Chittur (State Assembly constituency)
Chittur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചിറ്റൂർ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Krishnakutty of JD(S).
58 Chittur ചിറ്റൂർ | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
The Chittur Puzha in the Chittur (State Assembly constituency). | |
Existence | 1957 - present |
Reservation | None |
Electorate | 1,85,995 (2016) |
Current MLA | K. Krishnankutty |
Party | JD(S) |
Political Front | LDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Palakkad |
Local Self Governed Segments | Chittur-Thathamangalam, Eruthempathy, Kozhinjampara, Nalleppilly, Pattanchery, Perumatty, Vadakarapathy, Peruvemba, and Polpully. |
Local self governed segments
Chittur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Chittur-Thathamangalam | Municipality | Chittur |
2 | Eruthempathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
3 | Kozhinjampara | Grama Panchayat | Chittur |
4 | Nalleppilly | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
5 | Pattanchery | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
6 | Perumatty | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
7 | Vadakarapathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
8 | Peruvemba | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
9 | Polpully | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1957 | 1st | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
K. Eacharan | INC | ||||
1960 | 2nd | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | 1960 – 1965 | |
Narayanan Thandan | |||||
1967 | 3rd | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | P. Shankar | CPI | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | K. Krishankutty | JND | 1980 – 1982 | |
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | K. A. Chandran | INC | 1987 – 1991 | |
1991 | 9th | K. Krishankutty | JND | 1991 – 1996 | |
1996 | 10th | K. Achuthan | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | K. Krishankutty | JD(S) | Incumbent |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,85,995 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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JD(S) | K. Krishnakutty | 69,270 | 44.90 | - | |
INC | K. Achuthan | 61,985 | 40.18 | 11.15 | |
BJP | Sasikumar M. | 12,537 | 8.13 | 4.81 | |
AIADMK | Mayilswamy | 6,212 | 4.03 | - | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,260 | 0.82 | - | |
Independent | Santha | 679 | 0.44 | - | |
Independent | Kishnakutty Kunnath | 672 | 0.44 | - | |
BSP | P. C. Ramachandran | 571 | 0.37 | 0.09 | |
Independent | Achuthan Thankanivas | 495 | 0.32 | - | |
SUCI(C) | A. Rajeena | 442 | 0.29 | 0.06 | |
Independent | A. Krishnakutty Aramuri | 157 | 0.10 | - | |
Margin of victory | 7,285 | 4.72 | |||
Turnout | 1,54,280 | 82.95 | 1.78 | ||
JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,67,800 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | K. Achuthan | 69,916 | 51.33 | ||
CPI (M) | S. Subhash Chadrabose | 57,586 | 42.28 | ||
BJP | A. K. Omaakuttan | 4,518 | 3.32 | ||
Independent | K. Kaladharan | 1,319 | 0.97 | ||
SDPI | A. Muhammed Haneefa | 1,192 | 0.88 | - | |
BSP | V. Lakshmi | 626 | 0.46 | - | |
Independent | K. Achuthan | 570 | 0.42 | ||
SUCI(C) | A. Rajeena | 472 | 0.35 | ||
Margin of victory | 12,330 | 9.05 | |||
Turnout | 1,36,199 | 81.17 | |||
INC hold | Swing |
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- "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.