Changanassery (State Assembly constituency)
Changanassery State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of September 27, the constituency has no MLA after the death of C. F. Thomas[2] who was elected in the 2016 elections.
| 99 Changanassery ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,67,180 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Vacant |
| District | Kottayam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Changanassery Municipality and Kurichy, Madappally, Paippad, Thrikkodithanam and Vazhappally Panchayats in Changanassery 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 | Kalyanakrishnan Nair M. | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | N. Bhaskaran Nair | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. G. N. Nambudiripad | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. J. Chacko | KEC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K.J.Chacko | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. F. Thomas | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Ind. | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2020 | |||
| Vacant | |||||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,67,180 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 50,371 | 40.04 |  7.09 | |
| JKC | K. C. Joseph | 48,522 | 38.57 | - | |
| BJP | Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan | 21,455 | 17.06 |  11.26 | |
| SDPI | Althaph Hassan | 1,797 | 1.43 | 0.59 | |
| Independent | Sojan Paviyanose | 1,050 | 0.83 | - | |
| BSP | Raji Rajan | 676 | 0.54 | 0.44 | |
| Independent | Suresh K. | 596 | 0.47 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 571 | 0.45 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | K .N. Rajan | 312 | 0.25 | 0.01 | |
| Kerala Congress (Secular) | Babu Varghese | 292 | 0.23 | - | |
| Independent | Kunjimon Abraham | 151 | 0.12 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,849 | 1.47 | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,793 | 75.24 | 2.68 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 7.09 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,49,193 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 51,019 | 47.13 | ||
| CPI (M) | B. Ekbal | 48,465 | 44.77 | - | |
| BJP | M. B. Rajagopal | 6,281 | 5.80 | ||
| BSP | Mathews John | 1,058 | 0.98 | - | |
| SDPI | Mansoor | 907 | 0.84 | 1.00 | |
| SUCI(C) | K. Sadanandan | 281 | 0.26 | - | |
| Independent | Naseer K. M. | 246 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,554 | 2.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,08,257 | 72.56 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | - | |||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "CF Thomas, Kerala Congress (M) veteran and 9-time MLA, dies at 81". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "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.