# Guruvayur Assembly constituency

Guruvayur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. K. Akbar of CPI(M).

## Location

Guruvayur Assembly Constituency lies in Chavakkad Taluk. Chavakkad is the lone Taluk of Thrissur district, which entirely lies in the erstwhile British Malabar. Chavakkad Taluk was created in 1956-57 by dividing the Ponnani taluk of erstwhile Malabar District. Present-day Chavakkad Taluk and much of the coastal region of Thrissur district were ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut until the 18th century. Guruvayur constituency shares its boundary with the Ponnani constituency of Malappuram district to the north, Kunnamkulam constituency to the northeast, and Manalur constituency both to southeast and south.
In 1994, the then Guruvayoor constituency had around 47% Muslims, 45% Hindus and 8% others.

## Local self governed segments

Guruvayur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Chavakkad | Municipality | Chavakkad |
| 2 | Guruvayur | Municipality | Chavakkad |
| 3 | Engandiyur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 4 | Kadappuram | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 5 | Orumanayur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 6 | Punnayur | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 7 | Punnayurkulam | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 8 | Vadakkekad | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |

## 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 | Koru Kooliyat | Independent | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. G. Karunakara Menon | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | B. V. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | V. Vadakan | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | B. V. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | B. V. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | P. K. K. Bava | Indian Union Muslim League | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | P. K. K. Bava | Indian Union Muslim League | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | P. M. Abubacker | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | P. T. Kunju Muhammed | Independent | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | P. K. K. Bava | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. V. Abdul Khader | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | K. V. Abdul Khader | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. V. Abdul Khader | Communist Party of India | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | N. K. Akbar | Communist Party of India | 2021-current |

## Election results
### Niyamasabha Election 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Guruvayur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | N. K. Akbar | 77,072 | 52.52 | 7.76 |
| | IUML | K. N. A.Khader | 58,804 | 40.07 | 5.54 |
| | DSJP | Dileep Nair | 6,294 | 4.29 | |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,007 | 0.69 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,268 | 12.45 | 2.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,759 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.76 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Guruvayur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Abdul Khader | 66,088 | 44.76 | 3.77 |
| | IUML | P. M. Sadiqali | 50,990 | 34.53 | 6.22 |
| | BJP | Nivedida Subramanian | 25,490 | 17.26 | 10.01 |
| | SDPI | P. R. Siyad | 1,406 | 0.95 | 0.75 |
| | WPOI | K. G. Mohanan | 1,382 | 0.94 | − |
| | PDP | Muhammed Rasheed Arakkal | 500 | 0.45 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 605 | 0.41 | − |
| | SUCI(C) | C. V. Premraj | 314 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
| | Independent | Abdul Khader Kumbilavalappil | 256 | 0.17 | − |
| | Independent | Sasi Anjoor | 204 | 0.14 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,098 | 10.23 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,350 | 73.17 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.77 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Guruvayur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Abdul Khader | 62,246 | 48.53 | |
| | IUML | Ashraf Kokkur | 52,278 | 40.75 | |
| | BJP | Dayanandan Mampully | 9,306 | 7.25 | |
| | SDPI | Ashraf Vadakoot | 2,187 | 1.70 | − |
| | Independent | Shameerbabu | 1,017 | 0.94 | − |
| | Independent | K. V. Abdul Khader | 415 | 0.32 | |
| | Independent | Vijayanath | 353 | 0.28 | |
| | SUCI(C) | C. V. Premraj | 242 | 0.19 | |
| | BSP | Muhammed Ashraf | 232 | 0.18 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,968 | 7.78 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,276 | 72.01 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |