Adoor Assembly constituency
{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Adoor
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 115
| state = Kerala
| map_image = Sky-View of Adoor Central Junction.jpg
| map_caption = Adoor Central Junction
| established = 1965
| reservation = SC
| mla = Chittayam Gopakumar
| party = CPI
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| district = Pathanamthitta
}}
Adoor State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies representing Adoor in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala in India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
|url = https://pathanamthitta.nic.in/ml/elected-members-and-constituencies
|website = pathanamthitta.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district
|access-date = 16 March 2020
}} The current MLA is Chittayam Gopakumar of CPI.
Local self-governed segments
Adoor Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pathanamthitta.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District
}}
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name ! width="130px" | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) ! width="100px" | Taluk |
| Adoor
| Municipality | Adoor |
| Pandalam
| Municipality | Adoor |
| Pandalam Thekkekara
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Kodumon
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Ezhamkulam
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Erathu
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Pallickal
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Kadampanad
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
| Thumpamon
| Grama panchayat | Adoor |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}}{{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}{{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| 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 |
| 1967
|3rd | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}} |1967 – 1970 |
| 1970
|4th |1970 – 1977 |
| 1977
|5th | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |1977 – 1980 |
| 1980
|6th |C. P. Karunakaran Pillai | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |1980 – 1982 |
| 1982
|7th |Thennala Balakrishna Pillai | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |1982 – 1987 |
| 1987
|8th |R. Unnikrishnan Pillai | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |1987 – 1991 |
| 1991
|9th | rowspan="4" |Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}} |1991 – 1996 |
| 1996
|10th |1996 – 2001 |
| 2001
|11th |2001 – 2006 |
| 2006
|12th |2006 – 2011 |
| 2011
|13th | rowspan="3" |Chittayam Gopakumar | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=3}} |2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
|14th |2016 - 2021 |
| 2021
|15th |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= 2021 =
There were 2,08,099 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.{{cite web
|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala
|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf
|website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Adoor{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS11115.htm?ac=115|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (115-ADOOR)|access-date=|website=results.eci.gov.in|publisher=Election Commission of India}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Chittayam Gopakumar
|votes = 66,569
|percentage = 42.83%
|change ={{loss}}6.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = M. G. Kannan
|votes = 63,650
|percentage = 40.96%
|change ={{gain}}8.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Adv. Pandalam Prathapan
|votes = 23,980
|percentage = 15.43%
|change ={{loss}}1.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 594
|percentage = 0.38%
|change ={{loss}}0.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = R. Kannan S/o Rajan
|votes = 218
|percentage = 0.14%
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Vipin Kanikonathu
|votes = 178
|percentage = 0.11%
|change ={{loss}}0.15
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Saranya Raj
|votes = 127
|percentage = 0.08%
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Anna Democratic Human Rights Movement Party of India
|candidate = Rajan Kulakkada
|votes = 95
|percentage = 0.06%
|change =N/A
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,919
|percentage = 1.87%
|change ={{loss}}14.56
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|change ={{gain}}0.31
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing ={{loss}}6.22
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
There were 2,08,432 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Adoor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Chittayam Gopakumar|votes=76,034|percentage=49.05|change={{increase}}2.03}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. K. Shaju|votes=50,574|percentage=32.62|change={{decrease}}13.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. Sudheer|votes=25,940|percentage=16.73|change={{increase}}12.13}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Jyothish Perumpulickal|votes=673|percentage=0.43|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=672|percentage=0.43|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Plavinal Santhosh|votes=410|percentage=0.26|change={{decrease}}0.12}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajitha P.|votes=408|percentage=0.26|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Vishnu Raj T.|votes=307|percentage=0.20|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=25,460|percentage=16.43|change={{increase}}15.98}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,55,018|percentage=74.37|change={{increase}}4.76}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India|swing={{increase}}2.03}}{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
There were 1,94,014 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Adoor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Chittayam Gopakumar|votes=63,501|percentage=47.02|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Pandalam Sudhakaran|votes=62,894|percentage=46.57|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. K. Sasi|votes=6,210|percentage=4.60|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Olikkulangara Surendran|votes=994|percentage=0.74|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Kodumon Ramachandran|votes=519|percentage=0.38|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Piravanthoor Sreedharan|votes=462|percentage=0.34|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Remanan|votes=315|percentage=0.23|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anil K.|votes=162|percentage=0.12|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=607|percentage=0.45|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,35,057|percentage=69.61|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Pathanamthitta district