Vaikom 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA of this constituency is C. K. Asha of CPI.
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Constituency No. 95 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kottayam |
Established | 1957 |
Total electors | 1,64,469(2021) |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | CPI |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2016 |
Local self governed segments
editVaikom Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Vaikom | Municipality | Vaikom |
2 | Chempu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
3 | Kallara | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
4 | Maravanthuruthu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
5 | T V Puram | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
6 | Thalayazham | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
7 | Thalayolaparambu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
8 | Udayanapuram | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
9 | Vechoor | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
10 | Velloor | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1957 | 1st | K. R. Narayanan | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
1960 | 2nd | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1960 – 1965 | |
1967 | 3rd | 1967 – 1970 | |||
1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | M. K. Keshavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | P. K. Raghavan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
1991 | 9th | K. K. Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
1996 | 10th | M. K. Keshavan | CPI | 1996 – 1998 | |
1998* | 10th | P. Narayanan | 1998 – 2001 | ||
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | K. Ajith | 2006 – 2011 | ||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | C. K. Asha | 2016 – 2021 | ||
2021 | 15th | Incumbent |
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | C. K. Asha | 71,388 | 55.96 | 9.01 | |
INC | P. R. Sona | 42,266 | 33.13 | 4.8 | |
BDJS | Ajitha Sabu | 11,953 | 9.37 | 9.4 | |
Margin of victory | 29,122 | 22.83 | 4.21 | ||
Turnout | 1,34,132 | 82.01 | 0.80 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | 4.67 |
Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,62,632 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI | C. K. Asha | 61,997 | 46.95 | 4.67 | |
INC | A. Saneeshkumar | 37,413 | 28.83 | 14.08 | |
BDJS | N. K. Neelakandan | 30,087 | 22.77 | − | |
NOTA | None of the above | 800 | 0.61 | − | |
BSP | K. C. Chandrasekharan | 540 | 0.41 | 0.16 | |
PDP | Subeesh Surendran | 489 | 0.37 | − | |
SUCI(C) | Anila Bose | 420 | 0.32 | 0.02 | |
CPI(M-L) | K. C. Prakash | 204 | 0.15 | − | |
Independent | Kuttan Kattachira | 118 | 0.09 | − | |
Margin of victory | 24,584 | 18.62 | 9.91 | ||
Turnout | 1,32,048 | 81.19 | 2.04 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | 4.67 |
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,53,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | K. Ajith | 62,603 | 51.62 | ||
INC | A. Saneeshkumar | 52,035 | 42.91 | − | |
BJP | Ramesh Kavimattam | 4,512 | 3.72 | − | |
Independent | K. Sanesh | 691 | 0.57 | − | |
BSP | P. K. Prakashan | 645 | 0.53 | ||
SUCI(C) | K .S. Sasikala | 412 | 0.34 | − | |
Independent | M. K. Dasan | 367 | 0.30 | ||
Margin of victory | 10,568 | 8.71 | |||
Turnout | 1,21,265 | 79.15 | |||
CPI hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "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.