# Payyanur Assembly constituency

Payyanur State 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. I. Madusoodhanan of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Payyanur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Payyanur | Municipality | Payyanur |
| 2 | Cherupuzha | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 3 | Eramam-Kuttur | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 4 | Kankole-Alapadamba | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 5 | Karivellur-Peralam | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 6 | Peringome-Vayakkara | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |
| 7 | Ramanthali | Grama panchayat | Payyanur |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | A.V. Kunjambu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | A.V. Kunjambu | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | N. Subrammaniya Shenoy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | N. Subrammaniya Shenoy | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | M. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Narayanan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | C. P. Narayanan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Pinarayi Vijayan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | P. K. Sreemathi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | P. K. Sreemathi | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | C. Krishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | C. Krishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | T. I. Madusoodhanan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Incumbent |

## Election results
### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,80,460 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Payyanur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | T. I. Madhusoodanan | 93,695 | 62.49 | 4.47 |
| | INC | M Pradeep Kumar | 43,915 | 29.29 | 0.66 |
| | BJP | Adv K K Sreedharan | 11,308 | 7.54 | 3.15 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 686 | 0.46 | 0.27 |
| | Independent | Abhilash KV | 341 | 0.23 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,780 | 33.2 | 5.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,945 | 83.09 | 1.33 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.47 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,75,438 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Payyanur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | C. Krishnan | 83,226 | 58.02 | 1.73 |
| | INC | Sajid Mavval | 42,963 | 29.95 | 5.25 |
| | BJP | Aniamma | 15,341 | 10.69 | 6.85 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,042 | 0.73 | − |
| | CPI(M) | Vinod Kumar Ramanthali | 870 | 0.61 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40,263 | 28.07 | 4.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,43,442 | 81.76 | 2.43 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.73 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,58,613 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Payyanur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | C. Krishnan | 78,116 | 59.78 |
| | INC | K. Brijesh Kumar | 45,992 | 35.20 |
| | BJP | C. K. Ramesan | 5,019 | 3.84 |
| | BSP | Geetha | 625 | 0.48 |
| | Independent | T. Padmanabhan | 636 | 0.41 |
| | SS | Kottayodi Vishwanathan | 378 | 0.29 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 32,124 | 23.98 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,854 | 79.33 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Payyanur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. P. Gopalan | 32,360 | 67.66% | |
| | INC | Vivekananda Devappa Sernoy | 10,126 | 21.17% | 21.17% |
| | Socialist | C. M. Kesavan | 4,095 | 8.56% | |
| | Independent | Uma Maheswaran | 1,245 | 2.60% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,234 | 46.49% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,826 | 66.37% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,055 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |