Kongad Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kongad
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 53
| map_image = Kongad Government UP School.jpg
| map_caption = A school in Kongad Assembly constituency
| established = 2008
| reservation = SC
| district = Palakkad
| mla = K. Shantakumari
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| electors = 1,81,172 (2021)
}}
Kongad 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala.
}} K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been the current MLA since the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
Local self-governed segments
Kongad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District
}}
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Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kongad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/kongad-sc-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kongad
}}
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!Election !Niyama !Member !colspan="2"|Party !Tenure |
| 2011
| 13th | rowspan="2" | K. V. Vijayadas | {{Party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
| 14th | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021
|15th |Incumbent |
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Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= 2021 =
There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. Santhakumari|votes=67,881|percentage=49.01|change={{increase}}3.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=U. C. Raman|votes=40,662|percentage=29.36|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. Suresh Babu|votes=27,661|percentage=17.75|change={{increase}}2.22|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. E. Guruvayoorappan|votes=1,351|percentage=0.59|change={{increase}}0.39|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=953|percentage=0.69|change=|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=27,219|percentage=19.65|change={{increase}}9.75}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,38,508|percentage=76.45|change={{decrease}}0.69}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{increase}}3.66}}{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 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}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. V. Vijayadas|votes=60,790|percentage=45.35|change={{increase}}1.28}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Pandalam Sudhakaran|votes=47,519|percentage=35.45|change={{decrease}}8.04|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Renu Suresh|votes=23,800|percentage=17.75|change={{increase}}10.29|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,163|percentage=0.87|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam|votes=789|percentage=0.59|change={{decrease}}0.47|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=13,271|percentage=9.90|change={{increase}}6.76}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,34,061|percentage=77.14|change={{increase}}4.30}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{increase}}1.28}}{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
There were 1,55,799 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: Kongad}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. V. Vijayadas|votes=52,920|percentage=46.49|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=P. Swaminathan|votes=49,355|percentage=43.49|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. Devayani|votes=8,467|percentage=7.46|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Vijayadasan|votes=1,543|percentage=1.36|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=K. Velayudhan|votes=1,198|percentage=1.06|change=|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=3,565|percentage=3.14|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,13,483|percentage=72.84|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district