Nilambur Assembly constituency

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Nilambur
Constituency No. 35 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Teak Museum, Nilambur
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Established1965
Total electors2,25,356 (2021)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

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 on June 19, 2025 to elect its new MLA.

Local self governed segments

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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

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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
2025* TBD 2025 -

* Bypoll

Detailed Election results

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

2025 by-election

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2025 by-election: Nilambur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Swaraj
INC Aryadan Shoukath
BJP Mohan George
AITC P. V. Anvar
SDPI Sadiq Naduthodi
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2025

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
UDF NDA LDF AITC
Amarambalam
Chungathara
Edakkara
Karulai
Moothedam
Nilambur
Pothukal
Vazhikkadavu

2021

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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

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2021

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
UDF NDA LDF
Amarambalam 9746 1446 11,238
Chungathara 11,347 1072 11,033
Edakkara 7,745 1022 7,757
Karulai 6159 501 7605
Moothedam 8915 690 6584
Nilambur 11,673 1464 13,200
Pothukal 7813 860 8319
Vazhikkadavu 13,436 1367 13,471

2016

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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

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2016

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
UDF NDA LDF
Amarambalam 8379 1909 11,080
Chungathara 9586 1964 9890
Edakkara 6195 1919 7,486
Karulai 5560 533 7030
Moothedam 7048 822 6830
Nilambur 11,241 1659 14,011
Pothukal 7069 1363 8009
Vazhikkadavu 10,917 1986 13,079

2011

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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

Local Self Governed Segment wise Results 2011

Status (Gram panchayat/municipality) Votes
UDF NDA LDF
Amarambalam 8363 1008 7929
Chungathara 9690 493 8745
Edakkara 7286 562 6371
Karulai 5069 277 4822
Moothedam 5690 368 4968
Nilambur 12,454 669 11,280
Pothukal 7182 463 6743
Vazhikkadavu 10,383 583 9572

See also

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References

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  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".
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