembly Constituencies - Cannanore-I and Cannanore - II. Following the 1965 delimitation, Cannanore - I Constituency was renamed as Kannur while Cannanore - II was replaced by the newly formed Edakkad constituency.
In the 2008 delimitation of constituencies, a major portion of the erstwhile Kannur Assembly Constituency was replaced in Azhikode constituency. Edakkad constituency became defunct in 2011. A major portion of the erstwhile Edakkad constituency is now a part of the Kannur constituency. Currently, the Kannur Municipal Corporation has two assembly constituencies: Kannur and Azhikode.

## Local self-governed segments

Kannur Legislative Assembly Constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
| 1 | Kannur (40 wards out of the 55 wards) Wards List Wards 14 - 53 | Municipal corporation | Kannur |
| 2 | Munderi | Grama panchayat | Kannur |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

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

### As Cannanore I

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Kannan Chaliyoth | | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | R. Sankar | | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |

### As Kannur

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. Ahamed | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | N. K. Kumaram | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. Bhaskaran | Bharatiya Lok Dal | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | P. Bhaskaran | Janata Party | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | P. Bhaskaran | Independent | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | P. Bhaskaran | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | N. Ramakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | K. Sudhakaran | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | K Sudhakaran | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. Sudhakaran | Indian National Congress | 2006 – 2009 |
| 2009* | 12th | A. P. Abdullakutty | Indian National Congress | 2009 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | A. P. Abdullakutty | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Congress | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Congress | Incumbent |
* indicates bypolls

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,73,961 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 60,313 | 44.98 | 1.82 |
| | INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 58,568 | 43.68 | 1.57 |
| | BJP | Archana Vandichal | 11,581 | 8.64 | 1.83 |
| | SDPI | B Shamsudheen Moulavi | 2,069 | 1.54 | 0.48 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 504 | 0.38 | 0.48 |
| | Independent | Satheesan P | 147 | 0.11 | − |
| | Independent | Ramachandran P V | 107 | 0.08 | − |
| | Independent | N K Surendran | 84 | 0.06 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,745 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,089 | 74.87 | 2.51 |
| | Cong(S) hold | Cong(S) hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,63,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Cong(S) | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 54,347 | 43.06 | 0.15 |
| | INC | Satheeshan Pacheni | 53,151 | 42.11 | 6.78 |
| | BJP | K. G. Babu | 13,215 | 10.47 | 6.44 |
| | SDPI | Sufira K. P. | 2,551 | 2.02 | 0.22 |
| | WPOI | N. P. Sathar | 755 | 0.60 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 517 | 0.41 | − |
| | Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 223 | 0.18 | 0.79 |
| | Independent | Satheesan Pazhayadath | 97 | 0.08 | − |
| | Independent | Satheesan Edathil Veedu | 79 | 0.06 | − |
| | Independent | Ramachndran Thayale Purayil | 77 | 0.06 | − |
| | Independent | Ramachandran Potheravalappil | 73 | 0.06 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,196 | 0.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,26,219 | 77.34 | 1.48 |
| | Cong(S) gain from INC | Cong(S) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,43,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kannur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | A. P. Abdullakutty | 55,427 | 48.89 |
| | Independent | Kadannapalli Ramachandran | 48,894 | 43.21 |
| | BJP | U. T. Jayandan | 4,568 | 4.03 |
| | SDPI | P. C. Noushad | 2,538 | 2.24 |
| | Independent | M. P. Abdullakutty | 1,100 | 0.97 |
| | Independent | K. Sudhakaran | 517 | 0.46 |
| | Independent | S. Noorudeen | 226 | 0.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,443 | 5.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,360 | 78.82 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |