Balussery Assembly constituency

Balussery Assembly Constituency
Constituency No. 24 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Balussery Bus Terminal
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Established1957
Total electors2,24,239 (2021)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Balussery is one of the largest 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since May 2021 assembly elections, K M Sachin Dev of CPI(M), is MLA from Balussery preceded by Purushan Kadalundy.

Local self-governed segments

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Balussery Assembly Constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Atholi Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Balussery Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Kayanna Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Koorachundu Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Kottur Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Naduvannur Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Ulliyeri Grama panchayat Koyilandy
Panangad Grama panchayat Thamarassery
Unnikulam Grama panchayat Thamarassery

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC   CPI(M)   PSP   INC(U)   IC(S)  BLD

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1957 1st M. Narayana Kurup Praja Socialist Party 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd A. K. Appu Samyukta Socialist Party 1967 – 1970
1970 4th A. C. Shanmukhadas Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. K. Sankarankutty Bharatiya Lok Dal 1977 – 1980
1980 6th A. C. Shanmukhadas Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Indian Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sarat Chandra Sinha 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th Indian Congress 1996 – 2001
2001 11th Nationalist Congress Party 2001 – 2006
2006 12th A. K. Saseendran 2006 – 2011
2011 13th Purushan Kadalundi Communist Party of India 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016-2021
2021 15th K. M. Sachin Dev Incumbent

Election Results

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2021

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There were 2,24,239 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Balussery
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. M. Sachin Dev 91,839 50.39 Increase2.89
INC Dharmajan Bolgatty 71,467 38.54
BJP Libin Balussery 16,490 9.04 Decrease2.03
WPOI Chandrika 889 0.48 Decrease0.11
BSP Jobish Balussery 476 0.26 Decrease0.12
Independent Dharmendran 247 0.13
RPI Mohandas 115 0.06
Margin of victory 20,372 TBD TBD
Turnout 182,253 81.27
CPI(M) hold Swing TBD

There were 2,09,667 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Balusseri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Purushan Kadalundy 82,914 47.50 Decrease1.68
IUML U. C. Raman Padanilam 67,450 38.64
BJP P. K. Supran 19,324 11.07 Increase4.91
SDPI Balan Nadavannur 1,764 1.01 Decrease0.08
WPOI Saseendran Bappankad 959 0.59
Independent Raman Thachampoyil Meethal 710 0.41
NOTA None of the above 638 0.37
Independent K. T. Sivan 497 0.28
Independent Jayarajan 312 0.18
Margin of victory 15,464 8.86 Increase2.97
Turnout 1,74,568 83.26 Increase1.68
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease1.68

There were 1,85,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Balusseri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Purushan Kadalundi 74,259 49.18
INC A. Balaram 65,377 43.29
BJP T. K. Raman 9,304 6.16
SDPI Bhadran M. P. 1,404 0.93
BSP K. K. Satheesh 660 0.14
Margin of victory 9,882 5.89
Turnout 1,51,004 81.58
CPI(M) gain from NCP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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