Kongad Assembly constituency
Kongad | |
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Constituency No. 53 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Palakkad |
Established | 2011 |
Total electors | 1,81,172 (2021) |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent K. Shantakumari | |
Party | CPI(M) |
Alliance | LDF |
Kongad 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the current MLA after the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
Local self governed segments
[edit]Kongad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Keralassery | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
2 | Kongad | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
3 | Mankara | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
4 | Mannur | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
5 | Parali | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
6 | Kanjirappuzha | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
7 | Karimba | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
8 | Karakurissi | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
9 | Tachampara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kongad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | 13th | K. V. Vijayadas | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
2021 | 15th | K. Shanthakumari | Incumbent |
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit]There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. Santhakumari | 67,881 | 49.01 | 3.66 | |
IUML | U. C. Raman | 40,662 | 29.36 | − | |
BJP | M. Suresh Babu | 27,661 | 17.75 | 2.22 | |
BSP | P. E. Guruvayoorappan | 1,351 | 0.59 | 0.39 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 953 | 0.69 | ||
Margin of victory | 27,219 | 19.65 | 9.75 | ||
Turnout | 1,38,508 | 76.45 | 0.69 | ||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.66 |
Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 60,790 | 45.35 | 1.28 | |
INC | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 47,519 | 35.45 | 8.04 | |
BJP | Renu Suresh | 23,800 | 17.75 | 10.29 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,163 | 0.87 | ||
BSP | Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam | 789 | 0.59 | 0.47 | |
Margin of victory | 13,271 | 9.90 | 6.76 | ||
Turnout | 1,34,061 | 77.14 | 4.30 | ||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.28 |
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 52,920 | 46.49 | ||
INC | P. Swaminathan | 49,355 | 43.49 | ||
BJP | V. Devayani | 8,467 | 7.46 | ||
Independent | Vijayadasan | 1,543 | 1.36 | − | |
BSP | K. Velayudhan | 1,198 | 1.06 | ||
Margin of victory | 3,565 | 3.14 | |||
Turnout | 1,13,483 | 72.84 | |||
CPI(M) win (new seat) |
See also
[edit]- Kongad
- Palakkad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kongad". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.