Kattakkada (State Assembly constituency)

Kattakkada Assembly Constituency is one of the divisions of Kerala Legislative Assembly within the Thiruvananthapuram district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1][2][3] Major communities living there are Nadars (40,000) and Nairs (55,000).[4] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is I. B. Satheesh of CPI(M).

138 Kattakkada കാട്ടാക്കട
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Kattakkada Bus Terminal and Shopping Complex
Existence	2011 - present
Reservation	General
Electorate	1,87,392 (2016)
Current MLA	I. B. Satheesh
Party	CPI(M)
Political Front	LDF
Elected Year	2016
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Local Self Governed Segments	Kattakkada, Malayinkeezhu, Maranalloor, Pallichal, Vilappil and Vilavoorkkal Panchayats in Neyyattinkara Taluk.

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[5]

Key

  INC    CPI (M)  

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
2011	13th	N. Shakthan	INC		2011 – 2016
2016	14th	I. B. Satheesh	CPI(M)		Incumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,87,392 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kattakkada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI (M)	I. B. Satheesh	51,614	35.93
	INC	N. Shakthan	50,765	35.34	9.29
	BJP	P. K. Krishnadas	38,700	26.94	7.72
	NOTA	None of the above	732	0.51
	BSP	Biju S. R.	709	0.49	0.62
	SDPI	Ashraf Pravachambalam	627	0.44	0.08
	SUCI(C)	S. Mini	295	0.21
	Independent	K. Sasikumar	192	0.13
Margin of victory			849	0.59
Turnout			1,43,634	76.65	6.09
	CPI (M) gain from INC		Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,66,306 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kattakkada

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	N. Shakthan	52,368	44.63
	Independent	M. V. Jayadali	39,452	33.62
	BJP	P. K. Krishnadas	22,550	19.22
	BSP	Vengode Sunil Kumar	1,303	1.11
	SDPI	Kattakada Rajan	613	0.52
	Independent	S. Sujithra	586	0.50
	Independent	Malayankeezh Rajesh	475	0.40
Margin of victory			12,916	11.01
Turnout			1,17,347	70.56
	INC win (new seat)

References

1. "Kerala Assembly constituencies". keralaassembly.org.
2. "2011 Kerala Assembly Elections Results, 2011 Kerala Assembly Elections Result Map". mapsofindia.com.
3. "Delimitation Commission of India – Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies in the State of Kerala on the basis of 2001 Census" (PDF). kerala.gov.in. 16 May 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
4. "863453". mathrubhumi.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011.
5. "Kattakkada Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.