Wandoor (State Assembly constituency)
Wandoor State assembly constituency (Malayalam: വണ്ടൂര് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. P. Anil Kumar of INC.
| 36 Wandoor വണ്ടൂര് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
![]() Karuvarakundu eco-village in the Wandoor (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1977 - present |
| Reservation | SC |
| Electorate | 2,10,149 (2016) |
| Current MLA | A. P. Anil Kumar |
| Party | INC |
| Political Front | UDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Malappuram |
| Local Self Governed Segments | |
Local self governed segments
Wandoor Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mampad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 2 | Thiruvali | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 3 | Wandoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 4 | Chokkad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 5 | Kalikavu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 6 | Karuvarakundu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 7 | Thuvvoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 8 | Porur | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Wandoor Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | Vella Eacharan | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. A. Kuttappan | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | N Kannan | CPI(M) | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. P. Anil Kumar | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,10,149 registered voters in Wandoor Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 81,964 | 52.59% | ||
| CPI (M) | K. Nishanth | 58,100 | 37.28% | ||
| BJP | Sunitha Mohandas | 9,471 | 6.08% | ||
| WPOI | Krishnan Kuniyil | 3,399 | 2.18% | - | |
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,178 | 0.76% | ||
| PDP | Velayudhan Venniyur | 920 | 0.59% | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 808 | 0.52% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 23,864 | 15.31% | |||
| Turnout | 1,55,840 | 74.16% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,80,715 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 77,580 | 58.50% | ||
| CPI (M) | V. Rameshan | 48,661 | 36.69% | ||
| BJP | Kotheri Ayyapan | 2,885 | 2.18% | ||
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,682 | 1.27% | ||
| Independent | P. Anil Kumar | 953 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. C. Theyyan | 849 | 0.64% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,919 | 21.81% | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,610 | 73.38% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Wandoor".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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