| Sulthan Bathery | |
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| Constituency No. 18 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| LS constituency | Wayanad |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 2,20,167 (2021) |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent I. C. Balakrishnan | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Sulthan Bathery State assembly constituency 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is I. C. Balakrishnan of INC.
Local self governed segments
Sulthan Bathery Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sulthan Bathery | Municipality | Sulthan Bathery |
| 2 | Ambalavayal | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 3 | Meenangadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 4 | Mullenkolly | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 5 | Nenmeni | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 6 | Noolpuzha | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 7 | Poothadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 8 | Pulpally | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K Raghavan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. K. Ramachandran | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K C Rosakutty Teacher | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | N. D. Appachan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | P Krishna Prasad | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | I. C. Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
Election results
2016
There were 2,18,241 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | I. C. Balakrishnan | 75,747 | 44.04 |  5.10
| |
| CPI(M) | Rugmini Subrahmanian | 64,549 | 37.53 | 6.40
| |
| JRS | C. K. Janu | 27,920 | 16.23 |  10.16
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,261 | 0.73 | − | |
| BSP | Mukundan Cheengeri | 791 | 0.46 | 0.01
| |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) | Madhavi | 609 | 0.35 | − | |
| SP | K. K. Vasu | 478 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | Balakrishnan Edakkal | 387 | 0.22 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | T. R. Sreedharan | 262 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 11,198 | 6.51 | 3.75
| ||
| Turnout | 1,72,004 | 78.81 | 5.56
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.10
|
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2011
There were 1,98,645 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | I. C. Balakrishnan | 71,540 | 49.14 | ||
| CPI(M) | E. A. Sankaran | 63,926 | 43.93 | ||
| BJP | Palliyara Raman | 8,829 | 6.07 | ||
| BSP | Mukundan Cheengeri | 679 | 0.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,583 | 10.26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,512 | 73.25 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Year | Niyama Sabha | Category | Winning Candidate | Winning Party | Vote | Runner-up | Party | Vote | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | ST | K. Raghavan Master | INC | 29204 | Nidyachery Vasu | BLD | 24213 | 4991 |
| 1980 | 6th | GEN | K. K. Ramachandran Master | INC(I) | 36974 | P. T. Jose | KEC | 29580 | 7394 |
| 1982 | 7th | 31858 | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 28623 | 3235 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 39102 | P. Cyriac John | ICS(SCS) | 34976 | 4126 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | GEN | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 53050 | P.V Varghese Vaidyar | CPM | 50544 | 2006 |
| 1996 | 10th | GEN | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 50316 | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 49020 | 1296 |
| 2001 | 11th | GEN | N. D. Appachan | INC | 68685 | Fr. Mathai Nooranal | IND | 45132 | 23553 |
| 2006 | 12th | GEN | P. Krishna Prasad | CPI(M) | 63092 | N D Appachan | DIC | 37552 | 25540 |
| 2011 | 13th | ST | I. C. Balakrishnan | INC | 71509 | E. A. Shankaran | CPI(M) | 63926 | 7583 |
| 2016 | 14th | 75747 | Rugmini Subramanian | CPI(M) | 65647 | 11198 |
See also
- Sulthan Bathery
- Wayanad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- "State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District". 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.