Wandoor (State Assembly constituency)

Wandoor State assembly constituency (Malayalam: വണ്ടൂര്‍ 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

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Wandoor
വണ്ടൂര്‍
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence1977 - present
ReservationSC
Electorate2,10,149 (2016)
Current MLAA. P. Anil Kumar
PartyIndian National Congress
Political Front  UDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictMalappuram
Local Self Governed Segments

Local self governed segments

Wandoor Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Mampad Grama panchayat Nilambur
2 Thiruvali Grama panchayat Nilambur
3 Wandoor 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 Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Wandoor Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  INC     CPI (M)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1977 5th V. Eacharan INC 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 CPI(M) 1996 – 2001
2001 11th A. P. Anil Kumar INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    Niyama Sabha Election 2016

    There were 2,10,149 registered voters in Wandoor Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Wandoor
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    INC A. P. Anil Kumar 81,964 52.59%
    CPI (M) K. Nishanth 58,100 37.28%
    BJP Sunitha Mohandas 9,471 6.08%
    WPOI Krishnan Kuniyil 3,399 2.18%
    SDPI Krishnan Eranhikkal 1,178 0.76%
    PDP Velayudhan Venniyur 920 0.59%
    NOTA None of the above 808 0.52%
    Margin of victory 23,864 15.31%
    Turnout 1,55,840 74.16%
    INC hold Swing

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Wandoor".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
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