Chirayinkeezhu (State Assembly constituency)
Chirayinkeezhu State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചിറയിൻകീഴ് 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. Sasi of CPI.
| 129 Chirayinkeezhu ചിറയിൻകീഴ് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | SC |
| Electorate | 1,97,079 (2016) |
| Current MLA | V. Sasi |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Anjuthengu, Azhoor, Chirayinkeezhu, Kadakkavoor, Kizhuvilam and Mudakkal Panchayats in Chirayinkeezh Taluk and Kadinamkulam and Mangalapuram Panchayats in Thiruvananthapuram 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | V. Sasi | CPI | 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 1,97,079 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | V. Sasi | 64,692 | 46.75 |  6.18 | |
| INC | K. S. Ajith Kumar | 50,370 | 36.30 | 5.77 | |
| BJP | P. P. Vava | 19,478 | 14.08 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,092 | 0.79 | ||
| WPOI | Sasi Panthalam | 955 | 0.69 | ||
| Independent | Santhini | 639 | 0.46 | ||
| PDP | Ambili V. | 589 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Ajith Nandancode | 226 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Shibu | 206 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Ajith | 133 | 0.10 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,322 | 10.35 | 0.51 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,380 | 70.22 |  3.98 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 6.18 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,69,988 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | V. Sasi | 59,601 | 52.93 | ||
| INC | K. Vidyadharan | 47,376 | 42.07 | ||
| Independent | Aythiyoor Surendran | 2,078 | 1.85 | ||
| BSP | Anil Mangalapuram | 1,414 | 1.26 | ||
| Independent | Sajimon Chelayam | 1,277 | 1.13 | ||
| LJP | Anilkumar B. | 857 | 0.76 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,225 | 10.86 | |||
| Turnout | 1,12,603 | 66.24 | |||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 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.