Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency

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Sulthan Bathery
Constituency No. 18 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Lok Sabha constituency Wayanad
Established1977
Total electors2,20,167 (2021)
Reservation ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

Sulthan Bathery 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. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is I. C. Balakrishnan of INC.

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Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Sulthan Bathery MunicipalitySulthan Bathery
2 Ambalavayal Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery
3 Meenangadi Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery
4MullenkollyGrama panchayatSulthan Bathery
5 Nenmeni Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery
6 Noolpuzha Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery
7 Poothadi Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery
8 Pulpally Grama panchayatSulthan Bathery

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

NamePartyTenure
1977 5thK Raghavan Indian National Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 6th K. K. Ramachandran 1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th1987 – 1991
1991 9th K. C. Rosakutty 1991 – 1996
1996 10thP. V. Varghese Vaidyar Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11thN. D. Appachan Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th P. Krishna Prasad Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th I. C. Balakrishnan Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 - 2021
2021 15th2021 - 2026

Election results

2016

There were 2,18,241 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Sulthan Bathery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC I. C. Balakrishnan75,74744.04Decrease2.svg5.10
CPI(M) Rugmini Subrahmanian64,54937.53Decrease2.svg6.40
JRS C. K. Janu27,92016.23Increase2.svg10.16
NOTA None of the above1,2610.73
BSP Mukundan Cheengeri7910.46Decrease2.svg0.01
CPI(ML)L Madhavi6090.35
SP K. K. Vasu4780.28
Independent Balakrishnan Edakkal3870.22
SUCI(C) T. R. Sreedharan2620.15
Margin of victory11,1986.51Increase2.svg3.75
Turnout 1,72,00478.81Increase2.svg5.56
INC hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.10

2011

There were 1,98,645 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Sulthan Bathery
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC I. C. Balakrishnan71,54049.14
CPI(M) E. A. Sankaran63,92643.93
BJP Palliyara Raman8,8296.07
BSP Mukundan Cheengeri6790.47
Margin of victory7,58310.26
Turnout 1,45,51273.25
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing
YearNiyama SabhaCategoryWinning CandidateWinning PartyVoteRunner-upPartyVoteMajority
19775thSTK. Raghavan MasterINC29204Nidyachery VasuBLD242134991
19806thGENK. K. Ramachandran MasterINC(I)36974P. T. JoseKEC295807394
19827th31858P. V. Varghese VaidyarCPI(M)286233235
19878thINC39102 P. Cyriac John ICS(SCS)349764126
19919thGEN K. C. Rosakutty INC53050P.V Varghese VaidyarCPM505442006
199610thGEN P. V. Varghese Vaidyar CPI(M)50316K. C. RosakuttyINC490201296
200111thGEN N. D. Appachan INC68685Fr. Mathai NooranalIND4513223553
200612thGEN P. Krishna Prasad CPI(M)63092N D AppachanDIC3755225540
201113thST I. C. Balakrishnan INC71509E. A. ShankaranCPI(M)639267583
201614th75747Rugmini SubramanianCPI(M)6564711198

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.