Vamanapuram Assembly constituency
| Vamanapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 131 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Attingal |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,99,992 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Vamanapuram is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Attingal Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is D. K. Murali of CPI(M). Next Election will be conduct in 2026
Local self-governed segments
Vamanapuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anad | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 2 | Kallara | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 3 | Nanniyode | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 4 | Nellanad | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 5 | Panavoor | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 6 | Pangode | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 7 | Peringamala | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 8 | Pullampara | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
| 9 | Vamanapuram | Grama panchayat | Nedumangad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | N. V. Pillai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1970 | M. Kunjukrishna Pillai | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | N. Vasudevan Pillai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1980 | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Pirappancode Murali | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | J. Arundathi | ||
| 2011 | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | ||
| 2016 | D. K. Murali | ||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
There were 1,97,254 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | D. K. Murali | 65,848 | 46.56 |  0.05
| |
| INC | T. Sarathchandra Prasad | 56,252 | 39.77 |  4.93
| |
| BDJS | R. V. Nikhil | 13,956 | 9.87 | ||
| SDPI | Thachonam Nisamudeen | 1,774 | 1.25 | 0.55
| |
| BSP | Anil Paalode | 901 | 0.64 | 0.06
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 789 | 0.56 | ||
| Independent | Sugathan S. | 517 | 0.37 | ||
| SS | G. Ajith | 515 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Irincham Suresh | 286 | 0.20 | 0.15
| |
| API | Anil K. Pongadu | 228 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Maniraj Bharathannoor | 123 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,596 | 6.79 | 4.98
| ||
| Turnout | 1,41,435 | 71.70 | 0.96
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.05
|
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2011
There were 1,74,408 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 57,381 | 46.51 | ||
| INC | C. Mohanachandran | 55,145 | 44.70 | ||
| BJP | Karette Sivaprasad | 5,228 | 4.24 | ||
| SDPI | Pirappankode Shahjahan | 2,225 | 1.80 | ||
| Independent | Seleena Prakkanam | 1,613 | 1.31 | ||
| BSP | Sasi R. Cheraman | 667 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Irinchayam Suresh | 437 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Krishnan Nair | 275 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | Bharathannoor Balan | 205 | 0.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,236 | 1.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,376 | 70.74 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Arundhathi | 45,743 | 47.25 | ||
| JSS | S. Shine | 39,234 | 40.53 | ||
| Independent | S Anilkumar | 5,627 | 5.81 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,509 | 6.72 | |||
| Turnout | 96,797 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2001
There were 1,60,262 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pirappancode Murali | 52,749 | 48.10 | ||
| JSS | S. Shine | 51,140 | 46.63 | ||
| BJP | V. Rajendran Nair | 4,134 | 3.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,609 | 1.47 | |||
| Turnout | 1,09,674 | 68.45 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1996
There were 1,50,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Pirappancode Murali | 48,491 | 48.04 | ||
| JSS | C. K. Sitaram | 42,105 | 41.71 | ||
| PDP | A. Ansari | 5,758 | 5.70 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,386 | 6.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,944 | 69.03 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1991
There were 1,47,842 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 52,248 | 49.16 | ||
| INC | R. M. Parameswaran | 50,882 | 47.88 | ||
| BJP | N Chakrapani | 2,409 | 3.77 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,366 | 1.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,272 | 72.72 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1987
There were 1,20,576 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 52,410 | 54.45 | ||
| INC | N. Peethambara Kurup | 42,294 | 43.94 | ||
| BJP | N Chakrapani | 639 | 0.66 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,116 | 10.51 | |||
| Turnout | 96,251 | 80.35 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1982
There were 99,227 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Koliakode N. Krishnan Nair | 36,303 | 51.38 | ||
| Independent | R. M. Parameswaran | 34,349 | 48.62 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,954 | 2.76 | |||
| Turnout | 70,652 | 71.84 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Vamanapuram
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Vamanapuram Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.