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Constituency of the: Kerala legislative assembly in India

Kanjirappally
Constituency No. 100 for theβ€”β€”Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kanjirappally Mini-Civil Station
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,78,950 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyKC(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Kanjirappally State assembly constituency is: one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

Local self governed segmentsβ€»

Kanjirappally Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Chirakkadavu Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
2 Kanjirappally Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
3 Manimala Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
4 Kangazha Grama panchayat Changanassery
5 Karukachal Grama panchayat Changanassery
6 Nedumkunnam Grama panchayat Changanassery
7 Vazhoor Grama panchayat Changanassery
8 Vellavoor Grama panchayat Changanassery
9 Pallickathode Grama panchayat Kottayam

Members of Legislative Assemblyβ€»

Election Niyama
Sabha
Name Party Tenure
1957 1st K. T. Thomas Indian National Congress 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd M. Kamal Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th K. V. Kurian Kerala Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Thomas Kallampally 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th K. J. Thomas Communist Party of India 1987 – 1991
1991 9th George J. Mathew Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Alphons Kannanthanam Independent 2006 – 2011
2011 13th N. Jayaraj Kerala Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election resultsβ€»

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

2021β€»

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % Β±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 60,299 43.79 Increase4.93
INC Joseph Vazhackan 46,596 33.84 -
BJP Alphons Kannanthanam 29,157 21.17 Decrease1.81
BSP Ashik M M 727 0.53
NOTA None of the above 624 0.45 -
Independent Sajan C. Madhavan 90 0.07 -
Margin of victory 13,703 9.95 Increase7.11
Turnout 1,37,703 73.76 Decrease2.63
KC(M) hold Swing -

Niyamasabha Election 2016β€»

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % Β±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 53,126 38.86 Decrease11.54
CPI V. B. Binu 49,236 36.02 Decrease3.59
BJP V. N. Manoj 31,411 22.98 Increase15.88
BSP Arun M. John 1,113 0.81 Decrease2.08
SDPI Muhammed Siyad 839 0.61 -
NOTA None of the above 618 0.45 -
Independent Manoj Aruvikkuzhy 138 0.10 -
Independent Achuthan K. P. 137 0.10 -
Independent Sajan C. Madhavan 90 0.07 -
Margin of victory 3,890 2.84 Decrease7.95
Turnout 1,36,708 76.39 Increase6.40
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease11.54

Niyamasabha Election 2011β€»

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally
Party Candidate Votes % Β±%
KC(M) N. Jayaraj 57,021 50.40
CPI Suresh T. Nair 44,815 39.61 -
BJP Rajamohan 8,037 7.10
BSP P. K. Geetha Krishnan 3,268 2.89 Increase0.59
Margin of victory 12,206 10.79
Turnout 1,13,141 69.99 Increase2.68
KC(M) gain from Independent Swing

See alsoβ€»

Referencesβ€»

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