Ollur Assembly constituency

Ollur 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][2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Rajan of CPI.

Ollur
Constituency for the
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Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictThrissur
Established1957 - present
Total electors2,07,881(2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Ollur was a citadel of Indian National Congress for a long time, yet occasionally it had gone to Communist Party of India. The constituency has 1,00,750 male and 1,07,128 female voters. Ollur has been a bellwether constituency since 1982. Every MLA since 1982 has been part of the ruling party or alliance in Kerala.

Local self governed segments

Ollur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 14 wards of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation (Ollur zone, Mannuthy zone and Koorkenchery zone), and 4 Gram Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk:[3]

Wards of Thrissur Municipal Corporation in Ollur Constituency
Ward no. Name Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
17 Mullakkara 18 Mannuthy 24 Valarkavu
25 Kuriachira 26 Ancheri 28 Patavarad
29 Edakkunni 30 Thaikkattussery 31 Ollur
32 Chiyyaram South 41 Koorkenchery 42 Kanimangalam
43 Panamukku 44 Nedupuzha
Other Local Bodies in Ollur Constituency
Sl no. Name Local Body Type Taluk
1 Madakkathara Grama panchayat Thrissur
2 Nadathara Grama panchayat Thrissur
3 Pananchery Grama panchayat Thrissur
4 Puthur Grama panchayat Thrissur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI   INC   CPI(M)

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. R. Francis INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd A. V. Aryan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th P. R. Francis INC 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Raghavan Pozhakadavil 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th A. M. Paraman CPI 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. P. George INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th C. N. Jayadevan CPI 1996 – 2001
2001 11th P. P. George INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Rajaji Mathew Thomas CPI 2006 – 2011
2011 13th M. P. Vincent INC 2011 – 2016
2016 14th K. Rajan CPI 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,93,404 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Rajan 71,666 47.55 Increase3.08
INC M. P. Vincent 58,418 38.76 Decrease10.45
BDJS P. K. Santosh 17,694 11.74 -
NOTA None of the above 1,151 0.76 -
PDP Majeed Mullakara 696 0.46 -
CPI(ML) Red Star Sajimon Manjamattam 334 0.22 -
Independent Vincent M. D. Marottikkal 279 0.19 -
Independent K. G. Rajan 267 0.18
Independent V. N. Asokhan 214 0.14 -
Margin of victory 13,248 8.79
CPI gain from INC Swing Increase3.08
Turnout 1,50,719 77.93 Increase3.46

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. P. Vincent 64,823 49.21
CPI Rajaji Mathew Thomas 58,576 44.47
BJP Sundararajan 6,761 5.13
Independent Suresh M. R. 717 0.54
BSP Sunny K. John 434 0.33
Independent Ratheesh T. Nair 407 0.31
Margin of victory 6,247 4.74
INC gain from CPI Swing
Turnout 1,31,718 74.47

References
  1. "MLA files plea on rice scheme". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. "LDF hopes rice scheme will work in its favour in Ollur". The Hindu. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thrissur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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