Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Chadayamangalam is a legislative assembly constituency in the southeast of Kollam district in Kerala, India. Chadayamangalam Assembly Constituency is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency. It is one among the evening assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is J. Chinchu Rani of CPI.
| Chadayamangalam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 122 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Jatayu Park in Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,96,733 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Structure
As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency consists of Alayamon Panchayat in Punalur Taluk and Chadayamangalam, Chithara, Elamad, Ittiva, Kadakkal, Nilamel and Velinalloor Panchayats in Kottarakkara Taluk.[2][3]
Electoral history
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kesava Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1,703 | Right | |
| Kochukunju | Praja Socialist Party | 642 | NA[4] | ||
| 1954 | V. Gangadharan | Praja Socialist Party | 9,634 | NA[5] | |
Members of the 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 | Veliyam Bhargavan | Communist Party of India | 1957–1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | D. D. Potti | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. N. Govindan Nair | Communist Party of India | 1970–1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | 1977–1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980–1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | K. R. Chandramohan | 1982–1984 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987–1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991–1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | R. Latha Devi | 1996–2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Mullakara Ratnakaran | Communist Party of India | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | J. Chinchu Rani | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | J. Chinchu Rani | ||||
| INC | M M Naseer | ||||
| BJP | R S Arun raj | ||||
| SDPI | Sharafath Mallam | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,97,285 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | J. Chinchu Rani | 67,252 | 45.69 |  3.41 | |
| INC | M.M.Naseer | 53,574 | 36.40 |  2.41 | |
| BJP | Vishnu Pattathanam | 22,238 | 15.11 | 1.84 | |
| SDPI | Sharafath Mallam | 1,879 | 1.28 | 0.28 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 685 | 0.47 | 0.01 | |
| WPOI | Archana Prajith | 605 | 0.41 | 0.07 | |
| BSP | Lalu | 406 | 0.28 | ||
| Anna DHRM | Ratheesh Kadakkal | 280 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | Shibu.K.Chadayamangalam | 258 | 0.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,678 | 9.29 | 5.82 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,177 | 74.60 | 0.82 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 3.41 |
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2016
There were 1,96,733 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,262 | 49.10 | 6.80 | |
| INC | M. M. Hassan | 49,334 | 33.99 | 3.37 | |
| BJP | K. Sivadasan | 19,259 | 13.27 | 10.01 | |
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,445 | 1.00 | 0.41 | |
| WPOI | Sajeed Khaleedu | 1,222 | 0.84 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 699 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Sunny Itriva | 538 | 0.37 | ||
| SS | Sreejith S. | 284 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,928 | 15.11 | 3.43 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,141 | 73.78 | 2.03 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 6.80 |
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2011
There were 1,77,610 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,231 | 55.90 | ||
| INC | Shahida Kamal | 47,607 | 37.56 | ||
| BJP | T. C. Saju Kumar | 4,160 | 3.26 | ||
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,800 | 1.41 | ||
| Independent | Shibu K. Chadayamangalam | 1,078 | 0.85 | − | |
| BSP | Kootukkal Prasad | 996 | 0.78 | ||
| Independent | Oyoor Nazeer | 557 | 0.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,624 | 18.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,429 | 71.75 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 47,284 | 49.90 | ||
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 42,631 | 45.00 | ||
| BJP | Yeroor Anil | 2,533 | 2.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,653 | 4.90 | |||
| Turnout | 94,749 | ||||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2001
There were 1,43,376 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 49,683 | 49.33 | ||
| CPI | R. Latha Devi | 47,764 | 47.43 | ||
| BJP | V. S. Unnikrishnan | 3,263 | 3.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,919 | 1.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,710 | 70.25 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1996
There were 1,31,047 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | R. Latha Devi | 42,550 | 48.74 | ||
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 39,804 | 45.59 | ||
| PDP | Abdul Rasheed | 3,258 | 3.73 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,746 | 3.19 | |||
| Turnout | 87,306 | 68.00 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||