Vamanapuram (State Assembly constituency)
Vamanapuram State assembly constituency (Malayalam: വാമനപുരം 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is D. K. Murali of CPI(M).
| 131 Vamanapuram വാമനപുരം | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | General |
| Electorate | 1,97,254 (2016) |
| Current MLA | D. K. Murali |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Nellanad, Pullampara, Vamanapuram, Anad, Kallara, Nanniyode, Panavoor, Pangode and Peringamala Panchayats in Nedumangad Taluk. |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | N. V. Pillai | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. Kunjukrishna Pillai | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | N. Vasudevan Pillai | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Koliyakode N. Krishna Nair | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1984 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Pirapancode Murali | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | J. Arundathi | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | Koliyakode N. Krishna Nair | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | D. K. Murali | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,97,254 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | D. K. Murali | 65,848 | 46.56 |  0.05 | |
| INC | T. Sarathchandra Prasad | 56,252 | 39.77 |  4.93 | |
| BDJS | R. V. Nikhil | 13,956 | 9.87 | ||
| SDPI | Thachonam Nisamudeen | 1,774 | 1.25 | 0.55 | |
| BSP | Anil Paalode | 901 | 0.64 | 0.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 789 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | Sugathan S. | 517 | 0.37 | ||
| SHS | G. Ajith | 515 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Irincham Suresh | 286 | 0.20 | 0.15 | |
| API | Anil K. Pongadu | 228 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Maniraj Bharathannoor | 123 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,596 | 6.79 | 4.98 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,435 | 71.70 | 0.96 | ||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | 0.05 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,74,408 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 57,381 | 46.51 | ||
| INC | C. Mohanachandran | 55,145 | 44.70 | ||
| BJP | Karette Sivaprasad | 5,228 | 4.24 | ||
| SDPI | Pirappankode Shahjahan | 2,225 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Seleena Prakkanam | 1,613 | 1.31 | ||
| BSP | Sasi R. Cheraman | 667 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Irinchayam Suresh | 437 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Krishnan Nair | 275 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | Bharathannoor Balan | 205 | 0.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2.236 | 1.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,376 | 70.74 | |||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Vamanapuram Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "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.