| Sulthan Bathery | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 18 |
| Established: | 1977 |
| Reservation: | ST |
| District: | Wayanad |
| Loksabha Cons: | Wayanad |
| Mla: | I. C. Balakrishnan |
| Party: | INC |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| Electors: | 2,20,167 (2021) |
Sulthan Bathery State assembly constituency 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] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is I. C. Balakrishnan of INC.
Sulthan Bathery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sulthan Bathery | Municipality | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 2 | Ambalavayal | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 3 | Meenangadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 4 | Mullenkolly | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 5 | Nenmeni | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 6 | Noolpuzha | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 7 | Poothadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery | |
| 8 | Pulpally | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K Raghavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | K. K. Ramachandran | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K C Rosakutty Teacher | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | N. D. Appachan | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | P Krishna Prasad | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | I. C. Balakrishnan | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
There were 2,18,241 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
There were 1,98,645 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Year | Niyama Sabha | Category | Winning Candidate | Winning Party | Vote | Runner-up | Party | Vote | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | ST | K. Raghavan Master | INC | 29204 | Nidyachery Vasu | BLD | 24213 | 4991 |
| 1980 | 6th | GEN | K. K. Ramachandran Master | INC(I) | 36974 | P. T. Jose | KEC | 29580 | 7394 |
| 1982 | 7th | 31858 | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 28623 | 3235 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 39102 | P. Cyriac John | ICS(SCS) | 34976 | 4126 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | GEN | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 53050 | P.V Varghese Vaidyar | CPM | 50544 | 2006 |
| 1996 | 10th | GEN | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 50316 | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 49020 | 1296 |
| 2001 | 11th | GEN | N. D. Appachan | INC | 68685 | Fr. Mathai Nooranal | IND | 45132 | 23553 |
| 2006 | 12th | GEN | P. Krishna Prasad | CPI(M) | 63092 | N D Appachan | DIC | 37552 | 25540 |
| 2011 | 13th | ST | I. C. Balakrishnan | INC | 71509 | E. A. Shankaran | CPI(M) | 63926 | 7583 |
| 2016 | 14th | 75747 | Rugmini Subramanian | CPI(M) | 65647 | 11198 |