Eranad State assembly constituency is one 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. K. Basheer of IUML.
Local self-governed segments
Eranad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Areekode | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| Keezhuparamba | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| Urangattiri | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| Edavanna | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| Kavanoor | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| Kuzhimanna | Grama panchayat | Kondotty |
| Chaliyar | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Eranad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | P. K. Basheer | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | 2026- | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Basheer | 96,974 | 58.42 | ||
| CPI | Shafeer Kizhissery | 56,557 | 33.94 | ||
| BJP | Adv. N. Sreeprakash | 8,577 | 5.17 | ||
| SDPI | Chemmala Yousuf Ali | 2,530 | 1.5 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 985 | 0.58 | ||
| BSP | Krishnan Thachannan | 467 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Mujeeb Rahman | 166 | 0.1 | ||
| Margin of victory | 41,289 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,66,256 | ||||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 1,79,786 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Basheer | 78,076 | 54.49% |  3.66 | |
| LDF | K. T. Abdurahman | 55,530 | 38.76% |  2.58 | |
| BJP | Adv. C. Dinesh | 6,683 | 4.66% | 0.20 | |
| BSP | Velayudhan | 1,247 | 0.87% | 0.22 | |
| Independent | Adv. Sebastian | 1,100 | 0.77% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 636 | 0.44% | 0.10 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,546 | 15.73% | 6.24 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,272[1][5] | 79.69%[1] | 2.13 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 3.66 |
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2016
There were 1,66,044 registered voters in Eranad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Basheer | 69,048 | 50.83% | 0.46 | |
| LDF | K. T. Abdurahiman | 56,155 | 41.34% | 0.13 | |
| BJP | K. P. Baburaj | 6,055 | 4.46% | 1.45 | |
| SP | Adv. Ummer Chelakkode | 1,298 | 0.96% | − | |
| BSP | Velayudhan | 885 | 0.65% | − | |
| Independent | K. T. Abdul Rahiman | 825 | 0.61% | − | |
| PDP | Farooq Chengara | 536 | 0.39% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 461 | 0.34% | − | |
| Independent | V. K. Basheer Vallakkaatt Thodi | 245 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Shahanas | 193 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Basheer Palattukuyyan | 149 | 0.11 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,893 | 9.49% | 0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,850 | 81.82% | 1.14 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 0.46 |
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2011
There were 1,74,945 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Basheer | 58,698 | 51.29% | − | |
| Independent | P. V. Anvar | 47,452 | 41.47% | − | |
| BJP | K. P. Baburaj | 3,448 | 3.01% | − | |
| CPI | Ashrafali Kaliyath | 2,700 | 2.36% | − | |
| SDPI | P. P. Showkathali | 2,137 | 1.87% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 11,246 | 9.82% | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,435 | 80.68% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District". Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Eranad".
- 1 2 "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (34-ERANAD)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.