Chadayamangalam (State Assembly constituency)
Chadayamangalam is a legislative assembly constituency in the south-eastern area of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mullakara Ratnakaran of CPI.
| 122 Chadayamangalam ചടയമംഗലം | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Jatayu Park in Chadayamangalam constituency | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | General |
| Electorate | 1,96,733 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Mullakara Ratnakaran |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Kollam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Alayamon Panchayat in Pathanapuram Taluk and Chadayamangalam, Chithara, Elamad, Ittiva, Kadakkal, Nilamel and Velinalloor Panchayats in Kottarakkara Taluk. |
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Chadayamangalam assembly constituency consists of Alayamon Panchayat in Punalur Taluk and Chadayamangalam, Chithara, Elamad, Ittiva, Kadakkal, Nilamel and Velinalloor Panchayats in Kottarakkara Taluk.[2][3]
Electoral History
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kesava Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1,703 | Right |
| Kochukunju | PSP | 642 | NA[4] | |
| 1954 | V. Gangadharan | PSP | 9,634 | NA[5] |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Veliyam Bhargavan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | D. D. Potti | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. N. Govindan Nair | CPI | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | K. R. Chandramohan | 1982 – 1984 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | R. Latha Devi | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Mullakara Ratnakaran | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,96,733 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,262 | 49.10 |  6.80 | |
| INC | M. M. Hassan | 49,334 | 33.99 | 3.37 | |
| BJP | K. Sivadasan | 19,259 | 13.27 |  10.01 | |
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,445 | 1.00 | 0.41 | |
| WPOI | Sajeed Khaleedu | 1,222 | 0.84 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 699 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Sunny Itriva | 538 | 0.37 | ||
| SHS | Sreejith S. | 284 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,928 | 15.11 | 3.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,141 | 73.78 | 2.03 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 6.80 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,77,610 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,231 | 55.90 | ||
| INC | Shahida Kamal | 47,607 | 37.56 | ||
| BJP | T. C. Saju Kumar | 4,160 | 3.26 | ||
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,800 | 1.41 | ||
| Independent | Shibu K. Chadayamangalam | 1,078 | 0.85 | - | |
| BSP | Kootukkal Prasad | 996 | 0.78 | ||
| Independent | Oyoor Nazeer | 557 | 0.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,624 | 18.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,429 | 71.75 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "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.