Political Divisions of Kozhikode District
The administration of different cities and villages of Kozhikode district is organized by a complex web of Federal, Provincial and Local bodies:
- Two members of parliament are elected from the district for five year terms
- Assembly constituencies elect MLAs who decide the provincial administration
- Local bodies are called panchayaths, municipalities and corporations
Legislative constituencies
- Balussery
- Beypore
- Elathur
- Koduvally
- Koyilandy
- Kozhikode North
- Kozhikode South
- Kunnamangalam
- Kuttiyadi
- Nadapuram
- Perambra
- Thiruvambady
- Vadakara
Villages in Kozhikode Taluk
Kasaba, Katchery and Panniyanakara Nagaram, Feroke and Ramanattukara Kadalundy, Karuvanthuruthy and Beypore Puthiyangadi, Valayanad and Cheruvannur Chevayur, Nellicode, Chelavoor and Elathur Thalakulathur, Vengeri, Kakkodi and Olavanna Chelannur, Pantheerankavu and Kunnamangalam Perumanna, Peruvayal, Kumaranellur and Thazhecode Kakkur, Nanminda, Kakkad and Chathamangalam Poolacode, Kuruvattur, Kodiyathur and Mavoor Kuttikkattur, Madavoor and Kottuli
Kozhikode Parliament Constituency
Assembly segments
Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
Madras
- 1951: Achuthan Damodaran Menon, Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
- 1957: K.P. Kutti Krishnan Nair, Indian National Congress
Kerala
- 1962: C.H. Mohammed Koya, Indian Union Muslim League
- 1967: Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, Indian Union Muslim League
- 1971: Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait, Indian Union Muslim League
- 1977: V.A. Seyid Muhammad, Indian National Congress
- 1980: E. K. Imbichi Bava, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1984: K.G. Adiyodi, Indian National Congress
- 1989: K. Muraleedharan, Indian National Congress
- 1991: K. Muraleedharan, Indian National Congress
- 1996: M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Janata Dal
- 1998: P. Sankaran, Indian National Congress
- 1999: K. Muraleedharan, Indian National Congress
- 2004: M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Janata Dal (Secular)
- 2009: M. K. Raghavan, Indian National Congress
- 2014: M. K. Raghavan, Indian National Congress
Indian general election, 2014
Veteran parliamentarian A. Vijayaraghavan will be the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Kozhikode constituency in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014. Sitting MP M. K. Raghavan will contest as the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate and C. K. Padmanabhan as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate. [2]
Indian general election, 2014 : Kozhikode | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
INC | M K Raghavan | 397,615 | 42.16 | -0.76 | |
CPI(M) | A Vijayaraghavan | 380,732 | 40.37 | -2.47 | |
BJP | C K Padmanabhan | 1,15,760 | 12.28 | +1.03 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 6,381 | 0.68 | ||
Margin of victory | 16,883 | 1.79 | +1.68 | ||
Turnout | 943,009 | 79.80 | |||
INC hold | Swing | ||||
Election results
Percentage Changes are based on numbers from the 1999 elections.
Indian general elections, 2004: Kozhikode | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
JD(S) | M.P.Veerendra Kumar | 340,111 | 43.54 | +3.04 | |
INC | Adv. V. Balaram | 274,785 | 35.18 | -11.45 | |
BJP | M.T.Ramesh | 97,889 | 12.53 | +2.33 | |
Margin of victory | 65,326 | 8.36 | +2.23 | ||
Turnout | 781,146 | 70.41 | -2.88 | ||
Vadakara Parliament Constituency
Vadakara (or Badagara) is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.
Assembly segments
Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Members of Parliament
- 1957: K.B. Menon, Praja Socialist Party
- 1962: A.V. Raghavan, Independent
- 1967: A. Sreedharan, Samyukta Socialist Party
- 1971: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian National Congress
- 1977: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian National Congress
- 1980: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian National Congress (Urs)
- 1984: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian Congress (Socialist)
- 1989: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian Congress (Socialist)
- 1991: K.P. Unnikrishnan, Indian Congress (Socialist)
- 1996: O. Bharatan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1998: A.K. Premajam, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1999: A.K. Premajam, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2004: P. Satheedevi, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2009: Mullappally Ramachandran, Indian National Congress
- 2014: Mullappally Ramachandran, Indian National Congress
Indian general election, 2014
Mullappally Ramachandran, the incumbent, was the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate while A N Shamseer of the CPI(M) contested as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014. VK Sajeevan was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and Ali Akbar was the candidate for the Aam Admi Party (AAP).
Indian general elections, 2014 : Vadakara | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
INC | Mullappally Ramachandran | 416,479 | 43.41% | -5.41% | |
CPI(M) | A N Shamseer | 413,173 | 43.07% | +0.76% | |
BJP | VK Sajeevan | 76,313 | 7.95% | +3.27% | |
NOTA | None of the above | 6,107 | 0.64% | --- | |
Margin of victory | 3,306 | 0.34% | -6.17% | ||
Turnout | 959,342 | 81.61 | |||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- 1 2 "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=431287 BJP Candidate List Mathrubhumi - Feb 19, 2014
External links
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