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] In the 2021 assembly elections, LDF candidate P.V. Anvar was elected MLA. He withdrew his support to LDF and resigned from his seat on January 13, 2025, causing a by-election to be held in this constituency in the middle of 2025 to elect its new MLA.

Local self governed segments

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
Map
Nilambur (State Assembly constituency)

Members of Legislative Assembly

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 2021-2025

* Bypoll

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF P. V. Anvar 81,227 46.9
INC V. V. Prakash 78,527 45.34
BJP T. K. Ashokkumar 8,595 4.96
SDPI K. Babu Mani 3,281 1.89
Independent Sajadurahman.C.P 559 0.32
ICSP Anila Mathew 509 0.29
NOTA None of the above 507 0.29
Margin of victory 2,700 1.54
Turnout 173,205 76.6
LDF hold Swing

2016

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LDF P. V. Anvar 77,858 47.91% −
INC Aryadan Shoukath 66,354 40.83% Decrease7.81
BDJS Girish Mekkatt 12,284 7.56% −
SDPI K. Babu Mani 4,751 2.92% Increase1.04
NOTA None of the above 1,256 0.77% −
Margin of victory 11,504 7.08% Increase2.98
Turnout 162,503 78.83% Increase0.89
Registered electors 206,132
LDF gain from INC Swing

2011

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nilambur
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 136,358 77.94%
Registered electors 174,945
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
  3. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
  4. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Nilambur".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilambur_(State_Assembly_constituency)
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