Kozhikode South 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 Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Ahamed Devarkovil of INL.
Kozhikode South constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Calicut-II from 1957 to 2008.
Kozhikode South Assembly constituency is composed of the following wards of the Kozhikode Municipal Corporation:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Kovoor | 23 | Nellikode |
| 27 | Puthiyara | 28 | Kuthiravattom |
| 29 | Pottammal | 30 | Kommery |
| 31 | Kuttiyilthazham | 32 | Pokkunnu |
| 33 | Kinassery | 34 | Mankavu |
| 35 | Azhchavattom | 36 | Kallayi |
| 37 | Panniyankara | 38 | Meenchanda |
| 39 | Thiruvannur | 54 | Kappakkal |
| 55 | Payyanakkal | 56 | Chakkumkadavu |
| 57 | Mukhador | 58 | Kuttichira |
| 59 | Chalappuram | 60 | Palayam |
| 61 | Valiyangadi | - | - |
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Kumaran | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. M. Aboobacker | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Kalpally Madhava Menon | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. M. Aboobacker | Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Kunhu | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Elamaram Kareem | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. P. M. Zahir | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | P. M. A. Salam | Indian National League | 2006 – 2011 | |
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. K. Muneer | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Ahamed Devarkovil | Indian National League | Incumbent | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,57,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INL | Ahamed Devarkovil | 52,557 | 44.15% |  6.49
| |
| IUML | Noorbeena Rasheed | 40,098 | 33.68% |  9.45
| |
| BJP | Navya Haridas | 24,873 | 20.89% | 4.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 603 | 0.51% | 0.17
| |
| Independent | Mubeena | 513 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | P Hareendranath | 410 | 0.34% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,459 | 10.46% | |||
| Turnout | 1,19,054 | 75.69% | |||
| INL gain from IUML | Swing | ||||
There were 1,49,054 registered voters in Kozhikode South Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 49,863 | 43.13% | 2.95
| |
| INL | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 43,536 | 37.66% | 7.09
| |
| BDJS | Satheesh Kuttiyil | 19,146 | 16.56% | 9.31
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 788 | 0.68% | − | |
| SDPI | U. K. Deysi Balasubrahmanyan | 593 | 0.51% | 0.21
| |
| BSP | Kamala Pavithran | 480 | 0.42% | 0.11
| |
| Independent | A. P. Abdul Vahab | 287 | 0.25% | − | |
| Independent | A. K. Sajan | 227 | 0.20% | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Sathar | 211 | 0.18% | − | |
| Independent | Muneer Davari | 190 | 0.16% | − | |
| Independent | Premanand T. | 166 | 0.14% | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Muneer | 130 | 0.11% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,327 | 5.47% | 3.44
| ||
| Turnout | 1,15,617 | 77.57% | 0.51
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 2.95
|
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There were 1,32,780 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 47,771 | 46.08% | − | |
| CPI(M) | C. P. Musaffer Ahammed | 46,395 | 44.75% | − | |
| BJP | Jaya Sadanandan | 7,512 | 7.25% | − | |
| SDPI | Faiz Mohammed | 749 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. T. Muneer | 488 | 0.47% | − | |
| Independent | Mussafar Ahammed | 433 | 0.42% | ||
| BSP | Muhammed Asharaf | 323 | 0.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,376 | 2.03% | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,671 | 78.08% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
