Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of CPI(M).
| Dharmadam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 12 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Dharmadom island and Muzhappilangad Beach | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| LS constituency | Kannur |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 1,93,486 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
Dharmadam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Anjarakkandy | Grama Panchayat | Kannur |
| Chembilode | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Kadambur | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Muzhappilangad | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Peralasseri | Grama panchayat | Kannur |
| Dharmadom | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Pinarayi | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| Vengad | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Dharmadam Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. K. Narayanan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Pinarayi Vijayan | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 1,93,486 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 95,522 | 59.61 |  2.77 | |
| INC | C. Raghunathan | 45,399 | 28.33 |  4.49 | |
| BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 14,623 | 9.13 | 0.82 | |
| SDPI | Basheer Kannadiparamba | 2,280 | 1.42 | N/A | |
| Independent | Valayar Bhagyavathi | 1,753 | 1.09 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 50,123 | 31.28 | 7.26 | ||
| Turnout | 160,247 | 82.82 | 0.48 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.77 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,84,431 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pinarayi Vijayan | 87,329 | 56.84 | 3.71 | |
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 50,424 | 32.82 | 9.18 | |
| BJP | Mohanan Mananthery | 12,763 | 8.31 | 4.67 | |
| SDPI | Tharammal Niyas | 1,994 | 1.30 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 615 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran M. Thiruvathira | 354 | 0.23 | N/A | |
| Independent | Divakaran Moottil House | 148 | 0.10 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 36,905 | 24.02 | 12.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,627 | 83.30 | 0.10 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.71 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,63,674 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Narayanan | 72,354 | 53.13 | ||
| INC | Mambaram Divakaran | 57,192 | 42.00 | ||
| BJP | C. P. Sangeetha | 4,963 | 3.64 | ||
| Independent | Poyilore Kunnumbrom Divakaran | 871 | 0.64 | ||
| BSP | Madhu S. Vayanan | 797 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,162 | 11.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,177 | 83.20 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||