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.
| Vaikom | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. R. Narayanan | INC | 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 | INC | 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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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
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,53,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.