Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Neyyattinkara 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 Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Sakthan of INC.
| Neyyattinkara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 140 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,86,705 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neyyattinkara | Municipality | Neyyattinkara |
| 2 | Athiyannur | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 3 | Chenkal | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 4 | Karode | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 5 | Kulathoor | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 6 | Thirupuram | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ottasekharamangalam Janardhanan Nair | Communist Party of India | |
| 1960 | P. Narayanan Thampi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | R. G. Nair | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 | R. Parameshwaran Pillai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1977 | R. Sundareshwaran Nair | Independent | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | S. R. Thankaraj | Janata Party | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Thampanoor Ravi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | V. J. Thankappan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2011 | R. Selvaraj | ||
| 2012^ | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2016 | K. Ansalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | N. Sakthan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Sakthan | 58,760 | 43.98% | ||
| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 51,794 | 38.76% | ||
| NDA | S.Rajasekharan Nair | 21,858 | 16.36% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.54% | ||
| BSP | Surendranathan. K | 327 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | Bipin S.B | 157 | 0.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6966 | ||||
| Turnout | 133616 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
2016
There were 1,78,942 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 62,113 | 47.20 |  12.06 | |
| INC | R. Selvaraj | 59,016 | 40.12 | 6.16 | |
| BJP | Punchakiri Surendran | 15,531 | 11.53 |  11.68 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.51 | ||
| BSP | Prabhakaran | 566 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Anilkumar | 280 | 0.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,543 | 7.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,645 | 75.25 | 4.48 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2012 by-election
Due to the resignation of sitting CPI(M) MLA R. Selvaraj, Neyyatinkara Assembly constituency held a by-election on June 6, 2012. There were 1,64,856 registered voters in the constituency for this election. R. Selvaraj, now contesting for INC, won the election by a margin of 6,334 votes.[5]
2011
There were 1,57,851 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
2006
2001
1996
1991
1987
1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | S. R. Thankaraj | 43,159 | 60.40 | ||
| NDP | R. Sundaresan Nair | 28,179 | 39.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,980 | 20.96 | |||
| Turnout | 71,456 | 73.76 | |||
| JP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1980
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Sundaresan Nair | 39,975 | 56.52 | ||
| CPI(M) | R. Parameswaran Pillai | 30,331 | 42.89 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,644 | 13.63 | |||
| Turnout | 70,725 | 71.43 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | R. Sundaresan Nair | 30,372 | 48.92 | ||
| CPI(M) | R. Parameswaran Pillai | 24,678 | 39.75 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,694 | 9.17 | |||
| Turnout | 62,088 | 75.82 | |||
| Independent gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||