Balussery Assembly constituency
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Balussery is one of the largest 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since the April 2026 assembly elections, V. T. Sooraj of the Indian National Congress has been the MLA from Balussery.
| Balussery Assembly Constituency | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 24 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Balussery Town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
editBalussery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Atholi | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy |
| Balussery | ||
| Kayanna | ||
| Koorachundu | ||
| Kottur | ||
| Naduvannur | ||
| Ulliyeri | ||
| Panangad | Thamarassery | |
| Unnikulam |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe 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 | 2021-2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | V.T. Sooraj | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Sooraj | 94,804 | 49.55 |  11.01 | |
| CPI(M) | K. M. Sachin Dev | 77,824 | 40.68 |  9.71 | |
| BJP | C. P. Satheeshan | 17,669 | 9.24 | 0.20 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 516 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Sooraj K. | 272 | |||
| Independent | Abhijith | 230 | |||
| Margin of victory | 16,980 | ||||
| Turnout | 191,315 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
editThere were 2,24,239 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. M. Sachin Dev | 91,839 | 50.39 | 2.89 | |
| INC | Dharmajan Bolgatty | 71,467 | 38.54 | − | |
| BJP | Libin Balussery | 16,490 | 9.04 | 2.03 | |
| WPOI | Chandrika | 889 | 0.48 | 0.11 | |
| BSP | Jobish Balussery | 476 | 0.26 | 0.12 | |
| 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Purushan Kadalundy | 82,914 | 47.50 | 1.68 | |
| IUML | U. C. Raman Padanilam | 67,450 | 38.64 | − | |
| BJP | P. K. Supran | 19,324 | 11.07 | 4.91 | |
| SDPI | Balan Nadavannur | 1,764 | 1.01 | 0.08 | |
| 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 | 2.97 | ||
| Turnout | 1,74,568 | 83.26 | 1.68 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.68 |
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There were 1,85,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.