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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kanjirappally<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 100<br />
| map_image = Kanjirappally Mini Civil Station.jpg<br />
| map_caption = [[Kanjirappally]] Mini-Civil Station<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = 1,78,950 (2016)<br />
| mla = [[Rony K Baby]]<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|#0087BD |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
| district = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Kanjirappally State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url = https://kottayam.nic.in/constituencies<br />
| website = kottayam.nic.in<br />
| title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district<br />
|access-date =16 March 2020<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 assembly elections]], the current MLA is Rony K Baby of [[Indian National Congress |INC]].<br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Kanjirappally Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kottayam.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District<br />
|access-date = 13 March 2021<br />
|archive-date = 13 March 2011<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313031449/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kottayam.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Chirakkadavu]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kanjirappally]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Kanjirappally]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kanjirappally]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Manimala]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kanjirappally]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Kangazha]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Changanassery]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Karukachal]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Changanassery]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Nedumkunnam]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Changanassery]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Vazhoor]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Changanassery]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Vellavoor]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Changanassery]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Pallickathode]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kottayam]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br/>Sabha<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2 |Party<br />
!Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
|1st<br />
| rowspan="2" |K. T. Thomas<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1957 – 1960<br />
|-<br />
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
|2nd<br />
|1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|M. Kamal<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
| rowspan="2" |K. V. Kurian<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Kerala Congress}}<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Thomas Kallampally]]<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
|K. J. Thomas<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[George J. Mathew]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
|[[Alphons Kannanthanam]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[N. Jayaraj]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Kerala Congress (M)}}<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
|2016 - 2021<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
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{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kanjirappally}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=KC(M)|candidate=N. Jayaraj|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=United Democratic Front (Kerala)|candidate=Rony K. Baby|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=[[George Kurien]]|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kanjirappally}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=N. Jayaraj|votes= 60,299 |percentage= 43.79 |change={{increase}}4.93}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Indian National Congress |candidate=Joseph Vazhackan |votes=46,596|percentage=33.84|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Alphons Kannanthanam |votes= 29,157 |percentage= 21.17 |change={{decrease}}1.81|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ashik M M|votes=727|percentage=0.53|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=624|percentage=0.45|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sajan C. Madhavan|votes=90|percentage=0.07|change=-}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=13,703|percentage=9.95|change={{increase}}7.11}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,37,703|percentage=73.76|change={{decrease}}2.63}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Kerala Congress (M)|swing=-|}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2016 ===<br />
There were 1,78,950 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><br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kanjirappally}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=N. Jayaraj|votes=53,126|percentage=38.86|change={{decrease}}11.54|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=V. B. Binu|votes=49,236|percentage=36.02|change={{decrease}}3.59|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. N. Manoj|votes=31,411|percentage=22.98|change={{increase}}15.88|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Arun M. John|votes=1,113|percentage=0.81|change={{decrease}}2.08|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Muhammed Siyad|votes=839|percentage=0.61|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=618|percentage=0.45|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Manoj Aruvikkuzhy|votes=138|percentage=0.10|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Achuthan K. P.|votes=137|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sajan C. Madhavan|votes=90|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=3,890|percentage=2.84|change={{decrease}}7.95}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,36,708|percentage=76.39|change={{increase}}6.40}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Kerala Congress (M)|swing={{decrease}}11.54}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were 1,61,648 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><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kanjirappally}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=N. Jayaraj|votes=57,021|percentage=50.40|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Suresh T. Nair|votes=44,815|percentage=39.61|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rajamohan|votes=8,037|percentage=7.10|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. K. Geetha Krishnan|votes=3,268|percentage=2.89|change={{increase}}0.59|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,206|percentage=10.79|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,13,141|percentage=69.99|change={{increase}}2.68}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Kerala Congress (M)|loser=Independent politician|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kanjirappally]]<br />
* [[Kottayam district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kottayam district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>
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