Kongad Assembly constituency

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Kongad
Constituency No. 53 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kongad Government UP School.jpg
A school in Kongad Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Established2008
Total electors1,81,172 (2021)
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
K. Shantakumari
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF

Kongad 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. [1] K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been the current MLA since the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

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Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Keralassery Grama panchayat Palakkad
2 Kongad Grama panchayat Palakkad
3 Mankara Grama panchayat Palakkad
4MannurGrama panchayat Palakkad
5 Parali Grama panchayat Palakkad
6 Kanjirappuzha Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
7 Karimba Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
8 Karakurissi Grama panchayat Mannarkkad
9 Tachampara Grama panchayat Mannarkkad

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kongad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
MemberPartyTenure
2011 13th K. V. Vijayadas CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 2021
2021 15th K. Shanthakumari Incumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [4]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. Santhakumari 67,881 49.01 Increase2.svg3.66
    IUML U. C. Raman40,66229.36
    BJP M. Suresh Babu27,66117.75Increase2.svg2.22
    BSP P. E. Guruvayoorappan1,3510.59Increase2.svg0.39
    NOTA None of the above9530.69
    Margin of victory27,21919.65Increase2.svg9.75
    Turnout 1,38,50876.45Decrease2.svg0.69
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg3.66

    2016

    There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Vijayadas60,79045.35Increase2.svg1.28
    INC Pandalam Sudhakaran47,51935.45Decrease2.svg8.04
    BJP Renu Suresh23,80017.75Increase2.svg10.29
    NOTA None of the above1,1630.87
    BSP Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam7890.59Decrease2.svg0.47
    Margin of victory13,2719.90Increase2.svg6.76
    Turnout 1,34,06177.14Increase2.svg4.30
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg1.28

    2011

    There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) K. V. Vijayadas52,92046.49
    INC P. Swaminathan49,35543.49
    BJP V. Devayani8,4677.46
    Independent Vijayadasan1,5431.36
    BSP K. Velayudhan1,1981.06
    Margin of victory3,5653.14
    Turnout 1,13,48372.84
    CPI(M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kongad". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.