Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

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).

Kanjirappally
Constituency for the
Kanjirappally Mini-Civil Station
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKottayam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,78,950 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyKC(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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.

2021
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 60,299 43.79 Increase4.93
INC Joseph Vazhackan 46,596 33.84 -
BJP Alphons Kannanthanam 29,157 21.17 Decrease1.81
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 Increase7.11
Turnout 1,37,703 73.76 Decrease2.63
KC(M) hold Swing -

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 53,126 38.86 Decrease11.54
CPI V. B. Binu 49,236 36.02 Decrease3.59
BJP V. N. Manoj 31,411 22.98 Increase15.88
BSP Arun M. John 1,113 0.81 Decrease2.08
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 Decrease7.95
Turnout 1,36,708 76.39 Increase6.40
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease11.54

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
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 Increase0.59
Margin of victory 12,206 10.79
Turnout 1,13,141 69.99 Increase2.68
KC(M) gain from Independent Swing

See also

References
  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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