Trikaripur state assembly constituency is located in Kasaragod district of Kerala and is part of Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. It is an open seat. It consists of one of seven legislative assembly seats under Kasaragod. M Rajagopalan of CPI (M) is the sitting MLA of Trikaripur seat. He won against K P Kunhikannan of Congress in 2016 by a margin of 16,959 votes. Rajmohan Unnithan of Congress won the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency in 2019.
Here are a few details about the Trikaripur assembly seat:
Name of the assembly constituency, district: Trikaripur, Kasaragod
Lok Sabha constituency: Kasaragod
Polling date: April 6, 2021
2016 candidates: M Rajagopalan (CPI(M)), K P Kunhikannan (Congress)
2021 candidates: M Rajagopalan (CPI(M)), Shibin TV (BJP), MP Joseph (Congress(J)),
Sitting MLA, party: M Rajagopalan (CPI(M))
Winning margin in 2016: 16,959
Runner up name, party: K P Kunhikannan(Congress)
Number of voters in 2016: 1,55,720
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 81.91%
Number of women voters in 2016: 84,205
Number of polling booths in 2016: 166