Chengannur State assembly constituency is one of the 140
state legislative assembly constituencies in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
state in southern
India
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. It is also one of the 7
state legislative assembly constituencies included in the
Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2018 Chengannur Assembly Bypoll, the current MLA is
Saji Cheriyan
Saji Cheriyan (born 28 May 1965) is an Indian politician from Kerala. He currently serves as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chengannur constituency. He was the former Minister for Fisheries, Culture and Youth Affairs (2021 â ...
of
CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
Chengannur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of
Kerala legislative assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...
who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
2018 by-election
Due to the death of the sitting MLA
K. K. Ramachandran Nair, Chengannur Niyamasahba constituency went to bypoll on March 28, 2018. There were 2,00,137 registered voters in the constituency for the by-election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,97,372 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
See also
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Chengannur
Chengannur (also spelled Chengannoor or Chenganur) is a Municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala State, India. It is located in the extreme eastern part of the Alappuzha district, on the banks of Pamba River.
Chengannur is north of ...
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Alappuzha district
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List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha (literally ''Hall of laws''), is the law-making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member repr ...
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left ...
References
{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections
Assembly constituencies of Kerala
State assembly constituencies in Alappuzha district