Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency)
Kanhangad State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. [1]As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is E. Chandrasekharan of CPI.
| 4 Kanhangad കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Left to right: Hosdurg Fort, Nityananda Ashram, Old Bus Stand, Railway Station, New Bus Stand, Gandhi Smriti Mandapam, Government District Hospital, Anandashram. | |
| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 2,04,931 (2016) |
| Current MLA | E. Chandrasekharan |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Kasaragod |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kanhangad Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies: [2]
Key:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | E. Chandrasekharan | CPI | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,04,931 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 80,558 | 49.98 |  2.33 | |
| INC | Dhanya Suresh | 54,547 | 33.84 |  5.11 | |
| BDJS | M. P. Raghavan | 21,104 | 13.09 | - | |
| BSP | Chandran Parappa | 965 | 0.60 | 0.31 | |
| PDP | Assainar Muttumthala | 959 | 0.59 | 0.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 856 | 0.53 | - | |
| Independent | Sajeevan R. | 663 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Muhammed Ali V. V. | 420 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Kookal Balakrishnan | 294 | 0.18 | - | |
| API | Raghavan B. Poodamkallu | 272 | 0.17 | - | |
| SHS | Balachandran Karimbil | 260 | 0.16 | - | |
| Independent | K. U. Krishnakumar | 186 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | M. Damodaran | 105 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,011 | 16.14 | 7.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,189 | 78.66 | 0.16 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 2.33 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 66,640 | 47.65 | - | |
| INC | M. C. Jose | 54,462 | 38.95 | - | |
| BJP | Madikai Kammaran | 15,543 | 11.11 | - | |
| Independent | P. M. Joseph | 1,919 | 1.37 | - | |
| BSP | Gopalan K. | 1,277 | 0.91 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 12,178 | 8.70 | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,39,841 | 78.50 | - | ||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kozhikode North". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "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.
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