Payyanur 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is V. Kunhikrishnan, an independent candidate contested for UDF party.

Payyanur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

There were 188,935 registered voters in the Payyanur constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.

There were 1,80,460 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

There were 1,75,438 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

There were 1,58,613 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.