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Dharmadam Assembly Constituency
Dharmadam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 Kerala Legislative Assembly, state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, in southern India. It is also one of the seven Kerala Legislative Assembly, state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pinarayi Vijayan of Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M). Local self-governed segments Dharmadam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Dharmadam Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: 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 Ke ...
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Pinarayi Vijayan
Pinarayi Vijayan (; born 24 May 1945) is an Indian politician who has served as the List of chief ministers of Kerala, Chief Minister of Kerala since 25 May 2016. A member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), politburo of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), he is the longest-serving secretary of the Kerala State Committee of the CPI(M) (1998–2015). He has also served as Minister of Electric Power and Co-operatives during Third Nayanar ministry, the third E. K. Nayanar ministry. Vijayan won a seat in the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, May 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election and 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election as the CPI(M) candidate for Dharmadom (State Assembly constituency), Dharmadom constituency and was selected as the leader of the Left Democratic Front (Kerala), Left Democratic Front (LDF) and became the 12th Chief Minister of Kerala. He is the first chief minister from Kerala to be re-elected after complet ...
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Muzhappilangad
Muzhappilangad (മുഴപ്പിലങ്ങാട്) is a coastal census town in Kannur Municipal Corporation in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the suburb of kannur city. Tourist attractions This village is renowned for its 3.4 km long pristine Muzhappilangad beach. Dharmadam Island is visible from here and Anjarakandy river enters in Arabian sea near this place. Access The nearest town to Muzhappilangad is Thalassery is 7 km away. Kannur is 13 km from Muzhappilangad. Festivals Muzhappilangad is famous for " Thalappoli", a three-day ritual celebrated in March at the Sree Koormba Temple. Demographics India census, Muzhappilangad had a population of 23,709. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Muzhappilangad has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 83%. In Muzhappilangad, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. See als ...
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State Assembly Constituencies In Kannur District
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Assembly Constituencies Of Kerala
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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 represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). List of constituencies See also * List of former constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly References {{Kerala Niyamasabha Constituencies * Assembly constituencies Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
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Edakkad (State Assembly Constituency)
Edakkad was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kannur Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Congress (Secular). After the delimitation in 2008, Chelora, Edakkad, and Munderi Gram Panchayats became a part of Kannur Assembly constituency, whereas Anjarakkandy, Chembilode, Kadambur, Muzhappilangad, and Peralasseri were added to the newly formed Dharmadam Assembly constituency. Edakkad Assembly constituency came into existence in 1965. It was created by replacing Cannanore-II Assembly constituency which had existed from 1957 to 1965. Local self-governed segments Edakkad Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments: The Gram panchayat ...
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Incumbent
The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position. In an election, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the position that is up for election, regardless of whether they are seeking re-election. There may or may not be an incumbent on the ballot: the previous holder may have died, retired, resigned; they may not seek re-election, be barred from re-election due to term limits, or a new electoral division or position may have been created, at which point the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent on the ballot is an open seat or open contest. Etymology The word "incumbent" is derived from the Latin verb ''incumbere'', literally meaning "to lean or lay upon" with the present participle stem ''incumbent-'', "leaning a variant of ''encumber,''''OED'' (1989), p. 834 while encumber is derived from the root ''cumber'', most appropriately defined: "To occupy obstructively or inconveniently; to b ...
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLA (India), 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 Democratic Front (Kerala), Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (Kerala), United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress, Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election. Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 25 May. Background The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016. As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140- ...
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2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
The thirteenth Kerala legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members representing 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The election, whose results were released on 13 May 2011, proved to be one of the closest ones in Kerala's history, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) beating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 4 seats. Oommen Chandy was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time on 18 May 2011. Parties and coalitions There are three major political coalitions in Kerala. The United Democratic Front (Kerala), United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress. The Left Democratic Front (Kerala), Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of leftwing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also contested in the state and fielded candidates ...
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Vengad
Vengad is a gram panchayat situated in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India, on the banks of the Anjarakandi River. Vengad is famous for its black pepper and handloom. One state seed farm is located in Vengad. Vengad gram panchayat consists of 21 wards; viz Pattathari (1), Kallayi (2), Vengad Angadi (3), Vengad Metta (4), Vengad Theru (5), Oorppalli (6), Kaitheripoyil (7), Valankichal (8), Pathiriyad (9), Pachapoika (10), Parambayi (11), Kelalur (12), Mambaram (13), Poyanad (14), Keezhathur Balavadi (15), Keezhathur Vayanasala (16), Kuzhiyil Peedika (17), Mailulli (18), Kunnirikka (19), Paduvilayi (20) and Thattari (21). Vengad Panchayat has administration over Pathiriyad and Paduvilayi census towns. Vengad Gramapanchayat office is situated in Paduvilayi. The Kannur International Airport is 6 km away from Vengad. Places of worship *Vengad Sree Mahavishnu temple *Paduvilakkavu *Peringali Aredath, Puthiyaveedu Kottam Devasthanam *Vengad Mahaganapathy Temple (Ea ...
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Pinarayi
Pinarayi is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Geography Pinarayi is from the district headquarters Kannur. The nearest town and railway station is Thalassery which is away. The village is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the remaining boundaries consist of five panchayats: Kadirur, Dharmadom, Peralasseri, Vengad, Kottayam and Eranholi. The Arabian Sea is just away. For administrational purposes the panchayat is divided into two villages Eruvatti and Pinarayi. Pinarayi consists of 19 wards and almost all wards contains one or more primary schools. History In the 1920s peasant and teachers organizations were strong in this village and there was widespread support for the freedom movement. As a part of the independence struggle, a boycott of foreign clothes was conducted in 1930, its leaders being AKG, AK Sankaran Nambiar, Kacherikkandi Chathukkutty and Thattari Kunhiraman. In 1938, seven thousand peasants marched from Pinarayi to K ...
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Thalassery
Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under 100,000 as of 2011 census. Thalassery Heritage City has an area of . Thalassery has an altitude ranging from above mean sea-level. It is located 25 km (15 mi) from Vadakara, 15 km (10 mi) from Mahé and 22 km (13 mi) from Kannur. Tellicherry municipality was formed on 1 November 1866 according to the Madras Act 10 of 1865 (Amendment of the Improvements in City act 1850) of the British Indian Empire, making it the second oldest municipality in the state. At that time, the municipality was known as Tellicherry Commission and Tellicherry was the capital of North Malabar. G. M. Ballard, the Malabar collector, was the first president of the municipal commission. A European barrister, A. F. Lamaral, would later become the first Chairman ...
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