Template:Infobox Indian constituency Changanassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] C. F. Thomas[2] represented the constituency for 40 consecutive years from 1980. In the 2021 Kerala legislative elections, Adv. Job Michael of the Kerala Congress (M) was elected from the constituency.
Local self-governed segments
Changanassery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Changanassery | Municipality | Changanassery |
| Kurichy | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Madappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Paippad | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Thrikkodithanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Vazhappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
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 | A. M. Kalyanakrishnan Nair | Template:Party name with color | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | N. Bhaskaran Nair | Template:Party name with color | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. G. Neelakantan Nambudiripad | Template:Party name with color | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. J. Chacko | Template:Party name with color | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | C. F. Thomas | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Template:Party name with color | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | Template:Party name with color | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2020 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Job Maichil | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | 2026- | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2026
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2021
C. F. Thomas, who had represented the constituency for 40 years, died in September 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and also the nearby legislative assembly elections, a by-election was not held. The Kerala Congress (M) had left the UDF and had joined the LDF. The Kerala Congress (Joseph) tied up with the Kerala Congress led by P. C. Thomas and contested the elections as Kerala Congress for the UDF. Kerala Congress lost in eight of the ten seats they contested, including Changanassery. The incumbent seat holding Kerala Congress (M) won the seat.
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2016
There were 1,67,180 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4] Template:Election box begin
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2011
There were 1,49,193 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
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2006
There were 1,42,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
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2001
There were 1,51,747 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
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See also
- Changanassery
- Kottayam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district. kottayam.nic.in.
- ↑ CF Thomas, Kerala Congress (M) veteran and 9-time MLA, dies at 81. The Indian Express(2020-09-27). Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- ↑ Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
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