Wadakkanchery Assembly Constituency
Wadakkanchery 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Xavier Chittilappilly of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
Wadakkanchery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Panchayat President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadakkanchery | Municipality | Thalapilly | |
| 2 | Thekkumkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly | Sunil Kumar |
| 3 | Adat | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 4 | Avanur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 5 | Kaiparamba | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 6 | Kolazhy | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 7 | Mulakunnathukavu | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 8 | Tholur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. C. Ayyappan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Balakrishna Menon | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Seshan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. S. N. Nambissan | CPI(M) | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | INC(I) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Adv. V. Balram | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2004 | |||
| 2004* | A. C. Moideen | CPI(M) | 2004 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | C. N. Balakrishnan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Anil Akkara | 2016-2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Xavier Chittilappilly | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
* indicates by-polls
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | |||||
| INC | |||||
| BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu | ||||
| NOTA | None of the Above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2021
There were 2,23,003 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Xavier Chittilappilly | 81,026 | 47.70 |  6.71
| |
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,858 | 38.77 |  2.25
| |
| BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu | 21,747 | 12.80 | 3.88
| |
| Independent | Haji Aboobaker Kundukadan | 388 | 0.23 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 842 | 0.5 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,168 | 8.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,861 | 76.17 | 4.74
| ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 6.71
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,535 | 41.02 | 7.70
| |
| CPI(M) | Mary Thomas | 65,492 | 40.99 | 3.48
| |
| BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu | 26,652 | 16.68 | 11.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 969 | 0.6 | − | |
| SDPI | Gaddafi A. K. | 477 | 0.30 | − | |
| BSP | P. K. Subramanian | 419 | 0.26 | 0.76
| |
| Independent | Anil | 237 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 43 | 0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,781 | 80.91 | 1.41
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.70
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. N. Balakrishnan | 67,911 | 48.79 | ||
| CPI(M) | N. R. Balan | 61,226 | 44.47 | ||
| BJP | Shajumon Vattakad | 7,451 | 5.35 | ||
| BSP | Govindan Machad | 1,419 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 1,177 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,685 | 4.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,718 | 79.05 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur 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.