Kanjirappally (State Assembly constituency)

100
Kanjirappally
കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളി
100; Kanjirappally ; കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളി
	Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence	1957 - present
Reservation	None
Electorate	1,78,950 (2016)
Current MLA	N. Jayaraj
Party	KC(M)
Political Front	UDF
Elected Year	2016
District	Kottayam
Local Self Governed Segments	Chirakkadavu, Kanjirappally and Manimala Panchayats in Kanjirappilly taluk and Kangazha, Karukachal, Nedumkunnam, Vazhoor and Vellavoor Panchayats in Changanassery Taluk and Pallikkathode Panchayat in Kottayam Taluk.

Kanjirappally State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കാഞ്ഞിരപ്പള്ളി 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections,the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

CPI (M) INC Independent KC(M) KC(J) Socialist BLD SSP

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party	Tenure
1957	1st	K. T. Thomas	INC	1957 – 1960
1960	2nd	K. T. Thomas	INC	1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	M. Kamal	CPI(M)	1967 – 1970
1970	4th	K. V. Kurian	KEC	1970 – 1977
1977	5th	K. V. Kurian		1977 – 1980
1980	6th	Thomas Kallampally		1980 – 1982
1982	7th	Thomas Kallampally		1982 – 1987
1987	8th	K. J. Thomas	CPI(M)	1987 – 1991
1991	9th	George J. Mathew	INC	1991 – 1996
1996	10th			1996 – 2001
2001	11th			2001 – 2006
2006	12th	Alphons Kannanthanam	IND	2006 – 2011
2011	13th	N. Jayaraj	KC(M)	2011 – 2016
2016	14th	N. Jayaraj	KC(M)	Incumbent

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KC(M)	N. Jayaraj	53,126	38.86	11.54
	CPI	V. B. Binu	49,236	36.02	3.59
	BJP	V. N. Manoj	31,411	22.98	15.88
	BSP	Arun M. John	1,113	0.81	2.08
	SDPI	Muhammed Siyad	839	0.61	-
	NOTA	None of the above	618	0.45	-
	Independent	Manoj Aruvikkuzhy	138	0.10	-
	Independent	Achuthan K. P.	137	0.10	-
	Independent	Sajan C. Madhavan	90	0.07	-
Margin of victory			3,890	2.84	7.95
Turnout			1,36,708	76.39	6.40
	KC(M) hold		Swing	11.54

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	KC(M)	N. Jayaraj	57,021	50.40
	CPI	Suresh T. Nair	44,815	39.61	-
	BJP	Rajamohan	8,037	7.10
	BSP	P. K. Geetha Krishnan	3,268	2.89	0.59
Margin of victory			12,206	10.79
Turnout			1,13,141	69.99	2.68
	KC(M) gain from Independent		Swing

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