Kannur state assembly constituency is located in Kannur district of Kerala and is part of Kannur Lok Sabha constituency. It is an open seat. It consists of one of seven legislative assembly seats under Kannur. Kadannappalli Ramachandran of Congress (S) is the sitting MLA of Kannur seat. He won against Satheesan Pacheni of Congress in 2016 by a margin of 1,196 votes. K Sudhakaran of Congress won the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.

Here are a few details about the Kannur assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency, district: Kannur, Kannur district

Lok Sabha constituency: Kannur

Polling date: April 6, 2021

2016 candidates: Kadannappalli Ramachandran (Congress S), Satheesan Pacheni (Congress)

2021 candidates:  Archana Vandichal (BJP), Satheesan Pacheni (Congress)

Sitting MLA, party: Kadannappalli Ramachandran (Congress S)

Winning margin in 2016: 1,196

Runner up name, party: Satheesan Pacheni (Congress)

Number of voters in 2016: 1,26,244

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 77.35%

Number of women voters in 2016: 70,434

Number of polling booths in 2016: 126