| Irinjalakuda | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 70 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Irinjalakuda Municipal Office in Irinjalakuda Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,91,930 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent R. Bindu | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Irinjalakuda 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 R. Bindu of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
Irinjalakuda Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irinjalakuda | Municipality | Mukundapuram |
| 2 | Karalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 3 | Kattoor | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 4 | Muriyad | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 5 | Padiyur | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 6 | Poomangalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 7 | Vellookkara | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 8 | Aloor | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. Achutha Menon | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | C. K. Rajan | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | C. S. Gangadharan | Kerala Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Siddarthan Kattungal | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Jose Thanickal | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | Thomas Unniyadan | Kerala Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. U. Arunan | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | R. Bindu | 2021 - incumbent | ||
Election results
2021
There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Bindu | 62,493 | 40.27 |  0.27
| |
| KEC | Thomas Unniyadan | 56,544 | 36.44 |  1.74
| |
| BJP | Jacob Thomas | 33,685 | 22.12 | 1.75
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 583 | 0.38 | 0.19
| |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,55,179 | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. U. Arunan | 59,380 | 40.00 | 2.33
| |
| KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 57,019 | 38.18 | 13.52
| |
| BJP | Santhosh Cherkalam | 30,420 | 20.37 | 15.33
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 857 | 0.57 | − | |
| BSP | V. C. Unnikrishnan | 639 | 0.43 | 0.09
| |
| Independent | Davis Chatheli | 345 | 0.23 | − | |
| CPI(M) | Ayyapan Manaykal | 314 | 0.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,711 | 1.82 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,324 | 77.80 | 1.81
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,74,214 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 68,445 | 51.70 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. R. Vijaya | 56,041 | 42.33 | ||
| BJP | K. C. Venu | 6,669 | 5.04 | ||
| Independent | T. V. Sivadasan | 772 | 0.58 | ||
| BSP | Subramanian | 449 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,404 | 9.37 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,32,379 | 75.99 | |||
References
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "End of Poll - Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala.
- "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.