Kanjirappally (State Assembly constituency)
| Kanjirappally | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Kanjirappally Mini-Civil Station | |
| Constituency details | |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,78,950 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | N. Jayaraj |
| Party | KC(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kanjirappally State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections,the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).
Local self governed segments[]
Kanjirappally Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirakkadavu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 2 | Kanjirappally | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 3 | Manimala | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 4 | Kangazha | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 5 | Karukachal | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 6 | Nedumkunnam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 7 | Vazhoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 8 | Vellavoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 9 | Pallickathode | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
Members of Legislative Assembly[]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI(M) INC Independent KC(M) KC(J) Socialist BLD SSP
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. T. Thomas | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | M. Kamal | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. V. Kurian | KEC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Thomas Kallampally | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. J. Thomas | CPI(M) | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | George J. Mathew | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Alphons Kannanthanam | Ind. | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | N. Jayaraj | KC(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results[]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 60,299 | 43.79 |  4.93
| |
| INC | Joseph Vazhackan | 46,596 | 33.84 | - | |
| BJP | Alphons Kannamthanam | 29,157 | 21.17 |  1.81
| |
| BSP | Ashik M M | 727 | 0.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 624 | 0.45 | - | |
| Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 13,703 | 9.95 | 7.11
| ||
| Turnout | 1,37,703 | 73.76 | 2.63
| ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | - | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2016[]
There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 53,126 | 38.86 | 11.54
| |
| CPI | V. B. Binu | 49,236 | 36.02 | 3.59
| |
| BJP | V. N. Manoj | 31,411 | 22.98 | 15.88
| |
| BSP | Arun M. John | 1,113 | 0.81 | 2.08
| |
| SDPI | Muhammed Siyad | 839 | 0.61 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 618 | 0.45 | - | |
| Independent | Manoj Aruvikkuzhy | 138 | 0.10 | - | |
| Independent | Achuthan K. P. | 137 | 0.10 | - | |
| Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 3,890 | 2.84 | 7.95
| ||
| Turnout | 1,36,708 | 76.39 | 6.40
| ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 11.54
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2011[]
There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 57,021 | 50.40 | ||
| CPI | Suresh T. Nair | 44,815 | 39.61 | - | |
| BJP | Rajamohan | 8,037 | 7.10 | ||
| BSP | P. K. Geetha Krishnan | 3,268 | 2.89 | 0.59
| |
| Margin of victory | 12,206 | 10.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,141 | 69.99 | 2.68
| ||
| KC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
See also[]
- Kanjirappally
- Kottayam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[]
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- State assembly constituencies in Kottayam district