# Taliparamba Assembly constituency

Taliparamba 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 M. V. Govindan of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Taliparamba Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Anthoor | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 2 | Taliparamba | Municipality | Taliparamba |
| 3 | Chapparapadavu | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 4 | Kolachery | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 5 | Kurumathur | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 6 | Kuttiattoor | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 7 | Malapattam | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 8 | Mayyil | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |
| 9 | Pariyaram | Grama panchayat | Taliparamba |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. P. R. Poduval | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | C. P. Govindan Nambiar | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | C. P. Moosankutty | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | C. P. Moosankutty | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. K. N. Pariyaram | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Pacheni Kunhiraman | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | M. V. Govindan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | M. V. Govindan | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | C. K. P. Padmanabhan | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | James Mathew | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | James Mathew | Communist Party of India | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | M. V. Govindan | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results
### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 2,13,096 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Taliparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | M. V. Govindan | 92,870 | 52.14 | 4.81 |
| | INC | V. P. Abdul Rasheed | 70,181 | 39.40 | − |
| | BJP | A. P. Gangadharan | 13,058 | 7.33 | 1.88 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 789 | 0.44 | − |
| | Independent | K. O. P. Shijith | 508 | 0.29 | − |
| | Independent | Abdul Rasheed s/o Ismail | 365 | 0.20 | − |
| | Independent | C. Balakrishnan Yadav | 191 | 0.11 | − |
| | Independent | Govindan Karayapath | 150 | 0.08 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,689 | 10.74 | 14.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,78,112 | 83.58 | 2.61 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.81 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,97,568 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Taliparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | James Mathew | 91,106 | 56.95 | 0.82 |
| | KC(M) | Rajesh Nambiar | 50,489 | 31.56 | 5.27 |
| | BJP | P. Balakrishnan | 14,742 | 9.21 | 4.71 |
| | SDPI | Ibrahim Thiruvatoor | 1,323 | 0.83 | 0.51 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.54 | − |
| | BSP | P. K .Ayyappan | 675 | 0.42 | 0.22 |
| | Independent | K. Sadanandan | 288 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | K. Rajesh Kumar | 287 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | P. V. Anil | 203 | 0.13 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 40,617 | 25.39 | 6.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,59,980 | 80.97 | 1.62 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.82 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,788 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Taliparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | James Mathew | 81,031 | 56.13 |
| | KC(M) | Job Michel | 53,170 | 36.83 |
| | BJP | K. Jayaprakash | 6,492 | 4.50 |
| | SDPI | Muhammadali S. P. | 1,930 | 1.34 |
| | BSP | Nidheesh Thillankeri | 927 | 0.64 |
| | Independent | Thomas M. V. | 813 | 0.56 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,861 | 19.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,363 | 82.59 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Thaliparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | T. C. Narayanan Nambiar | 31,988 | 64.82% | |
| | INC | V. V. Damodaran Nayanar | 13,658 | 27.67% | 27.67% |
| | Independent | N. Abuchengalan | 2,002 | 4.06% | |
| | Independent | K. V. George | 1,704 | 3.45% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,330 | 37.14% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 49,352 | 67.24% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 73,401 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |