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.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sunny Joseph (politician) of INC.
| Peravoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
|  Iritty municipal town in Peravoor Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India | 
| District | Kannur | 
| Established | 1977 - present | 
| Total electors | 1,77,249 (2021) | 
| Reservation | None | 
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | Sunny Joseph | 
| Party | INC | 
| Alliance | UDF | 
| Elected year | 2021 | 
Local self governed segments
    
Peravoor Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| 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:
Key
INC CPI(M) IC(S) Independent INC(U)
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Noorudeen | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | INC(U) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ind. | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | K. T. Kunjahmed | IC(S) | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. D. Mustafa | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K .K. Shailaja | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Sunny Joseph | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
    
    
Niyamasabha Election 2016
    
There were 1,68,458 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| 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 | 7,989 | 5.85 |  2.90 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,505 | 81.03 |  1.01 | ||
| INC hold | Swing |  0.03 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
    
There were 1,45,983 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| 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 | 3,440 | 2.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,813 | 80.02 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
See also
    
    
References
    
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kannur district, Kerala". kannur.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kannur District".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.