Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

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Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

Local self-governed segments

Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

Kanjirappally Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chirakkadavu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kanjirappally</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Manimala</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Kangazha</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Changanassery</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Karukachal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Changanassery</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Nedumkunnam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Changanassery</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Vazhoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Changanassery</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Vellavoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Changanassery</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Pallickathode</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kottayam</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of Legislative Assembly

Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>1st</td><td>K. T. Thomas</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1957 – 1960</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td><td>1960 – 1965</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>M. Kamal</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>K. V. Kurian</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>Thomas Kallampally</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>K. J. Thomas</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>George J. Mathew</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>Alphons Kannanthanam</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>N. Jayaraj</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>2016 - 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>N. Jayaraj</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>Rony K. Baby</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>George Kurien</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>N. Jayaraj</td><td>60,299</td><td>43.79</td><td>4.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Joseph Vazhackan</td><td>46,596</td><td>33.84</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Alphons Kannanthanam</td><td>29,157</td><td>21.17</td><td>1.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Ashik M M</td><td>727</td><td>0.53</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>624</td><td>0.45</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sajan C. Madhavan</td><td>90</td><td>0.07</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>13,703</td><td>9.95</td><td>7.11</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,37,703</td><td>73.76</td><td>2.63</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>-</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>N. Jayaraj</td><td>53,126</td><td>38.86</td><td>11.54</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>V. B. Binu</td><td>49,236</td><td>36.02</td><td>3.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. N. Manoj</td><td>31,411</td><td>22.98</td><td>15.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Arun M. John</td><td>1,113</td><td>0.81</td><td>2.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Muhammed Siyad</td><td>839</td><td>0.61</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>618</td><td>0.45</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Manoj Aruvikkuzhy</td><td>138</td><td>0.10</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Achuthan K. P.</td><td>137</td><td>0.10</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sajan C. Madhavan</td><td>90</td><td>0.07</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,890</td><td>2.84</td><td>7.95</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,36,708</td><td>76.39</td><td>6.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.54</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>N. Jayaraj</td><td>57,021</td><td>50.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>Suresh T. Nair</td><td>44,815</td><td>39.61</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rajamohan</td><td>8,037</td><td>7.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. K. Geetha Krishnan</td><td>3,268</td><td>2.89</td><td>0.59</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>12,206</td><td>10.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,13,141</td><td>69.99</td><td>2.68</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) gain from Independent</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>