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Ollur Assembly constituency
| Ollur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Kerala Agricultural University entrance | |
| Constituency Details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,07,881(2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Current MLA | K. Rajan |
| Party | CPI |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ollur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Rajan of CPI.
Ollur was a citadel of Indian National Congress for a long time, yet occasionally it had gone to Communist Party of India. The constituency has 1,00,750 male and 1,07,128 female voters. Ollur has been a bellwether constituency since 1982. Every MLA since 1982 has been part of the ruling party or alliance in Kerala.
Local self governed segments[edit]
Ollur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 14 wards of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation (Ollur zone, Mannuthy zone and Koorkenchery zone), and 4 Gram Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk:[3]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Mullakkara | 18 | Mannuthy | 24 | Valarkavu |
| 25 | Kuriachira | 26 | Ancheri | 28 | Patavarad |
| 29 | Edakkunni | 30 | Thaikkattussery | 31 | Ollur |
| 32 | Chiyyaram South | 41 | Koorkenchery | 42 | Kanimangalam |
| 43 | Panamukku | 44 | Nedupuzha |
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madakkathara | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 2 | Nadathara | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 3 | Pananchery | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 4 | Puthur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. R. Francis | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | A. V. Aryan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | P. R. Francis | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Raghavan Pozhakadavil | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | A. M. Paraman | CPI | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | P. P. George | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | C. N. Jayadevan | CPI | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | P. P. George | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Rajaji Mathew Thomas | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | M. P. VIncent | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. Rajan | CPI | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results[edit]
Niyamasabha Election 2016[edit]
There were 1,93,404 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | K. Rajan | 71,666 | 47.55 |  3.08
| |
| INC | M. P. Vincent | 58,418 | 38.76 |  10.45
| |
| [[Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|Template:Bharath Dharma Jana Sena/meta/shortname]] | P. K. Santosh | 17,694 | 11.74 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,151 | 0.76 | - | |
| style="background-color: Template:Peoples Democratic Party (India)/meta/color; width: 5px;" | | [[Peoples Democratic Party (India)|Template:Peoples Democratic Party (India)/meta/shortname]] | Majeed Mullakara | 696 | 0.46 | - |
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star|Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Red Star/meta/shortname]] | Sajimon Manjamattam | 334 | 0.22 | - | |
| Independent | Vincent M. D. Marottikkal | 279 | 0.19 | - | |
| Independent | K. G. Rajan | 267 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | V. N. Asokhan | 214 | 0.14 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 13,248 | 8.79 | |||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | 3.08
|
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| Turnout | 1,50,719 | 77.93 | 3.46
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Niyamasabha Election 2011[edit]
There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. P. Vincent | 64,823 | 49.21 | ||
| CPI | Rajaji Mathew Thomas | 58,576 | 44.47 | ||
| BJP | Sundararajan | 6,761 | 5.13 | ||
| Independent | Suresh M. R. | 717 | 0.54 | ||
| BSP | Sunny K. John | 434 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Ratheesh T. Nair | 407 | 0.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,247 | 4.74 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,31,718 | 74.47 | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ "MLA files plea on rice scheme". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "LDF hopes rice scheme will work in its favour in Ollur". The Hindu. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thrissur District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "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.
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