Kodungallur (State Assembly constituency)
Kodungallur 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 V. R. Sunil Kumar of CPI.
| 73 Kodungallur കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂർ | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,86,847 (2016) |
| Current MLA | V. R. Sunil Kumar |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thrissur |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Kodungallur Municipality and Methala and Poyya Panchayats in Kodungaloor Taluk and Annamanada, Kuzhur, Mala, Puthenchira and Vellangallur Panchayats in Mukundapuram Taluk. |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | E. Gopalakrishna Menon | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. K. Abdul Khadir | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | P.K. Gopalakrishnan | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | E. Gopalakrishna Menon | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | V. K. Rajan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Meenakshi Thamban | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | Umesh Challiyil | JSS | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K. P. Rajendan | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | T. N. Prathapan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | V. R. Sunil Kumar | CPI | Incumbent | |
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | V. R. Sunil Kumar | 67,909 | 45.71 |  12.93 | |
| INC | K. P. Dhanapalan | 45,118 | 30.37 |  19.74 | |
| BDJS | Sangeetha | 32,793 | 22.07 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 886 | 0.60 | - | |
| SDPI | Manaf A. K. | 558 | 0.38 | - | |
| Independent | Radhakrishnan C .K. | 411 | 0.28 | - | |
| BSP | Subramanian | 367 | 0.25 | 0.23 | |
| Independent | Rajan | 210 | 0.14 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | C. S. Krishnakumar | 200 | 0.13 | 0.13 | |
| Independent | Joshy Kumar K. V. | 125 | 0.08 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 22,791 | 15.04 | |||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,48,577 | 79.52 | 3.38 | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. N. Prathapan | 64,495 | 50.11 | ||
| CPI (M) | K. G. Sivadasan | 55,063 | 42.78 | ||
| BJP | I. R. Vijayan | 6,732 | 5.23 | ||
| BSP | Ambily Unnikrishnan | 624 | 0.48 | - | |
| Independent | Haridas K. B. | 461 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Appat | 377 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Ally Ravi | 343 | 0.27 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Suja Anthony | 330 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | T. U. Radhakrishnan | 289 | 0.22 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 9,432 | 7.33 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,28,714 | 76.14 | |||
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "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.
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