Irikkur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 elections, the current MLA is Sajeev Joseph of INC.
This Constituency Is Dominated By Migrant Syrian Christians, Predominantly Syro-Malabar Catholics Belonging To The Archeparchy of Tellicherry.
Local self-governed segments Irikkur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk1SreekandapuramMunicipalityTaliparamba2AlakodeGrama panchayatTaliparamba3ChengalayiGrama panchayatTaliparamba4EruvessiGrama panchayatTaliparamba5IrikkurGrama panchayatTaliparamba6NaduvilGrama panchayatTaliparamba7PayyavoorGrama panchayatTaliparamba8UdayagiriGrama panchayatTaliparamba9UlikkalGrama panchayatIritty
Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure19571st T. C. Narayanan Nambiar 1957 – 196019602nd1960 – 196519673rd E. P. Krishnan Nambiar 1967 – 197019704th A. Kunhikannan1970 – 19741970 E. K. Nayanar1974 – 197719775th C. P. Govindan Nambiar1977 – 198019806th Kadannappalli Ramachandran1980 – 198219827thK. C. Joseph 1982 – 198719878th1987 – 199119919th1991 – 1996199610th1996 – 20012001 11th2001 – 2006200612th2006 – 2011201113th2011 – 2016201614th2016 – 2021202115th Sajeev Joseph2021-2026202616th2026-
Election results
2026 There were 199,326 registered voters in the Irikkur Assembly constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.
Local BodyBoothsUDF VotesLDF VotesTwenty20 VotesLeaderLeadAlakode3113,0847,0331,533UDF6,051Udayagiri175,6792,9161,006UDF2,763Naduvil2911,8735,5901,472UDF6,283Chengalayi239,6366,957843UDF2,679Sreekandapuram3312,9648,5431,455UDF4,421Eruvessy176,5123,263842UDF3,249Payyavoor228,3574,112866UDF4,245Irikkur107,0941,544220UDF5,550Ulikkal3213,6717,2971,208UDF6,374TOTAL21488,87047,2559,445UDF41,615
2021 There were 1,94,966 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election with a polling rate of 75.63%.
2016 There were 1,88,416 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2011 There were 1,69,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
See also Irikkur Kannur district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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