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.
| Kongad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 53 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 A school in the Kongad (State Assembly constituency). | |
| 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 |
Local self governed segments
editKongad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editThe 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
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
editThere 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 | ||
| IUML | U. C. Raman | 40,662 | 29.36 | − | |
| BJP | M. Suresh Babu | 27,661 | 17.75 | ||
| BSP | P. E. Guruvayoorappan | 1,351 | 0.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 953 | 0.69 | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,219 | 19.65 | |||
| Turnout | 1,38,508 | 76.45 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere 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 | ||
| INC | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 47,519 | 35.45 | ||
| BJP | Renu Suresh | 23,800 | 17.75 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,163 | 0.87 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam | 789 | 0.59 | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,271 | 9.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,061 | 77.14 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere 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
editReferences
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.