Changanassery Assembly constituency
Changanassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] C. F. Thomas[2] represented the constituency for 40 consecutive years from 1980. In the 2021 Kerala legislative elections, Adv. Job Michael of the Kerala Congress (M) was elected from the constituency.
| Changanassery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the | |
 A street at Changanassery Market. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,67,180 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Adv. Job Michael | |
Local self governed segments
Changanassery Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[3]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Changanassery | Municipality | Changanassery |
| Kurichy | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Madappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Paippad | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Thrikkodithanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Vazhappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
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 | A. M. Kalyanakrishnan Nair | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | N. Bhaskaran Nair | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. G. Neelakantan Nambudiripad | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. J. Chacko | KEC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | C. F. Thomas | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2020 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Adv. Job Maichil | 2021 - | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2021
C. F. Thomas who had represented the constituency for 40 years died in September 2020. Because of the pandemic and also the nearby legislative assembly elections, by- elections were not held. The Kerala Congress (M) had left the UDF and had joined the LDF. The Kerala Congress (Joseph) tied up with the Kerala Congress led by PC Thomas and contested the elections as Kerala Congress for the UDF. Kerala Congress lost in 8 out of 10 seats they contested including Changanassery. The incumbent seat holding Kerala Congress (M) won the seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Adv. Job Maichil | 55,425 | 44.85 |  4.81 | |
| KEC | V. J. Laly | 49,366 | 39.94 | - | |
| BJP | Ad. G Raman Nair | 14491 | 11.73 |  5.33 | |
| Independent | Tijo Karikkanadam | 1094 | 0.89 | - | |
| BSP | Amruth Dev T | 1,079 | 0.87 | 0.33 | |
| SDPI | M. K. Nizamuddin | 1,075 | 0.87 | 0.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 434 | 0.35 | 0.1 | |
| SUCI(C) | Rejitha Jayaram | 328 | 0.27 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Joemon Joseph Srampickal | 157 | 0.13 | - | |
| Independent | Babychen Mukkadan | 136 | 0.11 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,059 | 4.91 | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,23,585 | 70.23 | 5.02 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,67,180 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 50,371 | 40.04 | 7.09 | |
| JKC | K. C. Joseph | 48,522 | 38.57 | - | |
| BJP | Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan | 21,455 | 17.06 | 11.26 | |
| SDPI | Althaph Hassan | 1,797 | 1.43 | 0.59 | |
| Independent | Sojan Paviyanose | 1,050 | 0.83 | - | |
| BSP | Raji Rajan | 676 | 0.54 | 0.44 | |
| Independent | Suresh K. | 596 | 0.47 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 571 | 0.45 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | K .N. Rajan | 312 | 0.25 | 0.01 | |
| Kerala Congress (Secular) | Babu Varghese | 292 | 0.23 | - | |
| Independent | Kunjimon Abraham | 151 | 0.12 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,849 | 1.47 | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,793 | 75.24 | 2.68 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 7.09 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,49,193 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 51,019 | 47.13 | ||
| CPI(M) | B. Ekbal | 48,465 | 44.77 | - | |
| BJP | M. B. Rajagopal | 6,281 | 5.80 | ||
| BSP | Mathews John | 1,058 | 0.98 | - | |
| SDPI | Mansoor | 907 | 0.84 | 1.00 | |
| SUCI(C) | K. Sadanandan | 281 | 0.26 | - | |
| Independent | Naseer K. M. | 246 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,554 | 2.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,08,257 | 72.56 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | - | |||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "CF Thomas, Kerala Congress (M) veteran and 9-time MLA, dies at 81". The Indian Express. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "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.