Polling Stations

There are over 150 polling stations, often subdivided into wings within high-density wards to ensure accessibility.

Examples include:

• B.E.M Girl’s Higher Secondary School (left wing)

• B.E.M UP School, Puthiyara (Southern wing)

• Government HSS, Kunduparamba (multiple wings)

• Govt UP Schools at Athanikkal, West Hill, Nadakkavu, and institutions like Kozhikode Govt Polytechnic & Government Engineering College, serve as polling centers.

These stations span coastal-adjacent wards and inland urban neighborhoods.

Geographic & Economic Features

Kozhikode South merges urban fabric with coastal adjacency. The wards stretch from the Arabian Sea coast to interior city pockets, encompassing dense neighborhoods and key institutional zones like the engineering and medical college campuses. The local economy is anchored in trade, education, retail, and public services.

Livelihood & Income Sources

• Trade & Business: Kozhikodian commerce thrives in Valiyangadi (Big Bazaar), Sweetmeat Street, timber yards by the Kallayi river, and spice/retail trade—interactive hubs, historically central to Malabar’s mercantile identity.

• Education & Services: Presence of colleges, polytechnic institutes, hospitals, and service-sector jobs offers stable formal employment.

• Remittances (NRIs): Gulf remittances significantly support middle-class household incomes here.

• Blue Economy: Coastal wards support small-scale fishing and estuarine aquaculture, though this is not the primary economy.

• Small Enterprises: Coir, nut, spice vendors, local transport, and informal trade add livelihood diversity.

Economic Strata

A predominantly middle-income demographic sustains the constituency—supported by salaried jobs, retail business, remittance inflows, and small trade. Some professionals, business owners, and senior public-sector employees populate the higher-income bracket, while coastal fisher families and certain urban low-wage groups fall into the below-poverty-line category, though public education and welfare schemes are helping lifelines maintain stability.

Recent Development Activities

Under MLA Ahamed Devarkovil, several civic and infrastructure improvements have taken shape:

• Urban infrastructure upgrades: Roads, lighting, footpaths, drainage in wards like Nadakkavu, Thiruvannur, and Malaparamba.

• Poll and school refurbishments: Renovations of schools and institutions functioning as polling venues, enhancing accessibility and civic facilities.

• Fisheries support: Small harbour improvements and coastal sanitation upgrades are underway in Puthiyara–Valiyangadi zones.

• Education & civic services: Initiatives focus on digital literacy, e-governance centers, health outreach, and public-sector coordination within urban wards.

Kozhikode South Assembly Constituency is a dynamic urban seat blending rich mercantile legacy, educational prominence, and coastal neighborhood identity. Its broadly middle-class population benefits from trade, remittance, public services, and educational employment. Recent infrastructure and civic upgrades across urban and coastal wards point toward inclusive urban development and revitalisation—anchored in Kozhikode’s enduring spirit of commerce and learning.