Wandoor Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Wandoor 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. P. Anil Kumar of INC.
| Wandoor | |
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| Constituency No. 36 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 2,26,426 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Wandoor Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wandoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 2 | Mampad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 3 | Thiruvali | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 4 | Chokkad | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 5 | Kalikavu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 6 | Karuvarakundu | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 7 | Thuvvoor | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
| 8 | Porur | Grama panchayat | Nilambur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Wandoor Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Vella Eacharan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | M. A. Kuttappan | ||
| 1982 | Pandalam Sudhakaran | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | N. Kannan | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | A. P. Anil Kumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
There were registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 121,074 | 59.59 |  8.15 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. K. K. Damodaran | 73,135 | 36.00 |  6.28 | |
| BJP | E. P. Kumaradas | 6,018 | 2.96 | 1.19 | |
| Independent | Anilkumar S/o Kuttan | 1,267 | 0.62 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,674 | 0.82 | 0.43 | |
| Margin of victory | 47,939 | 23.60 | 14.44 | ||
| Turnout | 2,03,168 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | 8.30 |
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2021
There were 2,26,426 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 87,415 | 51.44 | 1.15 | |
| CPI(M) | P. Midhuna | 71,852 | 42.28 | 5.00 | |
| BJP | Dr. P. C. Vijayan | 7,057 | 4.15 | 1.93 | |
| WPOI | Krishnan. C | 2,943 | 1.73 | 0.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 664 | 0.39 | 0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,563 | 9.16 | 6.15 | ||
| Turnout | 1,69,931[7][1] | 75.05[1] | 0.89 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.15 |
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2016
There were 2,10,149 registered voters in Wandoor Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 81,964 | 52.59 | 5.91 | |
| CPI(M) | K. Nishanth | 58,100 | 37.28 | 0.59 | |
| BJP | Sunitha Mohandas | 9,471 | 6.08 | 3.90 | |
| WPOI | Krishnan Kuniyil | 3,399 | 2.18 | − | |
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,178 | 0.76 | 0.51 | |
| PDP | Velayudhan Venniyur | 920 | 0.59 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 808 | 0.52 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 23,864 | 15.31 | 6.50 | ||
| Turnout | 1,55,840 | 74.16 | 0.78 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.91 |
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2011
There were 1,80,715 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. P. Anil Kumar | 77,580 | 58.50 | ||
| CPI(M) | V. Rameshan | 48,661 | 36.69 | ||
| BJP | Kotheri Ayyapan | 2,885 | 2.18 | ||
| SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikkal | 1,682 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | P. Anil Kumar | 953 | 0.72 | ||
| Independent | T. C. Theyyan | 849 | 0.64 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,919 | 21.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,610 | 73.38 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||