Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
Thiruvambady State assembly constituency 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 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Linto Joseph of CPI(M).
| Thiruvambady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 32 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Mukkam Kadav Bridge, Mukkam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1977 - present |
| Total electors | 1,80,289 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editThiruvambady Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mukkam | Municipality | Kozhikode |
| 2 | Kodencheri | Grama panchayat | Thamarassery |
| 3 | Koodaranji | Grama panchayat | Thamarassery |
| 4 | Puthuppadi | Grama panchayat | Thamarassery |
| 5 | Karassery | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 6 | Kodiyathur | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 7 | Thiruvambady | Grama panchayat | Thamarassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
INC IUML CPI(M) INC(U) Independent
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | P. 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) | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Linto Joseph | Incumbent | ||
* indicates bypolls
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
editThere were 1,80,289 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Linto Joseph | 67,867 | 47.46 |  1.53
| |
| IUML | C. P Cheriya Muhammed | 63,224 | 44.21 | 0.49
| |
| BJP | Baby Ambattu | 7,794 | 5.45 | − | |
| Independent | Sunny V Joseph | 1,847 | 1.29 | − | |
| Independent | K. P Cheriya Muhammed | 1,121 | 0.78 | − | |
| Independent | Linto Joseph | 579 | 0.4 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 419 | 0.17 |  0.29
| |
| Independent | Lenilal T. D | 80 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | George Mathew Thottathimyalil | 78 | 0.05 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 4,643 | 3.25 | 1.04
| ||
| Turnout | 1,43,009 | 79.32 | 1.25
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.53
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,68,412 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| 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
editThere were 1,45,763 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ Kerala election Results 2021 official, Kerala election Results 2021 official. "Kerala election results 2021".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "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.