| Nilambur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,25,356 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Nilambur 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is LDF independent P. V. Anwar.
Nilambur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nilambur | Municipality | Nilambur |
| 2 | Vazhikadavu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 3 | Moothedam | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 4 | Edakkara | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 5 | Pothukal | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 6 | Chungathara | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 7 | Karulayi | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 8 | Amarambalam | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Nilambur Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. Kunhali | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Aryadan Muhammed | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. Haridas | Indian National Congress | 1980 | |
| 1980* | Aryadan Muhammed | 1980 - 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | T. K. Hamza | Left Democratic Front | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Aryadan Muhammed | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | P. V. Anvar | Left Democratic Front | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* Bypoll
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 2,06,132 registered voters in Nilambur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | P. V. Anvar | 77,858 | 47.91% | − | |
| INC | Aryadan Shoukath | 66,354 | 40.83% |  7.81
| |
| BDJS | Girish Mekkatt | 12,284 | 7.56% | − | |
| SDPI | K. Babu Mani | 4,751 | 2.92% |  1.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,256 | 0.77% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 11,504 | 7.08% | 2.98
| ||
| Turnout | 1,62,503 | 78.83% | 0.89
| ||
| LDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,74,945 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Aryadan Muhammed | 66,331 | 48.64% | ||
| LDF | M. Thomas Mathew | 60,733 | 44.54% | ||
| BJP | K. C. Velayudhan | 4,425 | 3.25% | ||
| SDPI | C. G. Unni | 2,566 | 1.88% | ||
| BSP | Thariyan Kiliyan | 1,291 | 0.95% | ||
| Independent | Thomas Mathew | 1,012 | 0.74% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 5,598 | 4.10% | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,358 | 77.94% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
