Thrissur (State Assembly constituency)
Thrissur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തൃശൂര് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. S. Sunil Kumar of CPI.
| 67 Thrissur തൃശൂര് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The famous Thrissur Pooram celebrated in Thrissur (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,72,358 (2016) |
| Current MLA | V. S. Sunil Kumar |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thrissur |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | A. R. Menon | Independent | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | T. A. Dharmaja Iyer | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. Sekharan Nair | CPIM | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | P. A. Anthony | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. J. George | JNP | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. K. Kannan | CPIM | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Therambil Ramakrishnan | INC | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | V. S. Sunil Kumar | CPI | Incumbent | |
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,72,358 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | V. S. Sunil Kumar | 53,664 | 42.19 |  3.34 | |
| INC | Padmaja Venugopal | 46,677 | 36.70 |  16.49 | |
| BJP | B. Gopalakrishnan | 24,748 | 19.46 | 13.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,128 | 0.89 | - | |
| Independent | Anthony J. Maliakal | 256 | 0.20 | - | |
| SP | P. S. Unnikrishnan | 226 | 0.18 | - | |
| PDP | Raji Mani | 154 | 0.12 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | M. Pradeepan | 111 | 0.09 | - | |
| IGP | Santhakumari K. V. | 74 | 0.06 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,987 | 5.49 | N/A | ||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | 3.34 |
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| Turnout | 1,27,191 | 73.79 | 4.12 | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,61,886 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Therambil Radhakrishnan | 59,991 | 53.19 | ||
| CPI | P. Balachandran | 43,822 | 38.85 | ||
| BJP | Ravikumar Uppath | 6,697 | 5.94 | ||
| Independent | Therambil Radhakrishnan | 1,405 | 1.25 | ||
| BSP | A. Jayaram | 879 | 0.78 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,169 | 14.34 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,27,191 | 73.79 | |||
See also
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- "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.
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