Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)
Thiruvambady State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തിരുവമ്പാടി 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is George M. Thomas of CPI(M).
32 Thiruvambady തിരുവമ്പാടി | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
The Thiruvambady town in the Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency). | |
Existence | 1977 - present |
Reservation | None |
Electorate | 1,68,412 (2016) |
Current MLA | George M. Thomas |
Party | CPI(M) |
Political Front | LDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Kozhikode |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
INC CPI (M) INC(U) Independent IUML
Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1977 | 5th | Cyriac John | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | INC(U) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
1982 | 7th | IND | 1982 – 1987 | ||
1987 | 8th | P. P. George | INC | 1987 – 1991 | |
1991 | 9th | A. V. Abdurahiman | IUML | 1991 – 1996 | |
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | C. Moinkutty | 2001 – 2006 | ||
2006 | 12th | Mathayi Chacko | CPI(M) | 2006 | |
2006* | 12th | George M. Thomas | 2006 – 2011 | ||
2011 | 13th | C. Moinkutty | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
2016 | 14th | George M. Thomas | CPI(M) | Incumbent |
* indicates bypolls
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,68,412 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI (M) | George M. Thomas | 62,324 | 45.93 | 0.53 | |
IUML | V. M. Ummer | 59,316 | 43.72 | 4.99 | |
BDJS | Giri Pambanal | 8,749 | 6.45 | 3.09 | |
WPOI | Raju Punnakkal | 2,226 | 1.64 | - | |
NOTA | None of the above | 776 | 0.57 | - | |
Independent | Simon Thonakkara | 641 | 0.47 | - | |
SDPI | T. P. Mohammed | 569 | 0.42 | 0.26 | |
PDP | Noushad Kodiyathoor | 517 | 0.38 | - | |
Independent | Sibi Valayil | 426 | 0.31 | - | |
Independent | C. M. Ummer Chokliyil | 77 | 0.06 | - | |
Independent | Ummar Vilangot | 65 | 0.05 | - | |
Margin of victory | 3,008 | 2.21 | |||
Turnout | 1,35,686 | 80.57 | 1.18 | ||
CPI (M) gain from IUML | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,45,763 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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IUML | C. Moyinkutty | 56,386 | 48.71 | ||
CPI (M) | George M. Thomas | 52,553 | 45.40 | ||
BJP | Jose Kappattmala | 3,894 | 3.36 | ||
SDPI | C. T. Ashraf | 790 | 0.68 | ||
Independent | K. Moyinkutty | 576 | 0.50 | - | |
Independent | George Thomas | 574 | 0.50 | - | |
Independent | K. P. Basheer Haji | 541 | 0.47 | - | |
BSP | Gafoor Puthuppady | 440 | 0.38 | - | |
Margin of victory | 3,883 | 3.35 | |||
Turnout | 1,15,754 | 79.41 | |||
IUML gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district, Kerala". 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. Retrieved 11 March 2020.