Template:Infobox Indian constituency Chengannur Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] 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:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Chengannur | Municipality | Chengannur |
| Ala | Grama panchayat | Chengannur |
| Budhanoor | Grama panchayat | Chengannur |
| Cheriyanad | Grama panchayat | Chengannur |
| 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
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Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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| 1957 | 1st | R. Sankaran Thampi | Template:Party name with color | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | Template:Party name with color | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. G. P. Pillai | Template:Party name with color | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Thankappan Pillai | Template:Party name with color | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | S. Ramachandran Pillai | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mammen Iype | Template:Party name with color | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Shobhana George | Template:Party name with color | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. C. Vishnunath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Ramachandran Nair | Template:Party name with color | 2016 – 2018 | |
| 2018* | 14th | Saji Cherian | 2018-2021 | ||
| 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
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2021
There were 2,08,498 registered voters in the Chengannur constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
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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.[4] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
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2016
There were 1,97,372 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party linkTemplate:Election box candidate with party link
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2011
There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
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2006
There were 1,21,105 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
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2001
There were 1,31,196 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
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See also
- Chengannur
- Alappuzha district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala. alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ Legislative Assembly 2021. ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ Chengannur Bye-Election Result 2018: CPM wave helps party double victory margin from 2016(31 May 2018).
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.