Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Wadakkanchery State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Xavier Chittilappilly of CPI(M).
| Wadakkanchery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Aerial view of Wadakkancherry town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,23,003 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Panchayat President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadakkanchery | Municipality | Thalapilly | |
| 2 | Thekkumkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly | Sunil Kumar |
| 3 | Adat | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 4 | Avanur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 5 | Kaiparamba | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 6 | Kolazhy | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 7 | Mulakunnathukavu | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 8 | Tholur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
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 | C. C. Ayyappan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Balakrishna Menon | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Seshan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. S. N. Nambissan | CPI(M) | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | INC(I) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Adv. V. Balram | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2004 | |||
| 2004* | A. C. Moideen | CPI(M) | 2004 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | C. N. Balakrishnan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Anil Akkara | 2016-2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Xavier Chittilappilly | CPI(M) | 2021 - 2026 | |
| 2026 | 16th | 2026 – | |||
*by-election
Election results
LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS
2025
| SEGMENTS | LDF | NDA | UDF | IND | LEADING ALLIANCE | |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | 17786 | 6758 | 15807 | 579 | 40930 | LDF |
| THEKKUMKARA | 8343 | 3752 | 8533 | 350 | 20978 | UDF |
| ADAT | 7953 | 4952 | 8111 | 324 | 21340 | UDF |
| AVANUR | 6195 | 2674 | 5891 | 924 | 15684 | LDF |
| KAIPARAMBA | 8142 | 4637 | 8244 | 641 | 21664 | UDF |
| KOLAZHY | 8314 | 3933 | 8879 | 119 | 21245 | UDF |
| MULAKUNNATHUKAVU | 5593 | 1491 | 5937 | 94 | 13115 | UDF |
| THOLUR | 4778 | 1961 | 5876 | 307 | 12922 | UDF |
| TOTAL | 67104 | 30158 | 67278 | 3338 | 167878 | |
| % | 39.97188434 | 17.96423593 | 40.07553104 | 1.988348682 |
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Xavier Chittilappilly | 70,725 | 43.22 |  4.48 | |
| INC | P. N. Vaisakh | 65,035 | 39.74 |  0.97 | |
| BJP | Adv. T. S. Ullas Babu | 25,844 | 15.79 | 2.99 | |
| AAP | Jithin Sadananthan | 478 | 0.29 | ||
| BSP | Subramanian Penakam | 368 | 0.22 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,184 | 0.72 | 0.22 | |
| Margin of victory | 5,690 | 3.48 | 5.45 | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,634 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.48 |
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2021
There were 2,23,003 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Xavier Chittilappilly | 81,026 | 47.70 | 6.71 | |
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,858 | 38.77 | 2.25 | |
| BJP | Adv. T. S. Ullas Babu | 21,747 | 12.80 | 3.88 | |
| Independent | Haji Aboobaker Kundukadan | 388 | 0.23 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 842 | 0.5 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,168 | 8.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,861 | 76.17 | 4.74 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 6.71 |
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2016
There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,535 | 41.02 | 7.70 | |
| CPI(M) | Mary Thomas | 65,492 | 40.99 | 3.48 | |
| BJP | Adv. T. S. Ullas Babu | 26,652 | 16.68 | 11.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 969 | 0.6 | − | |
| SDPI | Gaddafi A. K. | 477 | 0.30 | − | |
| BSP | P. K. Subramanian | 419 | 0.26 | 0.76 | |
| Independent | Anil | 237 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 43 | 0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,781 | 80.91 | 1.41 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 7.70 |
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2011
There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. N. Balakrishnan | 67,911 | 48.79 | ||
| CPI(M) | N. R. Balan | 61,226 | 44.47 | ||
| BJP | Shajumon Vattakad | 7,451 | 5.35 | ||
| BSP | Govindan Machad | 1,419 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 1,177 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,685 | 4.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,718 | 79.05 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||