Peringalam Assembly constituency


Peringalam State Assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was K. P. Mohanan of JD.
After the delimitation in 2008, Kariyad, Kunnothuparamba, Mokeri, Panoor, Pattiom, Peringalam, and Thrippangottur Gram Panchayats became a part of Kuthuparamba Assembly constituency, whereas Chokli and Panniyannur were added to Thalassery Assembly constituency.

Local self-governed segments

Peringalam Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments:
Sl no.NameStatus TalukNow part of
1KariyadGrama panchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
2KunnothuparambaGrama panchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
3MokeriGrama PanchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
4PanoorGrama panchayat
ThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
5PattiomGrama panchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
6PeringalamGrama panchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
7ThrippangotturGrama panchayatThalasseryKuthuparamba constituency
8ChokliGrama panchayatThalasseryThalassery constituency
9PanniyannurGrama panchayatThalasseryThalassery constituency

Election history

  • Bypoll

    Election results

Percentage change denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2006

There were 1,48,842 registered voters in Peringalam Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.

2001

There were 1,44,564 registered voters in Peringalam Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.