Irinjalakuda (State Assembly constituency)

Irinjalakuda Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Kerala, Thrissur district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. U. Arunan of CPI(M).

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Irinjalakuda
ഇരിങ്ങാലക്കുട
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,91,930 (2016)
Current MLAK. U. Arunan
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictThrissur
Local Self Governed SegmentsIrinjalakuda Municipality and Alur, Karalam, Kattur, Muriyad, Padiyur, Poomangalam, Porathissery and Velookkara Panchayats in Mukundapuram Taluk.


Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI     INC     CPI (M)     Independent    INC(U)    KC(M)  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st C. Achutha Menon CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd C. K. Rajan 1967 – 1970
1970 4th C. S. Gangadharan KSP 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Siddarthan Kattungal INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Jose Thanickal INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Lonappan Nambadan Independent 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th Thomas Unniyadan KC(M) 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th K. U. Arunan CPI(M) Incumbent

    Election results

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irinjalakuda
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) K. U. Arunan 59,380 40.00 2.33
    KC(M) Thomas Unniyadan 57,019 38.18 13.52
    BJP Santhosh Cherkalam 30,420 20.37 15.33
    NOTA None of the above 857 0.57 -
    BSP V. C. Unnikrishnan 639 0.43 0.09
    Independent Davis Chatheli 345 0.23 -
    CPI (M) Ayyapan Manaykal 314 0.21
    Margin of victory 2,711 1.82
    CPI (M) gain from KC(M) Swing 2.33
    Turnout 1,49,324 77.80 1.81

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,74,214 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irinjalakuda
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    KC(M) Thomas Unniyadan 68,445 51.70
    CPI (M) K. R. Vijaya 56,041 42.33
    BJP K. C. Venu 6,669 5.04
    Independent T. V. Sivadasan 772 0.58
    BSP Subramanian 449 0.34
    Margin of victory 12,404 9.37
    KC(M) hold Swing
    Turnout 1,32,379 75.99

    References
    1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
    2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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