Vaikom 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA of this constituency is K. Binimon of INC.
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| Constituency No. 95 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1.5 lakhs+ (2021) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
editVaikom Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaikom | Municipality | Vaikom |
| 2 | Chempu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 3 | Kallara | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 4 | Maravanthuruthu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 5 | T. V. Puram | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 6 | Thalayazham | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 7 | Thalayolaparambu | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 8 | Udayanapuram | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 9 | Vechoor | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
| 10 | Velloor | Grama panchayat | Vaikom |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. R. Narayanan | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | 1967 – 1970 | |||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Keshavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | P. K. Raghavan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | K. K. Balakrishnan | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | M. K. Keshavan | CPI | 1996 – 1998 | |
| 1998* | 10th | P. Narayanan | 1998 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | K. Ajith (now BJP) | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | C. K. Asha | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | K. Binimon | INC | incumbent | |
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
editThere were 1,56,228 registered voters in the constituency for 2026 Kerala legislative assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Binimon | 52,944 | 41.94 |  8.81 | |
| CPI | P. Pradeep | 51584 | 40.86 |  15.10 | |
| BJP | K. Ajith | 20297 | 16.08 | 6.71 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 737 | 0.58 | 0.05 | |
| BSP | Sumam P S | 280 | 0.22 | 0.35 | |
| Independent | Adv P I Jayakumar | 158 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | Pradeep | 123 | 0.10 | − | |
| Socialist Unity Center Of India (COMMUNIST) | TM Bose | 115 | 0.09 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1360 | 1.08 | 21.75 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,238 | 80.80 | 3.38 | ||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 15.10 |
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2021
editIn 2021 Kerala Assembly election, Vaikom is the only Women Candidate constituency in Kerala.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | C. K. Asha | 71,388 | 55.96 | 9.01 | |
| INC | P. R. Sona | 42,266 | 33.13 | 5.3 | |
| BDJS | Ajitha Sabu | 11,953 | 9.37 | 19.4 | |
| BSP | Akhiljith Kallara | 726 | 0.57 | 0.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 670 | 0.53 | 0.08 | |
| BHUDRP | Bindu | 258 | 0.20 | − | |
| Independent | Kuttan Kattachira | 163 | 0.13 | − | |
| Social Unity Centre of India | T.K Sabu | 152 | 0.12 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 29,122 | 22.83 | 4.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,27,576 | 77.42 | 3.77 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 4.67 |
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2016
editThere were 1,62,632 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | C. K. Asha | 61,997 | 46.95 | 4.67 | |
| INC | A. Saneeshkumar | 37,413 | 28.50 | 14.41 | |
| BDJS | N. K. Neelakandan | 30,067 | 22.90 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 800 | 0.61 | − | |
| BSP | K. C. Chandrasekharan | 540 | 0.41 | 0.16 | |
| PDP | Subeesh Surendran | 489 | 0.37 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Anila Bose | 420 | 0.32 | 0.02 | |
| CPI(M-L) | K. C. Prakash | 204 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Kuttan Kattachira | 118 | 0.09 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 24,584 | 18.70 | 9.91 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,048 | 81.19 | 2.04 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 4.67 |
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2011
editThere were 1,53,205 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | K. Ajith | 62,603 | 51.62 | ||
| INC | A. Saneeshkumar | 52,035 | 42.91 | − | |
| BJP | Ramesh Kavimattam | 4,512 | 3.72 | − | |
| Independent | K. Sanesh | 691 | 0.57 | − | |
| BSP | P. K. Prakashan | 645 | 0.53 | ||
| SUCI(C) | K .S. Sasikala | 412 | 0.34 | − | |
| Independent | M. K. Dasan | 367 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,568 | 8.71 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,265 | 79.15 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.