Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
| Thiruvambady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 32 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Thiruvambady | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1977 |
| 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 |
Thiruvambady State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Linto Joseph of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
[edit]Thiruvambady Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvambady | Grama panchayat | Thamarassery |
| 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 | Mukkam | Municipality | Kozhikode |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The 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 | ||
*by-election
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit]There 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
|
|||
2016
[edit]There 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 | ||||
2011
[edit]There 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
[edit]- Thiruvambady
- Kozhikode district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[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.