Wandoor Assembly constituency

Wandoor
Constituency No. 36 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Wandoor
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Established	1977
Total electors	2,26,426 (2021) [1]
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. P. Anil Kumar
Party	INC
Alliance	UDF
Elected year	2021

Wandoor 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. ^[2] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. P. Anil Kumar of INC.

Local self-governed segments

Wandoor Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: ^[3]

Sl no.	Name	Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)	Taluk
1	Wandoor	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
2	Mampad	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
3	Thiruvali	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
4	Chokkad	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
5	Kalikavu	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
6	Karuvarakundu	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
7	Thuvvoor	Grama panchayat	Nilambur
8	Porur	Grama panchayat	Nilambur

Wandoor Assembly constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Wandoor Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: ^[4]

Election	Niyama Sabha	Name	Party		Tenure
1977	5th	Vella Eacharan		Indian National Congress	1977 – 1980
1980	6th	M. A. Kuttappan			1980 – 1982
1982	7th	Pandalam Sudhakaran			1982 – 1987
1987	8th				1987 – 1991
1991	9th				1991 – 1996
1996	10th	N. Kannan		Communist Party of India	1996 – 2001
2001	11th	A. P. Anil Kumar		Indian National Congress	2001 – 2006
2006	12th				2006 – 2011
2011	13th				2011 – 2016
2016	14th				2016 – 2021
2021	15th				2021 – Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 2,26,426 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. ^[1]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Wandoor ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. Anil Kumar	87,415	51.44%	1.15
	CPI(M)	P. Midhuna	71,852	42.28%	5.00
	BJP	Dr. P. C. Vijayan	7,057	4.15%	1.93
	WPOI	Krishnan. C	2,943	1.73%	0.45
	NOTA	None of the above	664	0.39%	0.13
Margin of victory			15,563	9.16%	6.15
Turnout			1,69,931 [5] [1]	75.05% [1]	0.89
	INC hold		Swing	1.15

2016

There were 2,10,149 registered voters in Wandoor Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. ^[6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Wandoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. Anil Kumar	81,964	52.59%	5.91
	CPI(M)	K. Nishanth	58,100	37.28%	0.59
	BJP	Sunitha Mohandas	9,471	6.08%	3.90
	WPOI	Krishnan Kuniyil	3,399	2.18%	−
	SDPI	Krishnan Eranhikkal	1,178	0.76%	0.51
	PDP	Velayudhan Venniyur	920	0.59%	−
	NOTA	None of the above	808	0.52%	−
Margin of victory			23,864	15.31%	6.50
Turnout			1,55,840	74.16%	0.78
	INC hold		Swing	5.91

2011

There were 1,80,715 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. ^[7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Wandoor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	A. P. Anil Kumar	77,580	58.50%
	CPI(M)	V. Rameshan	48,661	36.69%
	BJP	Kotheri Ayyapan	2,885	2.18%
	SDPI	Krishnan Eranhikkal	1,682	1.27%
	Independent	P. Anil Kumar	953	0.72%
	Independent	T. C. Theyyan	849	0.64%
Margin of victory			28,919	21.81%
Turnout			1,32,610	73.38%
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Wandoor
• Malappuram district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

1. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
2. "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
3. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
4. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Wandoor".
5. "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (36-WANDOOR)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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