| Chadayamangalam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 122 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Jatayu Park in Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,01,716 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent M. M. Naseer | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Chadayamangalam is the 122nd legislative assembly constituency in the southeast of Kollam district in Kerala, India. Chadayamangalam Assembly Constituency is a part of Kollam Lok Sabha Constituency, Kottarakkara Taluk, Punalur Taluk, Chadayamangalam Block Panchayat, Anchal Block Panchayat and the Punalur Revenue Division. It is one among the evening assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. M. Naseer of Indian National Congress.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Chadayamangalam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments.
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat) | Taluk | Ruling alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alayamon | Grama panchayat | Punalur | UDF |
| 2 | Chadayamangalam | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | LDF |
| 3 | Chithara | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | UDF |
| 4 | Elamad | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | UDF |
| 5 | Ittiva | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | LDF |
| 6 | Kadakkal | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | LDF
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| 7 | Kummil | Grama Panchayat | Kottarakkara | UDF
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| 8 | Nilamel | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | UDF |
| 9 | Velinalloor | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara | LDF |
Electoral history[edit | edit source]
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kesava Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1,703 | Right | |
| Kochukunju | Praja Socialist Party | 642 | NA[2] | ||
| 1954 | V. Gangadharan | Praja Socialist Party | 9,634 | NA[3] | |
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Veliyam Bhargavan | Communist Party of India | 1957–1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | D. D. Potti | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. N. Govindan Nair | Communist Party of India | 1970–1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | 1977–1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980–1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | K. R. Chandramohan | 1982–1984 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987–1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991–1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | R. Latha Devi | 1996–2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | Indian National Congress | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Mullakara Ratnakaran | Communist Party of India | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | J. Chinchu Rani | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | M. M. Naseer | Indian National Congress | 2026 - | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
There are 2,01,716 registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M M Naseer | 68,281 | 44.55 |  8.15
| |
| CPI | J. Chinchu Rani | 60,795 | 39.67 |  6.02
| |
| BJP | R S Arun raj | 20,971 | 13.68 | 1.43
| |
| SDPI | Sharafath Mallam | 1,674 | 1.09 | 0.19
| |
| Anna DHRM | Aji Kadassery | 381 | 0.25 | 0.04
| |
| Independent | G Jayan Moonlight Chithara | 277 | 0.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 881 | 0.57 | 0.10
| |
| Margin of victory | 7,486 | 4.88 | 2.13
| ||
| Turnout | 1,53,260 | 75.97 | 1.37
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| INC hold | Swing | 8.15
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2021[edit | edit source]
There were 1,97,285 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | J. Chinchu Rani | 67,252 | 45.69 | 3.41
| |
| INC | M.M.Naseer | 53,574 | 36.40 | 2.41
| |
| BJP | Vishnu Pattathanam | 22,238 | 15.11 | 1.84
| |
| SDPI | Sharafath Mallam | 1,879 | 1.28 | 0.28
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 685 | 0.47 | 0.01
| |
| WPOI | Archana Prajith | 605 | 0.41 | 0.07
| |
| BSP | Lalu | 406 | 0.28 | ||
| Anna DHRM | Ratheesh Kadakkal | 280 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | Shibu.K.Chadayamangalam | 258 | 0.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,678 | 9.29 | 5.82
| ||
| Turnout | 1,47,177 | 74.60 | 0.82
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| CPI hold | Swing | 3.41
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,96,733 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,262 | 49.10 | 6.80
| |
| INC | M. M. Hassan | 49,334 | 33.99 | 3.37
| |
| BJP | K. Sivadasan | 19,259 | 13.27 | 10.01
| |
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,445 | 1.00 | 0.41
| |
| WPOI | Sajeed Khaleedu | 1,222 | 0.84 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 699 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Sunny Itriva | 538 | 0.37 | ||
| SHS | Sreejith S. | 284 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 21,928 | 15.11 | 3.43
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| Turnout | 1,45,141 | 73.78 | 2.03
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| CPI hold | Swing | 6.80
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,77,610 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 71,231 | 55.90 | ||
| INC | Shahida Kamal | 47,607 | 37.56 | ||
| BJP | T. C. Saju Kumar | 4,160 | 3.26 | ||
| SDPI | Jaleel Kadakkal | 1,800 | 1.41 | ||
| Independent | Shibu K. Chadayamangalam | 1,078 | 0.85 | − | |
| BSP | Kootukkal Prasad | 996 | 0.78 | ||
| Independent | Oyoor Nazeer | 557 | 0.44 | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,624 | 18.54 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,429 | 71.75 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
2006[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Mullakkara Ratnakaran | 47,284 | 49.90 | ||
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 42,631 | 45.00 | ||
| BJP | Yeroor Anil | 2,533 | 2.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,653 | 4.90 | |||
| Turnout | 94,749 | ||||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2001[edit | edit source]
There were 1,43,376 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 49,683 | 49.33 | ||
| CPI | R. Latha Devi | 47,764 | 47.43 | ||
| BJP | V. S. Unnikrishnan | 3,263 | 3.24 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,919 | 1.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,710 | 70.25 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1996[edit | edit source]
There were 1,31,047 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | R. Latha Devi | 42,550 | 48.74 | ||
| INC | Prayar Gopalakrishnan | 39,804 | 45.59 | ||
| PDP | Abdul Rasheed | 3,258 | 3.73 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,746 | 3.19 | |||
| Turnout | 87,306 | 68.00 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ ""Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results May 2021, Election commission of India"". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.