Vypen Assembly constituency explained

Vypen
Type:SLA
Constituency No:79
State:Kerala
Established:2011 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:1,64,237 (2016)
Mla:K. N. Unnikrishnan
Party:CPI(M)
District:Ernakulam

Vypen 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 Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. N. Unnikrishnan of CPI(M).

Vypen constituency came into existence in 2011. Before It was known as Njarackal Constituency from 1957 to 2011.

Local self governed segments

The constituency lies in the islands of Vypin. It is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1EdavanakkadGrama panchayatKochi
2ElamkunnapuzhaGrama panchayatKochi
3KuzhuppillyGrama panchayatKochi
4NayarambalamGrama panchayatKochi
5NjarackalGrama panchayatKochi
6PallippuramGrama panchayatKochi
7KadamakkudyGrama panchayatKanayannur
8MulavukadGrama panchayatKanayannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

As Njarackal

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
19571st K. C. Abraham1957 – 1960
19602nd1960 – 1965
19673rdA. S. Purushothaman1967 – 1970
19704thM. K. Raghavan1970 – 1977
19775thT. A. Paraman1977 – 1980
19806thM. K. Krishnan1980 – 1982
19827thP. K. Velayudhan1982 – 1987
19878thK. K. Madhavan1987 – 1991
19919thDr. I Muhamed Suffeer1991 – 1996
199610thM. A. Kuttappan1996 – 2001
200111th 2001 – 2006
200612thM. K. Purushothaman2006 – 2011

As Vypen

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
201113thS. Sharma2011 – 2016
201614th2016-2021
202115thK. N. UnnikrishnanIncumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,72,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,64,237 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,52,040 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
  2. Web site: State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.