Palakkad State Assembly constituency, once known as Palghat constituency, is one of the 140
state legislative assembly constituencies at the state
Kerala
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in southern
India
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. It is also one of the 7
state legislative assembly constituencies included in the
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency, once knows as Palghat constituency, is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of Kerala.
Assembly segments
Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembl ...
. As of the
2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is
Shafi Parambil
Shafi Parambil (born 12 February 1983) is an Indian politician and a member of the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Indian National Congress and represents Palakkad constituency.
Political career
Parambil started his pol ...
of
INC
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.
Local self governed segments
Palakkad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of
Kerala legislative assembly
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who have represented Palakkad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
Election history
Detailed election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
Niyamasabha election 2016
There were 1,78,387 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha election.
Niyamasabha election 2011
There were 1,54,374 eligible voters in Palakkad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyamasabha election.
Niyamasabha election 1957
* Raghava Menon R. (INC): 14,873 votes
* Kunhiraman M. P. (CPI): 14,248
1952
See also
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Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
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Palakkad district
Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. It was carved out from the southeastern region of the former Malabar District on 1 January 1957. It is located at the centre of Kerala. It is the largest district i ...
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List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha (literally ''Hall of laws''), is the law-making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member repr ...
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left ...
References
{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections
Assembly constituencies of Kerala
State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district