Konni (State Assembly constituency)
Konni State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കോന്നി 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2019 assembly by-elections, the current MLA is K. U. Jenish Kumar of CPI(M).
| 114 Konni കോന്നി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
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| Existence | 1965 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,97,956 (2019) |
| Current MLA | K. U. Jenish Kumar |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Aruvappulam, Konni, Malayalapuzha, Pramadom, Mylapra, Vallicode, Thannithode, Kalanjoor, Chittar, Seethathodu, Enadimangalam. |
Local self governed segments
Konni Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aruvappulam | Grama panchayat | Konni[3] |
| 2 | Konni | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 3 | Malayalapuzha | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 4 | Pramadom | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 5 | Mylapra | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 6 | Vallicode | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 7 | Thannithode | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 8 | Seethathodu | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 9 | Kalanjoor | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 10 | Chittar | Grama panchayat | Konni |
| 11 | Enadimangalam | Grama panchayat | Adoor |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Konni Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. R. M. Pillai | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | P. J. Thomas | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | V. S. Chandra Sekhar Pillai | CPI(M) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Chittoor Sasankan Nair | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | A. Padmakumar | CPI(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Adoor Prakash | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2019 | |||
| 2019* | K. U. Jenish Kumar | CPI(M) | Incumbent | ||
- * Byepoll
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Bye-election 2019
Due to the election of the sitting MLA Adoor Prakash as the MP from Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency), Konni Niyamasabha Constituency went to byepoll in 2019. There were 1,97,956 registered voters in Konni Constituency for this election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. U. Jenish Kumar | 54,099 | 38.96% |  2.63 | |
| INC | P. Mohanraj | 44,146 | 31.79% |  19.02 | |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 39,786 | 28.65% | 16.99 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 469 | 0.34% | 0.01 | |
| Independent | Joemon Joseph Srampickal | 235 | 0.17% | N/A | |
| Independent | Sivanandan | 124 | 0.09% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 9,953 | 7.17% | 7.31 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,859 | 70.07% | 2.92 | ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.63 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,96,309 registered voters in Konni Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adoor Prakash | 72,800 | 50.81% | 0.66 | |
| CPI (M) | R. Sanal Kumar | 52,052 | 36.33% | 7.89 | |
| BJP | Asoka Kumar D. | 16,713 | 11.66% | 7.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 474 | 0.33% | ||
| SDPI | Reyash | 401 | 0.28% | ||
| WPOI | Joshy Joseph | 365 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | Suresh V. | 249 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | Biju Elamannoor | 133 | 0.09% | ||
| SHS | Vishnu S. | 97 | 0.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,748 | 14.48% | 8.55 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,283 | 72.99% | 1.13 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.66 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,82,384 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adoor Prakash | 65,724 | 50.15% | ||
| CPI (M) | M. S. Rajendran | 57,950 | 44.22% | ||
| BJP | V. S. Harish Chandran | 5,994 | 4.57% | ||
| Independent | Sinto Stephen | 655 | 0.50% | ||
| Independent | Thattayil Saraswathi | 276 | 0.21% | ||
| SUCI(C) | Lekshmi R. Shekhar | 247 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | Renjini C. T. | 207 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,774 | 5.93% | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,053 | 71.86% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Villages and Curresponding Talukas in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Konni". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "Konni Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com". www.thehindu.com.
- http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php
- "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.