Kongad (State Assembly constituency)

Kongad State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കോങ്ങാട് 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. V. Vijayadas of CPI(M).

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Kongad
കോങ്ങാട്
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence2011 - present
ReservationSC
Electorate1,73,779 (2016)
Current MLAK. V. Vijayadas
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictPalakkad

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kongad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[2]

Key

  CPI (M)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. V. Vijayadas CPI(M) 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 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kongad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) K. V. Vijayadas 60,790 45.35 1.28
    INC Pandalam Sudhakaran 47,519 35.45 8.04
    BJP Renu Suresh 23,800 17.75 10.29
    NOTA None of the above 1,163 0.87
    BSP Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam 789 0.59 0.47
    Margin of victory 13,271 9.90 6.76
    Turnout 1,34,061 77.14 4.30
    CPI (M) hold Swing 1.28

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kongad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) K. V. Vijayadas 52,920 46.49
    INC P. Swaminathan 49,355 43.49
    BJP V. Devayani 8,467 7.46
    Independent Vijayadasan 1,543 1.36 -
    BSP K. Velayudhan 1,198 1.06
    Margin of victory 3,565 3.14
    Turnout 1,13,483 72.84
    CPI (M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kongad". www.mapsofindia.com.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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