Kannur is a district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kannur is one of the 140 Kerala Legislative Assembly Constituencies that comes under the Kannur district. In the 2021 assembly elections, K. V. Sumesh of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat by defeating the Indian National Congress candidate with a margin of 23,000 votes.
- Kannur district is politically organized into a complex web of taluks, blocks, panchayaths, and villages. In addition, there are also parliamentary divisions called Assembly constituencies and Lok Sabha constituencies. Kannur district has 11 Assembly constituencies, which are Irikkur, Payyanur, Taliparamba, Kalliasseri, Azhikode, Kannur, Dharmadom, Thalassery, Mattanur, Kuthuparamba, and Peravoor.
- There is not much information available on the long-term historical political trend of Kannur constituency. However, according to a report by Hindustan Times, Kannur is a Communist Party of India (Marxist) stronghold.
- According to a report by The Wire, Kannur is known for its political violence, which has been a feature of the district's politics for decades. The report suggests that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Indian National Congress have been the two dominant parties in the district.
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