Wandoor Assembly constituency
| Wandoor | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 36 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 2,26,426 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Wandoor State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. P. Anil Kumar of INC.
Local self governed segments
[edit]Wandoor Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wandoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 2 | Mampad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 3 | Thiruvali | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 4 | Chokkad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 5 | Kalikavu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 6 | Karuvarakundu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 7 | Thuvvoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 8 | Porur | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Wandoor Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | Vella Eacharan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. A. Kuttappan | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | N Kannan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. P. Anil Kumar | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 – Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
[edit]There were 2,26,426 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 87,415 | 51.44% |  1.15
| |
| CPI(M) | P. Midhuna | 71,852 | 42.28% |  5.00
| |
| BJP | Dr. P. C. Vijayan | 7,057 | 4.15% | 1.93
| |
| WPOI | Krishnan. C | 2,943 | 1.73% | 0.45
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 664 | 0.39% | 0.13
| |
| Margin of victory | 15,563 | 9.16% | 6.15
| ||
| Turnout | 1,69,931[5][1] | 75.05%[1] | 0.89
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.15
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 2,10,149 registered voters in Wandoor Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 81,964 | 52.59% | 5.91
| |
| CPI(M) | K. Nishanth | 58,100 | 37.28% | 0.59
| |
| BJP | Sunitha Mohandas | 9,471 | 6.08% | 3.90
| |
| WPOI | Krishnan Kuniyil | 3,399 | 2.18% | − | |
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,178 | 0.76% | 0.51
| |
| PDP | Velayudhan Venniyur | 920 | 0.59% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 808 | 0.52% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 23,864 | 15.31% | 6.50
| ||
| Turnout | 1,55,840 | 74.16% | 0.78
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.91
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,80,715 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 77,580 | 58.50% | ||
| CPI(M) | V. Rameshan | 48,661 | 36.69% | ||
| BJP | Kotheri Ayyapan | 2,885 | 2.18% | ||
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,682 | 1.27% | ||
| Independent | P. Anil Kumar | 953 | 0.72% | ||
| Independent | T. C. Theyyan | 849 | 0.64% | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,919 | 21.81% | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,610 | 73.38% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- Wandoor
- Malappuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Wandoor".
- ^ a b "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (36-WANDOOR)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.