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Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

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Kanjirappally
Constituency No. 100 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kanjirappally Mini-Civil Station
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,78,950 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyKC(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Kanjirappally State assembly constituency 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

Local self governed segments

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Kanjirappally Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Chirakkadavu Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
2 Kanjirappally Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
3 Manimala Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
4 Kangazha Grama panchayat Changanassery
5 Karukachal Grama panchayat Changanassery
6 Nedumkunnam Grama panchayat Changanassery
7 Vazhoor Grama panchayat Changanassery
8 Vellavoor Grama panchayat Changanassery
9 Pallickathode Grama panchayat Kottayam

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Election Niyama
Sabha
Name Party Tenure
1957 1st K. T. Thomas Indian National Congress 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd M. Kamal Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th K. V. Kurian Kerala Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Thomas Kallampally 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th K. J. Thomas Communist Party of India 1987 – 1991
1991 9th George J. Mathew Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Alphons Kannanthanam Independent 2006 – 2011
2011 13th N. Jayaraj Kerala Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2021

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2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 60,299 43.79 Increase4.93
INC Joseph Vazhackan 46,596 33.84
BJP Alphons Kannanthanam 29,157 21.17 Decrease1.81
BSP Ashik M M 727 0.53
NOTA None of the above 624 0.45
Independent Sajan C. Madhavan 90 0.07
Margin of victory 13,703 9.95 Increase7.11
Turnout 1,37,703 73.76 Decrease2.63
KC(M) hold Swing -

Niyamasabha Election 2016

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There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 53,126 38.86 Decrease11.54
CPI V. B. Binu 49,236 36.02 Decrease3.59
BJP V. N. Manoj 31,411 22.98 Increase15.88
BSP Arun M. John 1,113 0.81 Decrease2.08
SDPI Muhammed Siyad 839 0.61
NOTA None of the above 618 0.45
Independent Manoj Aruvikkuzhy 138 0.10
Independent Achuthan K. P. 137 0.10
Independent Sajan C. Madhavan 90 0.07
Margin of victory 3,890 2.84 Decrease7.95
Turnout 1,36,708 76.39 Increase6.40
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease11.54

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 57,021 50.40
CPI Suresh T. Nair 44,815 39.61
BJP Rajamohan 8,037 7.10
BSP P. K. Geetha Krishnan 3,268 2.89 Increase0.59
Margin of victory 12,206 10.79
Turnout 1,13,141 69.99 Increase2.68
KC(M) gain from Independent Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.