Irinjalakuda Assembly constituency

Irinjalakuda State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is R. Bindu of CPI(M).

Irinjalakuda
Constituency for the
Irinjalakuda Municipal Office in Irinjalakuda Constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictThrissur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,91,930 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

Irinjalakuda Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Irinjalakuda Municipality Mukundapuram
2 Karalam Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
3 Kattoor Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
4 Muriyad Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
5 Padiyur Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
6 Poomangalam Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
7 Vellookkara Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
8 Aloor Grama panchayat Chalakudy

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI   KSP   INC   CPI(M)   Independent  INC(U)  KC(M)

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st C. Achutha Menon CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd C. K. Rajan 1967 – 1970
1970 4th C. S. Gangadharan KSP 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Siddarthan Kattungal INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Jose Thanickal INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Lonappan Nambadan Ind. 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th Thomas Unniyadan KC(M) 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th K. U. Arunan CPI(M) 2016 – 2021
2021 15th R. Bindu 2021 - incumbent

    Election results

    2021

    There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irinjalakuda[2]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) R. Bindu 62,493 40.27 Increase0.27
    KEC Thomas Unniyadan 56,544 36.44 Decrease1.74
    BJP Jacob Thomas 33,685 22.12 Increase1.75
    NOTA None of the above 583 0.38 Decrease0.19
    CPI(M) hold Swing
    Turnout 1,55,179

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irinjalakuda
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. U. Arunan 59,380 40.00 Decrease2.33
    KC(M) Thomas Unniyadan 57,019 38.18 Decrease13.52
    BJP Santhosh Cherkalam 30,420 20.37 Increase15.33
    NOTA None of the above 857 0.57 -
    BSP V. C. Unnikrishnan 639 0.43 Increase0.09
    Independent Davis Chatheli 345 0.23 -
    CPI(M) Ayyapan Manaykal 314 0.21
    Margin of victory 2,711 1.82
    CPI(M) hold Swing {{{swing}}}
    Turnout 1,49,324 77.80 Increase1.81

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,74,214 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Irinjalakuda
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    KC(M) Thomas Unniyadan 68,445 51.70
    CPI(M) K. R. Vijaya 56,041 42.33
    BJP K. C. Venu 6,669 5.04
    Independent T. V. Sivadasan 772 0.58
    BSP Subramanian 449 0.34
    Margin of victory 12,404 9.37
    KC(M) hold Swing
    Turnout 1,32,379 75.99

    References
    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "End of Poll - Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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