# Irikkur Assembly constituency

Irikkur 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 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.

## Local self governed segments

Irikkur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Sreekandapuram | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 2 | Alakode | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 3 | Chengalayi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 4 | Eruvessi | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 5 | Irikkur | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 6 | Naduvil | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 7 | Payyavoor | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 8 | Udayagiri | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 9 | Ulikkal | 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 | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. P. Krishnan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | A. Kunhikannan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1974 |
| 1970 | 4th | E.K. Nayanar | Communist Party of India | 1974 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. C. Joseph | Indian National Congress | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Sajeev Joseph | Indian National Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a poling rate of 75.63%.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Sajeev Joseph | 76,764 | 50.33 | 1.77 |
| | KC(M) | Saji Kuttiyanimattom | 66,754 | 43.77 | 1.29 |
| | BJP | Aniyamma Rajendran | 7,825 | 5.13 | 0.47 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 459 | 0.30 | 0.07 |
| | Independent | Chacko Karimbil | 311 | 0.20 | − |
| | Independent | Sajan Kuttiyanikkal | 275 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | Joy John | 128 | 0.08 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,010 | 6.56 | 0.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 152,516 | 75.63 | 2.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 194,966 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.77 | |

### 2016

There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | K. C. Joseph | 72,548 | 49.00 | 3.41 |
| | CPI | K. T. Jose | 62,901 | 42.48 | 0.94 |
| | BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 8,294 | 5.60 | 2.90 |
| | Independent | Binoy Thomas | 2,734 | 1.85 | − |
| | Independent | Joseph K. C. Kalayakkattil | 602 | 0.41 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 553 | 0.37 | − |
| | Independent | Rijo | 134 | 0.09 | − |
| | Independent | Rajeev Joseph | 123 | 0.08 | − |
| | Independent | A. K. Shaji | 103 | 0.07 | − |
| | Independent | Raveendran A. V. | 80 | 0.05 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,647 | 6.52 | 2.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,072 | 78.59 | 1.37 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.41 | |

### 2011

There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irikkur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | K. C. Joseph | 68,503 | 52.41 |
| | CPI | P. Santhosh Kumar | 56,746 | 43.42 |
| | BJP | M. G. Ramakrishnan Nair | 3,529 | 2.70 |
| | Independent | Joseph | 740 | 0.57 |
| | Independent | Ammini Krishnan | 633 | 0.48 |
| | BSP | Biju Thomas | 552 | 0.42 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,757 | 8.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,703 | 77.22 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |