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{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Kerala Niyamasabha Constituency
| constituency number= 129
| name = Chirayinkeezhu
| image = Anchutheng fort.jpg
| caption = [[Anchuthengu]] [[Anchuthengu Fort|Fort]]
| existence = 1957 - present
| reserved = [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]]
| current mla = [[V. Sasi]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
| front = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| electedbyyear = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| district = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
| electorate = 1,99,220 (2021)
| self governed segments= {{Collapsible list|bullets=yes
| title =
| 1 = '''[[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayaths]]''' [[Anchuthengu]] [[Azhoor]] [[Chirayinkeezhu]] [[Kadakkavoor]] Kizhuvilam [[Mudakkal]] [[Kadinamkulam]] Mangalapuram
}}
}}
'''Chirayinkeezhu State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies at the state [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the 7 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in the [[Attingal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Attingal Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://trivandrum.nic.in/constituencies
|website = trivandrum.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district
|accessdate = 16 March 2020
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[V. Sasi]] of [[Communist Party of India|CPI]].

==Local self governed segments==
Chirayinkeezhu Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District
}}</ref>

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Anchuthengu]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| [[Azhoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| [[Chirayinkeezhu]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| [[Kadakkavoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| Kizhuvilam
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| [[Mudakkal]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Chirayinkeezhu taluk|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|-
| [[Kadinamkulam]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thiruvananthapuram Taluk|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|-
| Mangalapuram
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thiruvananthapuram Taluk|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|}

== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala legislative assembly]] who have represented the constituency:

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama
Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
| rowspan="3" |[[V. Sasi]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rows=3}}
|2011 – 2016
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
| 2016 – 2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
| 2021 – 2026
|-
|}
{{notelist}}

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

=== Niyamasabha Election 2021 ===
There were 1,99,220 registered voters in Chirayinkeezhu Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ceo.kerala.gov.in|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Chirayinkeezhu}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = V. Sasi
|votes = 62,634
|percentage = 43.17
|change = {{loss}}3.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = B. S. Anoop
|votes = 48,617
|percentage = 33.51
|change = {{loss}}2.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = G. S. Ashanath
|votes = 30,986
|percentage = 21.36
|change = {{gain}}7.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Anil Mangalapuram
|votes = 1,097
|percentage = 0.76
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 758
|percentage = 0.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welfare Party of India
|candidate = G. Anilkumar
|votes = 616
|percentage = 0.42
|change = {{loss}}0.27
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Anoop Gangan
|votes = 372
|percentage = 0.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 14,017
|percentage = 9.66
|change = {{loss}}0.69
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,45,080
|percentage = 72.82
|change = {{gain}}2.60
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{loss}}3.58
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Niyamasabha Election 2016 ===
There were 1,97,079 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirayinkeezhu}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=V. Sasi|votes=64,692|percentage=46.75|change={{decrease}}6.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Ajith Kumar|votes=50,370|percentage=36.30|change={{decrease}}5.77}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. P. Vava|votes=19,478|percentage=14.08|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,092|percentage=0.79|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Sasi Panthalam|votes=955|percentage=0.69|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Santhini|votes=639|percentage=0.46|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Ambili V.|votes=589|percentage=0.43|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajith Nandancode|votes=226|percentage=0.15|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shibu|votes=206|percentage=0.15|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajith|votes=133|percentage=0.10|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=14,322|percentage=10.35|change={{decrease}}0.51}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,38,380|percentage=70.22|change={{increase}}3.98}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India|swing={{decrease}}6.18}}{{Election box end}}

=== Niyamasabha Election 2011 ===
There were 1,69,988 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|accessdate=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chirayinkeezhu}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=V. Sasi|votes=59,601|percentage=52.93|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Vidyadharan|votes=47,376|percentage=42.07|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Aythiyoor Surendran|votes=2,078|percentage=1.85|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Anil Mangalapuram|votes=1,414|percentage=1.26|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sajimon Chelayam|votes=1,277|percentage=1.13|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Lok Janshakti Party|candidate=Anilkumar B.|votes=857|percentage=0.76|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,225|percentage=10.86|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,12,603|percentage=66.24|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win|winner=Communist Party of India}}{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Chirayinkeezhu]]
* [[Thiruvananthapuram district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district]]

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