Chengannur (State Assembly constituency)
Chengannur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചെങ്ങന്നൂര് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA is Saji Cheriyan of CPI(M).
| 110 Chengannur ചെങ്ങന്നൂര് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Chengannur Mahadeva Temple. | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,97,372 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Saji Cheriyan |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2018 |
| District | Alappuzha |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI (M) INC Independent CPI IC(S)
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | R. Sankaran Thampi | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | T. Kunjukrishna Pillai | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. G. P. Pillai | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Thankappan Pillai | IND | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | S. Ramachandran Pillai | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mammen Iype | ICS(SCS) | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Sobhana George | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. C. Vishnunath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Ramachandran Nair | CPI(M) | 2016 – 2018 | |
| 2018* | 14th | Saji Cheriyan | Incumbent | ||
Byelections, 2018[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Saji Cheriyan | 67,303 | 45.19% | ||
| INC | D Vijayakumar | 46,347 | 31.12% | ||
| BJP | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai | 35,270 | 23.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,956 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,48,920 | ||||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | Hold | |||
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