Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency explained

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).

Local self governed segments

Wadakkanchery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)TalukPanchayat President
1WadakkancheryMunicipalityThalapilly
2ThekkumkaraGrama panchayatThalapillySunil Kumar
3AdatGrama panchayatThrissur
4AvanurGrama panchayatThrissur
5KaiparambaGrama panchayatThrissur
6KolazhyGrama panchayatThrissur
7MulakunnathukavuGrama panchayatThrissur
8TholurGrama panchayatThrissur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure
19571stC. C. AyyappanCPI1957 – 1960
K. KochukuttanINC
19602ndK. Balakrishna MenonPSP1960 – 1965
K. KochukuttanINC
19673rdN. K. SeshanSSP1967 – 1970
19704thA. S. N. NambissanCPI(M)1970 – 1977
19775thK. S. Narayanan NamboodiriINC1977 – 1980
19806thINC(I)1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878thINC1987 – 1991
19919th1991 – 1996
199610thAdv. V. Balram1996 – 2001
200111th2001 – 2004
2004*A. C. MoideenCPI(M)2004 – 2006
200612th2006 – 2011
201113thC. N. BalakrishnanINC2011 – 2016
201614thAnil Akkara2016-2021
202115thXavier ChittilappillyCPI(M)Incumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 2,23,003 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

References

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Notes and References

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