Vamanapuram Assembly constituency
| Vamanapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 131 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| LS constituency | Attingal |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,99,992 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Vamanapuram is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is D. K. Murali of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Vamanapuram Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anad | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 2 | Kallara | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 3 | Nanniyode | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 4 | Nellanad | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 5 | Panavoor | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 6 | Pangode | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 7 | Peringamala | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 8 | Pullampara | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 9 | Vamanapuram | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Majority | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | N. V. Pillai | CPI(M) | 7965 | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. Kunjukrishna Pillai | INC | 1817 | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | N. Vasudevan Pillai | CPI(M) | 2392 | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Koliyakode N. Krishna Nair | 12060 | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1954 | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 10116 | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1366 | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Pirappancode Murali | 6386 | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 1609 | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | J. Arundathi | 6509 | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | Koliyakode N. Krishna Nair | 2236 | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | D. K. Murali | 9596 | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 10242 | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 1,97,254 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | D. K. Murali | 65,848 | 46.56 |  0.05 | |
| INC | T. Sarathchandra Prasad | 56,252 | 39.77 |  4.93 | |
| BDJS | R. V. Nikhil | 13,956 | 9.87 | ||
| SDPI | Thachonam Nisamudeen | 1,774 | 1.25 | 0.55 | |
| BSP | Anil Paalode | 901 | 0.64 | 0.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 789 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | Sugathan S. | 517 | 0.37 | ||
| SS | G. Ajith | 515 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Irincham Suresh | 286 | 0.20 | 0.15 | |
| API | Anil K. Pongadu | 228 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Maniraj Bharathannoor | 123 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,596 | 6.79 | 4.98 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,435 | 71.70 | 0.96 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.05 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,74,408 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 57,381 | 46.51 | ||
| INC | C. Mohanachandran | 55,145 | 44.70 | ||
| BJP | Karette Sivaprasad | 5,228 | 4.24 | ||
| SDPI | Pirappankode Shahjahan | 2,225 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Seleena Prakkanam | 1,613 | 1.31 | ||
| BSP | Sasi R. Cheraman | 667 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Irinchayam Suresh | 437 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Krishnan Nair | 275 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | Bharathannoor Balan | 205 | 0.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2.236 | 1.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,376 | 70.74 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- Vamanapuram
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Vamanapuram Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "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.