: A total 87 candidates are in the fray in the 11 Assembly constituencies in the district. Kannur and Peravur have the highest number of candidates — 11 candidates each. Payyannur, on the other hand, has the lowest number of candidates: four.
The candidates contesting in each constituency are:
Payyannur – C. Krishnan (CPI-M), Sajid Mauvval (Congress), Aniyamma Teacher (BJP) and Vinod Kumar Ramanthali (others).
Kalliassery – T.V. Rajesh (CPI-M), Amritha Ramakrishnan (Congress), K.P. Arun Master (BJP), Sunil Koyileriyan (Independent), Sainuddin Karivellur (Welfare Party) and K. Subair (SDPI).
Taliparamba – James Mathew (CPI-M), Rajesh Nambiar (Kerala Congress-M), P. Balakrishnan Master (BJP), P.K. Ayyappan Master (BSP), Ibrahim Thiruvattur (SDPI), Rajesh Kumar, K. Sadanandan (Independents) and P.V. Anil Kumar (Trinamool Congress).
Irikkur – K.C. Joseph (Congress), K.T. Jose (CPI), A.P. Gangadharan (BJP), A.K. Shaji, Rijo, Binoy Thomas, Joseph K.C. Kalekkattil, Rajiv Joseph (Independents) and Raveendran A.V. (others).
Azhikode – K.M. Shaji (IUML), M.V. Nikesh Kumar (CPI-M), A.V. Keshavan (BJP), K.K. Abdul Jabbar (SDPI), Prasad V.P., P.K. Ragesh, Shaji K.M. Tholambra, K.M. Shaji Mamba (Ind), P.C. Vivek and M. Joseph John (others).
Kannur – Satheeshan Pacheni (Congress), Ramachandran Kadannappalli (Congress-Secular), K.G. Babu (BJP), C.P. Rahna Teacher (Welfare Party), Sufeera K.P. (SDPI), Potheravalappil Ramachandran, N.P. Sathara, Satheeshan E.V., K. Sudhakaran, Satheeshan Pazhyadath, Ramachandran Thayalepurayil (Independents).
Dharmadam – Pinarayi Vijayan (CPI-M), Mambram Divakaran (Congress), Mohanan Manantheri (BJP), Tharammal Niyaz (SDPI), Mulloli Divakaran and Divakaran (Independents).
Thalassery – A.N. Shamseer (CPI-M), A.P. Abdullakutty (Congress), V.K. Sajeevan (BJP), Jabeena Irshad (Welfare Party), A.C. Jalaluddin (SDPI), Danish Mahal A.P. Abdullakutty, Balakrishnan Kodiyeri and Thayyilvattakki Sajeevan V.K. (Independents).
Koothuparamba – Mohanan K.P. (Janata Dal-U), Shylaja Teacher (CPI-M), C. Sadanandan Master (BJP), Muhammad Sabeer (SDPI), K. Raghunath, Shylaja, K.P. Shylaja, K.P. Mohanan, K.P. Mohanan (Independents).
Matannur – E.P. Jayarajan (CPI-M), K.P. Prashanth (JD-U), Biju Elakkuzhi (BJP), Rafeekh Keecheri (SDPI), Kodippadi Prashanth (Independent).
Peravur – Sunny Joseph (Congress), Binoy Kurian (CPI-M), Paily Vathyatt (others), Muhammad Farookh P.K. (SDPI), V.D. Binto, Radhamani Narayankumar, Pallipram Prasannan, K.J. Joseph, Sunny Joseph K., Sunny Joseph (Independents).
