Azhikode (Kerala) Assembly Constituency Elections

Latest News

The Kerala HC on 9/11/2018 disqualified IUML leader KM Shaji as MLA of Azhikode. The verdict was given following the petition by journalist and independent candidate (backed by LDF) MV Nikesh Kumar who had contested and lost from the Azhikode seat in May, 2016. In his petition Nikesh Kumar alleged that Shaji had made communal remarks during the run up to the polls in 2016.

About Azhikode Assembly Constituency

Azhikode is constituency No. 10 of Kerala legislative assembly. This unreserved constituency is situated in Thrissur district and comes under the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. According to the Election Commission of India, Azhikode has 1,47,782 registered voters. It comprises 64,760 male and 83,022 female registered voters.

In the 2011 assembly elections, the Muslim League won this seat by a margin of just 493 votes. K.M. Shaji, the winning candidate, got 55,077 votes. The nearest contender was CPI(M) candidate M. Prakashan Master with 54,584 votes. The voter turnout was 82.45 %.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Azhikode Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Azhikode assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A C No.	Constituency Name	Category	Winner	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner Up	Gender	Party	Votes
1977	9	Azhikode	GEN	Chatayan Govindan	M	CPM	32548	C. C. Abdul Halim	M	MUL	26712
1980	9	Azhikode	GEN	P. Devooty	F	CPM	38985	T. V. Narayanan	M	INC(I)	24502
1982	9	Azhikode	GEN	P. Devootty	F	CPM	36845	P. Narayanan	M	IND	26389
1987	9	Azhikode	GEN	M. V. Raghavan	M	IND	41629	E. P. Jayarajan	M	CPM	40240
1991	9	Azhikode	GEN	E.P. Jayarajan	M	CPM	51466	C.P. Moosankutty	M	CPM(K)	43757
1996	9	Azhikode	GEN	T.K.Balan	M	CPM	52240	T.P.Hareendran	M	CMPKSC	37734
2001	9	Azhikode	GEN	T.K.Balan	M	CPM	56573	C.A. Ajeer	M	CMPKSC	46777
2005	By Polls	Azhikode	GEN	M Prakashan Master	M	CPI(M)	62898	C.A.Ajeer	M	CMP	36522
2006	9	Azhikode	GEN	M Prakasan Master	M	CPI(M)	62768	K K Nanu	M	CMPKSC	33300
2011	10	Azhikode	GEN	K.M.Shaji	M	MUL	55077	M.Prakashan Master	M	CPM	54584

Last Updated on March 30, 2020

Election Videos

Live at 6 PM | Bihar Exit Poll | Chinatamani-Elections.in Exit Poll

Live at 5PM | Bihar Elections - ओवैसी का बुख़ार महागठबंधन को | Sanjay Dixit

Live News and Update

On Tuesday morning the Pentagon Force Protection Agency confirmed that a Pentagon police officer was killed in an incident at the Metro bus platform outside the building. The investigators of the incident believe that there was an argument in which the suspect stabbed the Pentagon police officer. According to law enforcement sources, it appears that […]

On Tuesday the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally interacted with the PMGKAY beneficiaries of Gujarat state. The interaction between PM Modi and the beneficiaries of the scheme happened through video conferencing at 12:30 PM. On the Microblogging site, PM tweeted about the interaction with the beneficiaries of PMGKAY on Monday. He tweeted, “At 12:30 […]

In connection with the Mizoram-Assam issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Member of Parliament (MPs) from Assam. Narendra Modi discussed the Assam Mizoram border dispute with the MPs, which lead to the death of more than four Assam Police personnel. Four BJP MPs from northeastern states met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday alleging […]

Top Indian Chinese corps commander during the 12th round of meeting agreed to a speedy resolution of outstanding border issues on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The meeting was held at the Chushul-Moldo border to discuss de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh. The dialogue between India and China focused on the disengagement of Chinese military troops […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to launch an alternative payment solution e-RUPI to revolutionalize the digital economy of India. e-RUPI payment solution is developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).PM Modi will launch e-RUPI digital payment solution via video conference on August 2, 2021, at 4:30 pm. National Payments Corporation of India […]

The South Indian state Kerala is now among the regions where the Covid-19 cases are surging daily. An analysis in the Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Chennai showed the R-value in the state is climbing rapidly. Kerala recorded an R-value around 1.11.R value shows the speed at which the coronavirus is spreading. The rising cases […]