Wadakkanchery (State Assembly constituency)
Wadakkanchery Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Kerala, Thrissur district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anil Akkara of INC.
| 65 Wadakkanchery വടക്കാഞ്ചേരി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,97,483 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Anil Akkara |
| Party | INC |
| Political Front | UDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thrissur |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Adat, Avanur, Kaiparamba, Kolazhy, Mulamkunnathukavu and Tholur Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk and Mundathikode, Wadakkanchery and Thekkumkara Panchayats in Thalappilly Taluk. |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. C. Ayyappan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Balakrishna Menon | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Seshan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. S. N. Nambisan | CPI(M) | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | INC(I) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | INC | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | V. Balaram | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2004 | |||
| 2004* | A. C. Moideen | CPI(M) | 2004 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | C. N. Balakrishnan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Anil Akkara | Incumbent | ||
* indicates bye-polls
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,535 | 41.02 |  | |
| CPI (M) | Mary Thomas | 65,492 | 40.99 | | |
| BJP | Ullas Babu | 26,652 | 16.68 |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 969 | 0.6 | - | |
| SDPI | Gaddafi A. K. | 477 | 0.30 | - | |
| BSP | P. K. Subramanian | 419 | 0.26 | | |
| Independent | Anil | 237 | 0.15 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 43 | 0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,781 | 80.91 | | ||
| INC hold | Swing | |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. N. Balakrishnan | 67,911 | 48.79 | ||
| CPI (M) | N. R. Balan | 61,226 | 44.47 | ||
| BJP | Shajumon Vattakad | 7,451 | 5.35 | ||
| BSP | Govindan Machad | 1,419 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 1,177 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,685 | 4.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,718 | 79.05 | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "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.
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