Thrikaripur Assembly constituency

Thrikaripur
Constituency No. 5 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Nileshwaram in Thrikaripur Assembly constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Established1977
Total electors2,02,249 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Thrikaripur Assembly constituency, previously Nileshwaram 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 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Rajagopalan of CPI(M).

Thrikaripur Assembly constituency came into existence in 1977. It was created by replacing Nileshwaram Assembly constituency, which had existed from 1957 to 1977.