| Wadakkanchery | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Loksabha Cons: | Alathur |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 65 |
| Established: | 1957 - present |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 2,23,003 (2021) |
| Mla: | Xavier Chittilappilly |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| District: | Thrissur |
Wadakkanchery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Xavier Chittilappilly of CPI(M).
Wadakkanchery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Panchayat President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadakkanchery | Municipality | Thalapilly | ||
| 2 | Thekkumkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly | Sunil Kumar | |
| 3 | Adat | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | ||
| 4 | Avanur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | ||
| 5 | Kaiparamba | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | ||
| 6 | Kolazhy | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | ||
| 7 | Mulakunnathukavu | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | ||
| 8 | Tholur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Member | Party | Tenure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. C. Ayyappan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | |||||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Balakrishna Menon | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | |||||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Seshan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | A. S. N. Nambissan | CPI(M) | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | INC(I) | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | ||||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | ||||
| 1996 | 10th | Adv. V. Balram | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2004 | ||||
| 2004* | A. C. Moideen | CPI(M) | 2004 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | ||||
| 2011 | 13th | C. N. Balakrishnan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Anil Akkara | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Xavier Chittilappilly | CPI(M) | Incumbent | ||
There were 2,23,003 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]