Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency
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| Sulthan Bathery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 18 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Back water sulthan bathery.jpg | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 2,20,167 (2021) |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | File: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.
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Sulthan Bathery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sulthan Bathery | Municipality | Sulthan Bathery |
| 2 | Ambalavayal | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 3 | Meenangadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 4 | Mullenkolly | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 5 | Nenmeni | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 6 | Noolpuzha | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 7 | Poothadi | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
| 8 | Pulpally | Grama panchayat | Sulthan Bathery |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | K Raghavan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. K. Ramachandran | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K. C. Rosakutty | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | N. 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 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
Election results
[edit | edit source]2016
[edit | edit source]There were 2,18,241 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | I. C. Balakrishnan | 75,747 | 44.04 | Decrease5.10 | |
| CPI(M) | Rugmini Subrahmanian | 64,549 | 37.53 | Decrease6.40 | |
| JRS | C. K. Janu | 27,920 | 16.23 | Increase10.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,261 | 0.73 | − | |
| BSP | Mukundan Cheengeri | 791 | 0.46 | Decrease0.01 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Madhavi | 609 | 0.35 | − | |
| SP | K. K. Vasu | 478 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | Balakrishnan Edakkal | 387 | 0.22 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | T. R. Sreedharan | 262 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 11,198 | 6.51 | Increase3.75 | ||
| Turnout | 1,72,004 | 78.81 | Increase5.56 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Decrease5.10 | |||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,98,645 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | I. C. Balakrishnan | 71,540 | 49.14 | ||
| CPI(M) | E. A. Sankaran | 63,926 | 43.93 | ||
| BJP | Palliyara Raman | 8,829 | 6.07 | ||
| BSP | Mukundan Cheengeri | 679 | 0.47 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,583 | 10.26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,512 | 73.25 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
| Year | Niyama Sabha | Category | Winning Candidate | Winning Party | Vote | Runner-up | Party | Vote | Majority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | ST | K. Raghavan Master | INC | 29204 | Nidyachery Vasu | BLD | 24213 | 4991 |
| 1980 | 6th | GEN | K. K. Ramachandran Master | INC(I) | 36974 | P. T. Jose | KEC | 29580 | 7394 |
| 1982 | 7th | 31858 | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 28623 | 3235 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 39102 | P. Cyriac John | ICS(SCS) | 34976 | 4126 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | GEN | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 53050 | P.V Varghese Vaidyar | CPM | 50544 | 2006 |
| 1996 | 10th | GEN | P. V. Varghese Vaidyar | CPI(M) | 50316 | K. C. Rosakutty | INC | 49020 | 1296 |
| 2001 | 11th | GEN | N. D. Appachan | INC | 68685 | Fr. Mathai Nooranal | IND | 45132 | 23553 |
| 2006 | 12th | GEN | P. Krishna Prasad | CPI(M) | 63092 | N D Appachan | DIC | 37552 | 25540 |
| 2011 | 13th | ST | I. C. Balakrishnan | INC | 71509 | E. A. Shankaran | CPI(M) | 63926 | 7583 |
| 2016 | 14th | 75747 | Rugmini Subramanian | CPI(M) | 65647 | 11198 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- Sulthan Bathery
- Wayanad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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