Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)

Thiruvambady State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തിരുവമ്പാടി 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is George M. Thomas of CPI(M).

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Thiruvambady
തിരുവമ്പാടി
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The Thiruvambady town in the Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1977 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,68,412 (2016)
Current MLAGeorge M. Thomas
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictKozhikode

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

 INC    CPI (M)    INC(U)    Independent   IUML  

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1977 5th Cyriac John INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th IND 1982 – 1987
1987 8th P. P. George INC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th A. V. Abdurahiman IUML 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th C. Moinkutty 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Mathayi Chacko CPI(M) 2006
2006* 12th George M. Thomas 2006 – 2011
2011 13th C. Moinkutty IUML 2011 – 2016
2016 14th George M. Thomas CPI(M) Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,68,412 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvambady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI (M) George M. Thomas 62,324 45.93 0.53
IUML V. M. Ummer 59,316 43.72 4.99
BDJS Giri Pambanal 8,749 6.45 3.09
WPOI Raju Punnakkal 2,226 1.64 -
NOTA None of the above 776 0.57 -
Independent Simon Thonakkara 641 0.47 -
SDPI T. P. Mohammed 569 0.42 0.26
PDP Noushad Kodiyathoor 517 0.38 -
Independent Sibi Valayil 426 0.31 -
Independent C. M. Ummer Chokliyil 77 0.06 -
Independent Ummar Vilangot 65 0.05 -
Margin of victory 3,008 2.21
Turnout 1,35,686 80.57 1.18
CPI (M) gain from IUML Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,45,763 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvambady
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IUML C. Moyinkutty 56,386 48.71
CPI (M) George M. Thomas 52,553 45.40
BJP Jose Kappattmala 3,894 3.36
SDPI C. T. Ashraf 790 0.68
Independent K. Moyinkutty 576 0.50 -
Independent George Thomas 574 0.50 -
Independent K. P. Basheer Haji 541 0.47 -
BSP Gafoor Puthuppady 440 0.38 -
Margin of victory 3,883 3.35
Turnout 1,15,754 79.41
IUML gain from CPI (M) Swing

See also

References

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