Irinjalakuda Assembly constituency
| Irinjalakuda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Irinjalakuda Municipal Office in Irinjalakuda Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,91,930 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Irinjalakuda State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is R. Bindu of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Irinjalakuda Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irinjalakuda | Municipality | Mukundapuram |
| 2 | Karalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 3 | Kattoor | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 4 | Muriyad | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 5 | Padiyur | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 6 | Poomangalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 7 | Vellookkara | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 8 | Aloor | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
Local Bodies on Irinjalakuda (State Assembly constituency)
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. Achutha Menon | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | C. K. Rajan | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | C. S. Gangadharan | Kerala Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Siddarthan Kattungal | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Jose Thanickal | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | Thomas Unniyadan | Kerala Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. U. Arunan | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | R. Bindu | 2021 - incumbent | ||
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Bindu | 62,493 | 40.27 |  0.27
| |
| KEC | Thomas Unniyadan | 56,544 | 36.44 |  1.74
| |
| BJP | Jacob Thomas | 33,685 | 22.12 | 1.75
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 583 | 0.38 | 0.19
| |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,55,179 | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. U. Arunan | 59,380 | 40.00 | 2.33
| |
| KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 57,019 | 38.18 | 13.52
| |
| BJP | Santhosh Cherkalam | 30,420 | 20.37 | 15.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 857 | 0.57 | − | |
| BSP | V. C. Unnikrishnan | 639 | 0.43 | 0.09
| |
| Independent | Davis Chatheli | 345 | 0.23 | − | |
| CPI(M) | Ayyapan Manaykal | 314 | 0.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,711 | 1.82 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,324 | 77.80 | 1.81
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,74,214 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 68,445 | 51.70 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. R. Vijaya | 56,041 | 42.33 | ||
| BJP | K. C. Venu | 6,669 | 5.04 | ||
| Independent | T. V. Sivadasan | 772 | 0.58 | ||
| BSP | Subramanian | 449 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,404 | 9.37 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,32,379 | 75.99 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b "End of Poll - Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala.
- ^ "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.