It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.

[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. I. Madusoodhanan of CPI(M).

Payyanur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2] Sabha There were 1,80,460 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

There were 1,75,438 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

There were 1,58,613 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.