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Ollur (State Assembly Constituency)

Ollur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Rajan of CPI.

Ollur was a citadel of Indian National Congress for a long time, yet occasionally it had gone to Communist Party of India. The constituency has 1,00,750 male and 1,07,128 female voters. Ollur has been a bellwether constituency since 1982. Every MLA since 1982 has been part of the ruling party or alliance in Kerala.

Local self governed segments

Ollur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 14 wards of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation (Ollur zone, Mannuthy zone and Koorkenchery zone), and 4 Gram Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk:

Wards of Thrissur Municipal Corporation in Ollur Constituency
Ward no. Name Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
17 Mullakkara 18 Mannuthy 24 Valarkavu
25 Kuriachira 26 Ancheri 28 Patavarad
29 Edakkunni 30 Thaikkattussery 31 Ollur
32 Chiyyaram South 41 Koorkenchery 42 Kanimangalam
43 Panamukku 44 Nedupuzha
Other Local Bodies in Ollur Constituency
Sl no. Name Local Body Type Taluk
1 Madakkathara Grama panchayat Thrissur
2 Nadathara Grama panchayat Thrissur
3 Pananchery Grama panchayat Thrissur
4 Puthur Grama panchayat Thrissur

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama

Sabha

Name Party Tenure
1957 1st P. R. Francis Indian National Congress 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd A. V. Aryan Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th P. R. Francis Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Raghavan Pozhakadavil 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th A. M. Paraman Communist Party of India 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. P. George Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th C. N. Jayadevan Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th P. P. George Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Rajaji Mathew Thomas Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th M. P. Vincent Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th K. Rajan Communist Party of India 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI
INC
BJP
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory
Swing
Turnout

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Rajan 76,657 49.09 Increase1.54
INC Jose Valloor 55,151 35.31 Decrease3.45
BJP Adv. B.Gopalakrishnan 22,295 14.28 Increase2.54
NOTA None of the above 827 0.51
BSP P K Subramanian 282 0.18
Independent {{{candidate}}} 628 0.4
Independent Benny Kodiyatil 331 0.21
Margin of victory 21,506 13.78
CPI hold Swing 1.54
Turnout 1,56,171 {{{percentage}}}

2016

There were 1,93,404 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI K. Rajan 71,666 47.55 Increase3.08
INC M. P. Vincent 58,418 38.76 Decrease10.45
BDJS P. K. Santosh 17,694 11.74
NOTA None of the above 1,151 0.76
PDP Majeed Mullakara 696 0.46
CPI(ML) Red Star Sajimon Manjamattam 334 0.22
Independent Vincent M. D. Marottikkal 279 0.19
Independent K. G. Rajan 267 0.18
Independent V. N. Asokhan 214 0.14
Margin of victory 13,248 8.79
CPI gain from INC Swing Increase3.08
Turnout 1,50,719 77.93 Increase3.46

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ollur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. P. Vincent 64,823 49.21
CPI Rajaji Mathew Thomas 58,576 44.47
BJP Sundararajan 6,761 5.13
Independent Suresh M. R. 717 0.54
BSP Sunny K. John 434 0.33
Independent Ratheesh T. Nair 407 0.31
Margin of victory 6,247 4.74
INC gain from CPI Swing
Turnout 1,31,718 74.47

References

  1. ^ "MLA files plea on rice scheme". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ "LDF hopes rice scheme will work in its favour in Ollur". The Hindu. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thrissur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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