# Peravoor Assembly constituency

Peravoor 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 Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sunny Joseph (politician) of INC.

## Local self governed segments

Peravoor Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Iritty | Municipality | Iritty |
| 2 | Aralam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 3 | Ayyankunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 4 | Kanichar | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 5 | Kelakam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 6 | Kottiyoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 7 | Muzhakkunnu | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 8 | Payam | Grama panchayat | Iritty |
| 9 | Peravoor | Grama panchayat | Iritty |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. P. Noorudeen | Independent | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | K. P. Noorudeen | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | K. T. Kunjahmed | Indian Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | A. D. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K .K. Shailaja | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Sunny Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Sunny Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Sunny Joseph | Indian National Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,77,249 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 78.07%.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Peravoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sunny Joseph | 66,706 | 46.93 | 1.17 |
| | CPI(M) | Sakeer Hussain | 63,534 | 44.7 | 2.55 |
| | BJP | Smitha Jayamohan | 9,155 | 6.44 | 0.25 |
| | SDPI | A.C. Jalaluddeen | 1,541 | 1.08 | 0.34 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 404 | 0.28 | 0.06 |
| | Independent | Sakkeer Hussain S/o Hamsa | 243 | 0.17 | − |
| | Independent | Sunny Vazhakkamalayil | 121 | 0.09 | − |
| | Independent | Sakkeer E K S/o Asiya | 116 | 0.08 | − |
| | New Labor Party | P. K. Saji | 106 | 0.07 | − |
| | Secular Democratic Congress | John Pallikkamalil | 92 | 0.06 | − |
| | Independent | Narayanakumar | 60 | 0.04 | − |
| | Independent | Sunny Muthukulathel | 60 | 0.04 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,172 | 2.23 | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,138 | 78.07 | 2.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 177,249 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.17 | |

### 2016

There were 1,68,458 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Peravoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sunny Joseph | 65,659 | 48.10 | 0.03 |
| | CPI(M) | Binoy Kurian | 57,670 | 42.25 | 2.87 |
| | BJP | Paily Vathiattu | 9,129 | 6.69 | 3.22 |
| | SDPI | P. K. Farookh | 1,935 | 1.42 | − |
| | WPOI | Pallipram Prasannan | 513 | 0.38 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 458 | 0.34 | − |
| | Independent | Sunny Joseph Kallarakkal | 389 | 0.28 | − |
| | Independent | K. J. Joseph | 241 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | Bijoy Kurian | 214 | 0.16 | − |
| | Independent | V. D. Binto | 124 | 0.09 | − |
| | Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 63 | 0.05 | 0.26 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,989 | 5.85 | 2.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,505 | 81.03 | 1.01 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 0.03 | |

### 2011

There were 1,45,983 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Peravoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Sunny Joseph | 56,151 | 48.07 |
| | CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | 52,711 | 45.12 |
| | BJP | P, K .Velayudhan | 4,055 | 3.47 |
| | SDPI | P. K. Ayyappan | 1,537 | 1.32 |
| | Independent | Sunny Joseph | 903 | 0.77 |
| | Independent | A. Shylaja | 565 | 0.48 |
| | Independent | Raghavan | 526 | 0.45 |
| | Independent | Radhamani Narayana Kumar | 365 | 0.31 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,440 | 2.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,813 | 80.02 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |