| Neyyattinkara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 140 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,86,705 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Neyyattinkara 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 Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Sakthan of INC.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neyyattinkara | Municipality | Neyyattinkara |
| 2 | Athiyannur | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 3 | Chenkal | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 4 | Karode | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 5 | Kulathoor | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 6 | Thirupuram | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Ottasekharamangalam Janardhanan Nair | Communist Party of India | |
| 1960 | P. Narayanan Thampi | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1967 | R. G. Nair | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 | R. Parameshwaran Pillai | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | R. Sundareshwaran Nair | Independent | |
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | S. R. Thankaraj | Janata Party | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | Thampanoor Ravi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | V. J. Thankappan | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | R. Selvaraj | ||
| 2012^ | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2016 | K. Ansalan | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | N. Sakthan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Sakthan | 58,760 | |||
| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 51,794 | |||
| NDA | S.Rajasekharan Nair | 21,858 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | |||
| BSP | Surendranathan. K | 327 | |||
| Independent | Bipin S.B | 157 | |||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 65,497 | 47.02 |  0.18
| |
| INC | R. Selvaraj | 51,235 | 36.78 | 3.34
| |
| BJP | Rajasekharan S Nair | 21,009 | 15.08 |  7.55
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 907 | 0.65 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,642 | 10.24 | 3.16
| ||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,78,942 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 62,113 | 47.20 | 12.06
| |
| INC | R. Selvaraj | 59,016 | 40.12 | 6.16
| |
| BJP | Punchakiri Surendran | 15,531 | 11.53 | 11.68
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.51 | ||
| BSP | Prabhakaran | 566 | 0.42 | ||
| Independent | Anilkumar | 280 | 0.21 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,543 | 7.08 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,645 | 75.25 | 4.48
| ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2012 by-election[edit | edit source]
Due to the resignation of sitting CPI(M) MLA R. Selvaraj, Neyyatinkara Assembly constituency held a by-election on June 6, 2012. There were 1,64,856 registered voters in the constituency for this election. R. Selvaraj, now contesting for INC, won the election by a margin of 6,334 votes.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | R. Selvaraj | 52,528 | 39.96 | 3.02
| |
| CPI(M) | F. Lawrence | 46,194 | 35.14 | 13.84
| |
| BJP | O. Rajagopal | 30,507 | 23.21 | 17.18
| |
| Margin of victory | 6,334 | 4.82 | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,645 | 79.73 | 8.97
| ||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,57,851 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Selvaraj | 54,711 | 48.98 | ||
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 48,009 | 42.98 | ||
| BJP | Athiyannoor Sreekumar | 6,730 | 6.03 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,702 | 6.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,11,698 | 70.76 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2006[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V J Thankappan | 50,351 | 47.31 | ||
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 49,605 | 46.61 | ||
| Margin of victory | 746 | 0.70 | |||
| Turnout | 1,06,415 | ||||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2001[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 56,305 | 50.0 | ||
| JD(S) | S B Rosechandran | 49,830 | 44.3 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,475 | 5.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1,12,607 | 67.2 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1996[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 50,924 | 49.39 | ||
| JD | Charupara Ravi | 36,500 | 35.39 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,424 | 14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,03,132 | 67.48 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1991[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 49,106 | 47.05 | ||
| JD | S R Thankaraj | 47,042 | 45.15 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,974 | 1.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,04,187 | 72.26 | |||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Neyyattinkara
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Neyyattinkara Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ PTI. "By-elections: UDF captures CPI-M seat in Kerala". @businessline. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.