Changanassery Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Changanassery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] In the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, Vinu Job of the Kerala Congress was elected from the constituency.
| Changanassery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 99 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
A street at Changanassery Market. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,67,180 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Kerala Congress |
Changanassery is home to Nair Service Society and Syro Malabar Archeparchy of Changanacherry.
Local self-governed segments
Changanassery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Changanassery | Municipality | Changanassery |
| Kurichy | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Madappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Paippad | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Thrikkodithanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| Vazhappally | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
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 | A. M. Kalyanakrishnan Nair | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | N. Bhaskaran Nair | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. G. Neelakantan Nambudiripad | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. J. Chacko | KEC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | C. F. Thomas | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2020 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Job Maichil | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | Vinu Job | KEC | 2026 - | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | Vinu Job | 55,991 | 46.22 | ||
| KC(M) | Job Maichil | 47,623 | 39.31 | ||
| BJP | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 14,803 | 12.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 532 | 0.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8368 | ||||
| Turnout | 121150 | ||||
| KEC gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
C. F. Thomas, who had represented the constituency for 40 years, died in September 2020. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and also the nearby legislative assembly elections, a by-election was not held. The Kerala Congress (M) had left the UDF and had joined the LDF. The Kerala Congress (Joseph) tied up with the Kerala Congress led by P. C. Thomas and contested the elections as Kerala Congress for the UDF. Kerala Congress lost in eight of the ten seats they contested, including Changanassery. The incumbent seat holding Kerala Congress (M) won the seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Job Maichil | 55,425 | 44.85 |  4.81 | |
| KEC | V. J. Laly | 49,366 | 39.94 | − | |
| BJP | Adv. G Raman Nair | 14,491 | 11.73 |  5.33 | |
| Independent | Tijo Karikkanadam | 1094 | 0.89 | − | |
| BSP | Amruth Dev T | 1,079 | 0.87 | 0.33 | |
| SDPI | M. K. Nizamuddin | 1,075 | 0.87 | 0.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 434 | 0.35 | 0.1 | |
| SUCI(C) | Rejitha Jayaram | 328 | 0.27 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Joemon Joseph Srampickal | 157 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | Babychen Mukkadan | 136 | 0.11 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,059 | 4.91 | 3.44 | ||
| Turnout | 1,23,585 | 70.23 | 5.02 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,67,180 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 50,371 | 40.04 | 7.09 | |
| JKC | K. C. Joseph | 48,522 | 38.57 | − | |
| BJP | Ettumanoor Radhakrishnan | 21,455 | 17.06 | 11.26 | |
| SDPI | Althaph Hassan | 1,797 | 1.43 | 0.59 | |
| Independent | Sojan Paviyanose | 1,050 | 0.83 | − | |
| BSP | Raji Rajan | 676 | 0.54 | 0.44 | |
| Independent | Suresh K. | 596 | 0.47 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 571 | 0.45 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | K .N. Rajan | 312 | 0.25 | 0.01 | |
| Kerala Congress (Secular) | Babu Varghese | 292 | 0.23 | − | |
| Independent | Kunjimon Abraham | 151 | 0.12 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,849 | 1.47 | 0.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,25,793 | 75.24 | 2.68 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 7.09 |
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2011
There were 1,49,193 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 51,019 | 47.13 | 4.98 | |
| CPI(M) | B. Ekbal | 48,465 | 44.77 | 2.63 | |
| BJP | M. B. Rajagopal | 6,281 | 5.80 | 2.14 | |
| BSP | Mathews John | 1,058 | 0.98 | 0.12 | |
| SDPI | Mansoor | 907 | 0.84 | 1.00 | |
| SUCI(C) | K. Sadanandan | 281 | 0.26 | − | |
| Independent | Naseer K. M. | 246 | 0.23 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,554 | 2.36 | 7.61 | ||
| Turnout | 1,08,257 | 72.56 | 4.78 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 4.98 |
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2006
There were 1,42,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 50,435 | 52.11 | 0.08 | |
| CPI(M) | A. V. Russel | 40,782 | 42.14 | 2.60 | |
| BJP | Sailamma Rajappan | 3,544 | 3.66 | 3.17 | |
| BSP | Rajeev | 1,061 | 1.10 | ||
| Independent | K. Sadanandan | 557 | 0.58 | ||
| Independent | Raghunathan | 404 | 0.42 | ||
| Rejected | Rejected & Missing Votes | 12 | |||
| Margin of victory | 9,653 | 9.97 | 2.68 | ||
| Turnout | 96,783 | 67.78 | 0.20 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 0.08 |
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2001
There were 1,51,747 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | C. F. Thomas | 53,824 | 52.19 | ||
| CPI(M) | James Manimala | 40,783 | 39.54 | ||
| BJP | P. K. Balakrishna Kurup | 7,041 | 6.83 | ||
| Independent | Mini K. Philip | 1,474 | 1.43 | ||
| Rejected | Rejected & Missing Votes | 28 | |||
| Margin of victory | 13,041 | 12.65 | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,160 | 67.98 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||