Kongad
Constituency for the
A school in the Kongad (State Assembly constituency).
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictPalakkad
Established2011
Total electors1,81,172 (2021)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
K. Shantakumari
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF

Kongad 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the current MLA after the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

Local self governed segments

Kongad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Keralassery Grama panchayat Palakkad
2 Kongad Grama panchayat Palakkad
3 Mankara Grama panchayat Palakkad
4 Mannur Grama panchayat Palakkad
5 Parali Grama panchayat Palakkad
6 Kanjirappuzha Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
7 Karimba Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
8 Karakurissi Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
9 Tachampara Grama panchayat Mannarkkad

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kongad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  CPI(M)

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
2011 13th K. V. Vijayadas CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th K. Shanthakumari Incumbent

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    2021

    There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kongad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. Santhakumari 67,881 49.01 Increase3.66
    IUML U. C. Raman 40,662 29.36 -
    BJP M. Suresh Babu 27,661 17.75 Increase2.22
    BSP P. E. Guruvayoorappan 1,351 0.59 Increase0.39
    NOTA None of the above 953 0.69
    Margin of victory 27,219 19.65 Increase9.75
    Turnout 1,38,508 76.45 Decrease0.69
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase3.66

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kongad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Vijayadas 60,790 45.35 Increase1.28
    INC Pandalam Sudhakaran 47,519 35.45 Decrease8.04
    BJP Renu Suresh 23,800 17.75 Increase10.29
    NOTA None of the above 1,163 0.87
    BSP Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam 789 0.59 Decrease0.47
    Margin of victory 13,271 9.90 Increase6.76
    Turnout 1,34,061 77.14 Increase4.30
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase1.28

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kongad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Vijayadas 52,920 46.49
    INC P. Swaminathan 49,355 43.49
    BJP V. Devayani 8,467 7.46
    Independent Vijayadasan 1,543 1.36 -
    BSP K. Velayudhan 1,198 1.06
    Margin of victory 3,565 3.14
    Turnout 1,13,483 72.84
    CPI(M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kongad". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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