Kanjirappally Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kanjirappally 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Rony K Baby of INC.
| Kanjirappally | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 100 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Kanjirappally Mini-Civil Station | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,78,950 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Kanjirappally Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chirakkadavu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 2 | Kanjirappally | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 3 | Manimala | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 4 | Kangazha | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 5 | Karukachal | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 6 | Nedumkunnam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 7 | Vazhoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 8 | Vellavoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 9 | Pallickathode | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | M. Kamal | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. V. Kurian | Kerala Congress | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Thomas Kallampally | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. J. Thomas | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | George J. Mathew | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Alphons Kannanthanam | Independent | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | N. Jayaraj | Kerala Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Rony K Baby | INC | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Rony K Baby | 56,646 | 41.66 |  7.82 | |
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 50,874 | 37.41 |  6.38 | |
| BJP | George Kurien | 26,984 | 19.84 | 1.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 788 | 0.58 | 0.13 | |
| BSP | Thampi Kavumpadam | 696 | 0.51 | 0.02 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,774 | 4.24 | 5.71 | ||
| Turnout | 1,35,988 | ||||
| INC gain from KC(M) | Swing | - | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 60,299 | 43.79 | 4.93 | |
| INC | Joseph Vazhackan | 46,596 | 33.84 | − | |
| BJP | Alphons Kannanthanam | 29,157 | 21.17 | 1.81 | |
| BSP | Ashik M M | 727 | 0.53 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 624 | 0.45 | − | |
| Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 13,703 | 9.95 | 7.11 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,703 | 73.76 | 2.63 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | - | |||
2016
There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 53,126 | 38.86 | 11.54 | |
| CPI | V. B. Binu | 49,236 | 36.02 | 3.59 | |
| BJP | V. N. Manoj | 31,411 | 22.98 | 15.88 | |
| BSP | Arun M. John | 1,113 | 0.81 | 2.08 | |
| SDPI | Muhammed Siyad | 839 | 0.61 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 618 | 0.45 | − | |
| Independent | Manoj Aruvikkuzhy | 138 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | Achuthan K. P. | 137 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 3,890 | 2.84 | 7.95 | ||
| Turnout | 1,36,708 | 76.39 | 6.40 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 11.54 |
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2011
There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 57,021 | 50.40 | ||
| CPI | Suresh T. Nair | 44,815 | 39.61 | − | |
| BJP | Rajamohan | 8,037 | 7.10 | ||
| BSP | P. K. Geetha Krishnan | 3,268 | 2.89 | 0.59 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,206 | 10.79 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,141 | 69.99 | 2.68 | ||
| KC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||