Vengara Assembly constituency explained

State:Kerala
Vengara
Type:SLA
Constituency No:41
Established:2011 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:1,85,356 (2021)
Mla:P. K. Kunhalikutty
Party:Indian Union Muslim League
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Malappuram

Vengara 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 Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. K. Kunhalikutty of IUML.

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1VengaraGrama panchayatTirurangadi
2Abdu Rahiman NagarGrama panchayatTirurangadi
3KannamangalamGrama panchayatTirurangadi
4OorakamGrama panchayatTirurangadi
5ParappurGrama panchayatTirurangadi
6OthukkungalGrama panchayatTirurangadi

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure
201113thP. K. KunhalikuttyIUML2011 – 2016
201614th2016 - 2017
2017*K. N. A. Khader2017 - 2021
202115thP. K. KunhalikuttyIncumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,85,356 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

Niyama Sabha By-election 2017

Vengara assembly constituency faced a bypoll due to the election of the sitting MLA P. K. Kunhalikutty into Indian Lok Sabha in 2017.[5] There were 1,70,006 registered voters for the subsequent by election.

Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,69,639 registered voters in Vengara Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,44,317 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District.
  3. Web site: Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Vengara.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  5. Web site: Vengara Niyamasabha Re-election Results 2017, Election commission of India.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India.
  7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.