Azhikode 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. It is a Thiyyar dominated constituency. As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Sumesh of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments Azhikode Assembly constituency is composed of the following 15 wards of the Kannur Municipal Corporation (Pallikunnu zone and Puzhathi zone) in Kannur Taluk, and five Gram Panchayats in the same Taluk:
+ Wards of Kannur Municipal Corporation in Azhikode ConstituencyWard no.NameWard no.NameWard no.Name1Palliyammoola2Kunnav3Kokkenpara4Pallikunnu5Talap6Udayamkunnu7Podikundu8Kottali9Athazhakunnu10Kakkad11Thulicheri12Kakkad North13Shadulippalli54Chalad55Panjikkayil
+Other Local Bodies in Azhikode ConstituencyNameLocal Body TypeTaluk Azhikode Grama panchayat Kannur Chirakkal Grama panchayat Kannur Narath Grama panchayat Kannur Pappinisseri Grama panchayat Kannur Valappattanam Grama panchayat Kannur
Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Azhikode Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Election NiyamaSabha MemberParty Tenure 1977 5th Chadayan Govindan 1977–1980 1980 6thP. Devootty 1980–1982 1982 7th 1982–1987 1987 8th M. V. Raghavan 1987–1991 1991 9th E. P. Jayarajan 1991–1996 1996 10thT. K. Balan 1996–2001 200111th 2001–2005 2005*M. Prakashan Master 2005–2006 2006 12th 2006–2011Major boundary changes 2011 13thK. M. Shaji 2011–2016 2016 14th 2016–20212021 15th K. V. Sumesh 2021–2026 2026 16th 2026–
Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
Local BodyBoothsUDF VotesLDF VotesNDA/BJP VotesLeaderLeadAzhikode329,72612,9623,328LDF3,236Pappinisseri3711,65914,2932,436LDF2,634Narath2812,3479,4641,558UDF2,883Chirakkal196,3167,1162,611LDF800Valapattanam63,3611,580359UDF1,781Kannur Corporation6320,44618,4426,929UDF2,004TOTAL18563,85563,85717,221LDF2
2021 There were 181,562 registered voters in Azhikode Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
2016 There were 1,72,757 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
2011
There were 1,47,782 registered voters in Azhikode Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.
See also Azhikode Kannur district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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