Kanjirappally Assembly constituency explained

Kanjirappally
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:100
Established:1957 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:1,78,950 (2016)
Mla:N. Jayaraj
Party:KC(M)
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Kottayam

Kanjirappally State assembly constituency 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1ChirakkadavuGrama panchayatKanjirappally
2KanjirappallyGrama panchayatKanjirappally
3ManimalaGrama panchayatKanjirappally
4KangazhaGrama panchayatChanganassery
5KarukachalGrama panchayatChanganassery
6NedumkunnamGrama panchayatChanganassery
7VazhoorGrama panchayatChanganassery
8VellavoorGrama panchayatChanganassery
9PallickathodeGrama panchayatKottayam

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
19571stK. T. Thomas1957 – 1960
19602nd1960 – 1965
19673rdM. Kamal1967 – 1970
19704thK. V. Kurian1970 – 1977
19775th1977 – 1980
19806thThomas Kallampally1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878thK. J. Thomas1987 – 1991
19919thGeorge J. Mathew1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111th2001 – 2006
200612thAlphons Kannanthanam2006 – 2011
201113thN. Jayaraj2011 – 2016
201614th2016 - 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district . kottayam.nic.in . 16 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.