| Neyyattinkara | |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Reservation: | None |
| District: | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 140 |
| Electors: | 1,86,705 (2021) |
| Mla: | K. Ansalan |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
Neyyattinkara 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 Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Ansalan of CPI(M).
Neyyattinkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neyyattinkara | Municipality | Neyyattinkara | |
| 2 | Athiyannur | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara | |
| 3 | Chenkal | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara | |
| 4 | Karode | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara | |
| 5 | Kulathoor | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara | |
| 6 | Thirupuram | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | 1957 – 1960 | |||
| 1960 | 2nd | P. Narayanan Thampi | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | R. G. Nair | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | R. Parameshwaran Pillai | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | R. Sundareshwaran Nair | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | S. R. Thankaraj | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Thampanoor Ravi | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | V. J. Thankappan | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | R. Selvaraj | 2011 – 2012 | ||
| 2012* | 13th | 2012 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. Ansalan | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the previous election.
There were 1,78,942 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
Due to the resignation of sitting CPI(M) MLA R. Selvaraj, Neyyatinkara went to bypolls on June 6, 2012. There were 1,64,856 registered voters in the constituency for this election. R. Selvaraj, now contesting for INC, won the election by a margin of 6,334 votes.[5]
There were 1,57,851 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]