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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chengannur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 110
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency|Mavelikara]]
| established = 1957
| map_image = File:Alappuzha district wise kerala assambly election 2016 constituency map.svg
| map_caption = Chengannur within Alappuzha district
| electors = 2,08,498 (2021)
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image = File:Saji Cheriyan.jpg
| mla = [[Saji Cherian]]
| party = [[File:Cpm election symbol.svg|20px]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
}}
'''Chengannur Assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]], India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alappuzha.nic.in/legislative-assembly-constituencies|website=alappuzha.nic.in|title=State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> Since 2021, it has been represented by [[Saji Cherian]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Chengannur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District
}}</ref>

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Chengannur]]
| Municipality
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Ala, Alappuzha|Ala]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Budhanoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Cheriyanad]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Mannar, Alappuzha|Mannar]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Mulakuzha]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Pandanad]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Puliyoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Thiruvanvandoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Venmony]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chengannur]]
|-
| [[Chennithala]]-[[Thriperumthura]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Mavelikkara]]
|}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}{{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}{{Party index link|Independent (politician)}}{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}}{{Party index link|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama
Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|1st
|R. Sankaran Thampi
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|1957 – 1960
|-
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
|2nd
|K. R. Saraswathi Amma
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|1960 – 1965
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|3rd
| rowspan="2" |P. G. P. Pillai
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}
|1967 – 1970
|-
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
|4th
|1970 – 1977
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|5th
|Thankappan Pillai
| {{Party name with color|National Democratic Party (Kerala)|rowspan=3}}
|1977 – 1980
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|6th
|K. R. Saraswathi Amma
|1980 – 1982
|-
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|7th
|S. Ramachandran Pillai
|1982 – 1987
|-
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|8th
|Mammen Iype
| {{Party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}}
|1987 – 1991
|-
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|9th
| rowspan="3" |[[Shobhana George]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|1991 – 1996
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|10th
|1996 – 2001
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|11th
|2001 – 2006
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|12th
| rowspan="2" |[[P. C. Vishnunath]]
|2006 – 2011
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
|2011 – 2016
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|[[K. K. Ramachandran Nair]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
|2016 – 2018
|-
|2018*
|14th
| rowspan="2" |[[Saji Cherian]]
|2018-2021
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|[[Incumbent]]
|}

== Electorate ==
As of 2026, the constituency has 189,490 voters. As per estimates 32% of the electorate is [[Nair]], 24% [[Ezhava]] and 30% [[Christians]] predominantly from [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]] and [[Mar Thoma Syrian Church]].

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

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Saji Cherian]]
|votes = 57,859
|percentage = 42.1
|change = {{loss}}6.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Adv. Abi Kuriakose
|votes = 47,567
|percentage = 34.61
|change = {{gain}}7.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = M. V .Gopakumar
|votes = 30,942
|percentage = 22.51
|change = {{loss}}1.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 638
|percentage = 0.46
|change = {{gain}}0.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party =Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = B. Praneesh
|votes = 429
|percentage = 0.31
|change = {{gain}}0.1
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 10,292
|percentage = 7.49
|change = {{loss}}14.38
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{loss}}6.48
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 2,08,498 registered voters in the Chengannur constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |title=Legislative Assembly 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121075941/https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=21 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Saji Cherian]]
|votes = 71,502
|percentage = 48.58
|change = {{gain}}3.39
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = M. Murali
|votes = 39,409
|percentage = 26.78
|change = {{loss}}4.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = M. V. Gopakumar
|votes = 34,620
|percentage = 23.52
|change = {{loss}}0.16
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Shaji T. George
|votes = 534
|percentage = 0.36
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 493
|percentage = 0.33
|change = {{loss}}0.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India
|candidate = T. K. Gopinathan
|votes = 316
|percentage = 0.21
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Melivin K. Mathew
|votes = 198
|percentage = 0.13
|change = –
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 32,093
|percentage = 21.87
|change = {{gain}}8.02
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,47,171
|percentage = 70.59
|change = {{loss}}8.73
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{gain}}3.39
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2018 by-election ===
Following the death of the sitting MLA [[K. K. Ramachandran Nair]], a by-election was held in the Chengannur constituency on 28 March 2018. There were 2,00,137 registered voters in the constituency for the by-election.<ref name="Chengannur Bye-Election Result 2018: CPM wave helps party double victory margin from 2016">{{cite news|last1=The Indian Express|title=Chengannur Bye-Election Result 2018: CPM wave helps party double victory margin from 2016|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chengannur-assembly-bypoll-results-2018-cpm-saji-cherian-doubles-victory-margin-from-2016-5198389/|accessdate=24 May 2024|date=31 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240524181011/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chengannur-assembly-bypoll-results-2018-cpm-saji-cherian-doubles-victory-margin-from-2016-5198389/|archivedate=24 May 2024|language=en}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=2018 Kerala Assembly By-election: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[Saji Cherian]]|votes=67,303|percentage=45.19|change={{increase}}8.85}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=D. Vijayakumar|votes=46,347|percentage=31.12|change={{increase}}0.27}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]|votes=35,270|percentage=23.68|change={{decrease}}5.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Swami Sukbaksh Saraswathi|votes=800|percentage=0.53|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=728|percentage=0.07|change={{decrease}}0.18}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Rajeev Pallathu|votes=368|percentage=0.24|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Mobran Achary|votes=263|percentage=0.17|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Lok Dal|candidate=Jiji Puntbala|votes=248|percentage=0.16|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Aji. M. Chalakeri|votes=137|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Madhu Chengannur|votes=124|percentage=0.08|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Sreedharan Pillai|votes=121|percentage=0.08|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Somnatha Warrier T. K.|votes=98|percentage=0.06|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Unni Karthikeyan|votes=57|percentage=0.04|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Ambedkarite Party of India|candidate=Subhash Naga|votes=53|percentage=0.04|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Murali Naga|votes=44|percentage=0.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=A. K. Shaji|votes=39|percentage=0.03|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sivaprasad Gandhi K. M.|votes=21|percentage=0.01|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=M. C. Jayalal|votes=20|percentage=0.01|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 20,956
|percentage =13.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,58,756|percentage=79.32|change={{increase}}5.59}}

{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing ={{increase}}8.85
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,97,372 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[K. K. Ramachandran Nair]]|votes=52,880|percentage=36.34|change={{decrease}}5.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[P. C. Vishnunath]]|votes=44,897|percentage=30.85|change={{decrease}}21.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[P. S. Sreedharan Pillai]]|votes=42,682|percentage=29.33|change={{increase}}24.49}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sobhana George|votes=3,966|percentage=2.73|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Alex|votes=483|percentage=0.33|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=363|percentage=0.25|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=E. T. Sasi|votes=247|percentage=0.17|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=8,013|percentage=5.49|change={{down}}4.48}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,45,518|percentage=73.73|change={{increase}}2.86}}

{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[P. C. Vishnunath]]|votes=65,156|percentage=51.98|change={{up}}1.48}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[C. S. Sujatha]]|votes=52,656|percentage=42.01|change={{down}}2.59}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=B. Radhakrishna Menon|votes=6,062|percentage=4.84|change={{up}}1.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Surendran Karippuzha|votes=848|percentage=0.68|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=V. Venugopal|votes=623|percentage=0.50|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,500|percentage=9.97|change={{up}}4.07}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,25,345|percentage=70.87|change={{down}}1.13}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{up}}1.48}}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
There were 1,21,105 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[P. C. Vishnunath]]
|votes = 44,010
|percentage = 50.5
|change = {{up}}6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[Saji Cherian]]
|votes = 38,878
|percentage = 44.6
|change = {{up}}2.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = Mannar Satheesh
|votes = 3,299
|percentage = 3.8
|change = {{down}}9.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sasi E. T.
|votes = 488
|percentage = 0.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = V. Venugopal
|votes = 416
|percentage = 0.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 5,132
|percentage = 5.9
|change = {{up}}4.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 87,139
|percentage = 72.0
|change = {{down}}0.1
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{up}} 6.9
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
There were 1,31,196 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chengannur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sobhana George
|votes = 41,242
|percentage = 43.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[K. K. Ramachandran Nair]]
|votes = 39,777
|percentage = 42.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = M. T. Ramesh
|votes = 12,598
|percentage = 13.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Adv. Sanalkumar
|votes = 902
|percentage = 1.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,465
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 94,522
|percentage = 72.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Chengannur]]
* [[Alappuzha district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Chengannur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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