Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the twenty Parliamentary Constituencies (Lok Sabha) in Kerala State in southern India.[1]

Wayanad
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituencies
Established2009
Total electors1,357,819 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2019

On 23 March 2023, the sitting MP Rahul Gandhi's membership of Parliament was disqualified following his conviction and sentencing by a local court in Surat. On 4 August 2023, the Supreme Court restored his status as a member of parliament[2][3][4]

Assembly segments

Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency is composed of the following Kerala Legislative Assembly Constituencies:[5]

No Name District Member Party
17 Mananthavady (ST) Wayanad O. R. Kelu CPIM
18 Sulthan Bathery (ST) I. C. Balakrishnan INC
19 Kalpetta T Siddique INC
32 Thiruvambady Kozhikode Linto Joseph CPIM
34 Eranad Malappuram P. K. Basheer IUML
35 Nilambur P. V. Anvar LDF Ind
36 Wandoor (SC) A. P. Anil Kumar INC

Members of Parliament
Year Member Party
2009 M. I. Shanavas Indian National Congress
2014
2019 Rahul Gandhi

Election results
Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
 
 64.94%
2014
 
 41.21%
2009
 
 49.86%

General Elections 2019
2019 Indian general election : Wayanad[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 706,367 64.94% 23.73%
CPI P. P. Suneer 274,597 25.24% -13.68%
BDJS Thushar Vellappally 78,816 7.25%
SDPI Babu Mani 5,426 0.50% -1.07%
Margin of victory 4,31,770 39.69% 37.41%
Turnout 10,87,783 80.37% 6.77%
Registered electors 13,59,679 8.82%
INC hold Swing 23.73%

General Elections 2014
2014 Indian general election : Wayanad[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 377,035 41.21% -8.66%
CPI Sathyan Mokeri 3,56,165 38.92% 7.69%
BJP P. R. Rasmilnath 80,752 8.83% 4.98%
Independent P. V. Anvar 37,123 4.06%
SDPI Jaleel Neelambra 14,327 1.57%
WPOI Ramla Mampad 12,645 1.38%
NOTA None of the Above 10,735 1.17%
AAP P. P. A. Sageer 10,684 1.17%
Independent Sathyan Thazhemangad 5,476 0.60%
Margin of victory 20,870 2.28% -16.35%
Turnout 9,15,006 73.25% -1.50%
Registered electors 12,49,420 13.37%
INC hold Swing -8.66%

General Elections 2009
2009 Indian general election : Wayanad[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 410,703 49.86%
CPI M. Rahmathulla 2,57,264 31.23%
NCP K. Muraleedharan 99,663 12.10%
BJP C. Vasudevan Master 31,687 3.85%
Independent Rahmathulla Pooladan 6,459 0.78%
Independent Shanavas Malappuram 4,015 0.49%
Margin of victory 1,53,439 18.63%
Turnout 8,23,694 74.76%
Registered electors 11,02,097
INC win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified: What this means, what happens next?". The Indian Express. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP, can't contest polls for 8 years if conviction not stayed". The Times of India. 25 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction in defamation case". BBC News. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. Philip, Shaju (31 March 2019). "Explained: Introducing Wayanad, from where Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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