Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India

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
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

K. Ansalan

Party| CPI(M)
Alliance|  LDF
Elected year| 2021

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 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Ansalan of CPI(M).

## Local self-governed segments

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Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no.  | Name  | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)  | Taluk

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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

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The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]

Election  | Name  | Party

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|

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

## Election results

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

### 2021

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2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan  | 65,497  | 47.02  | 0.18
| INC | R. Selvaraj  | 51,235  | 36.78  | 3.34
| BJP | Rajasekharan S Nair  | 21,009  | 15.08  | 7.55
| NOTA | None of the above  | 907  | 0.65  |
Margin of victory  | 14,642  | 10.24  | 3.16
Turnout |  |  |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing |  |

### 2016

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There were 1,78,942 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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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]

2012 by election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | R. Selvaraj  | 52,528  | 39.96  | 3.02
| CPI(M) | F. Lawrence  | 46,194  | 35.14  | 13.84
| BJP | O. Rajagopal  | 30,507  | 23.21  | 17.18
Margin of victory  | 6,334  | 4.82  |
Turnout | 1,34,645  | 79.73  | 8.97
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### 2011

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There were 1,57,851 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | R. Selvaraj  | 54,711  | 48.98  |
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi  | 48,009  | 42.98  |
| BJP | Athiyannoor Sreekumar  | 6,730  | 6.03  |
Margin of victory  | 6,702  | 6.00  |
Turnout | 1,11,698  | 70.76  |
| CPI(M) hold | Swing |  |

### 2006

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2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| CPI(M) | V J Thankappan  | 50,351  | 47.31  |
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi  | 49,605  | 46.61  |
Margin of victory  | 746  | 0.70  |
Turnout | 1,06,415  |  |
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing |  |

### 2001

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2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Thampanoor Ravi  | 56,305  | 50.0  |
| JD(S) | S B Rosechandran  | 49,830  | 44.3  |
Margin of victory  | 6,475  | 5.7  |
Turnout | 1,12,607  | 67.2  |
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### 1996

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1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Thampanoor Ravi  | 50,924  | 49.39  |
| JD | Charupara Ravi  | 36,500  | 35.39  |
Margin of victory  | 14,424  | 14  |
Turnout | 1,03,132  | 67.48  |
| INC hold | Swing |  |

### 1991

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1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Thampanoor Ravi  | 49,106  | 47.05  |
| JD | S R Thankaraj  | 47,042  | 45.15  |
Margin of victory  | 1,974  | 1.90  |
Turnout | 1,04,187  | 72.26  |
| INC gain from JD | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Neyyattinkara
* Thiruvananthapuram district
* List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
* 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

## References

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1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
3. ^ "Neyyattinkara Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
5. ^ PTI. "By-elections: UDF captures CPI-M seat in Kerala". @businessline. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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