Guruvayur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 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 Ponnani taluk of the 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 Assembly constituency shares its boundary with Ponnani Assembly constituency of Malappuram district to the north, Kunnamkulam Assembly constituency to the northeast, and Manalur Assembly constituency both to southeast and south.
Local self-governed segments Guruvayur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk1ChavakkadMunicipalityChavakkad2GuruvayurMunicipalityChavakkad3EngandiyurGrama panchayatChavakkad4KadappuramGrama panchayatChavakkad5OrumanayurGrama panchayatChavakkad6PunnayurGrama panchayatChavakkad7PunnayurkulamGrama panchayatChavakkad8VadakkekadGrama panchayatChavakkad
Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency: ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure19571stKoru Kooliyat1957 – 196019602ndK. G. Karunakara Menon1960 – 196519673rdB. V. S. Thangal1967 – 197019704thV. Vadakan1970 – 197719775thB. V. S. Thangal 1977 – 198019806th1980 – 198219827th P. K. K. Bava1982 – 198719878th1987 – 199119919thP. M. Abubacker1991 – 1996199610thP. T. Kunju Muhammed1996 – 2001200111thP. K. K. Bava2001 – 2006200612thK. V. Abdul Khader 2006 – 2011201113th2011 – 2016201614th2016-2021 2021 15thN. K. Akbar2021-2026 2026 16th2026-current
Election results
2026
2021
2016 There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2011 There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
See also Guruvayur Thrissur district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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