Vypen Assembly constituency
{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Vypen
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 79
| state = Kerala
| map_image = Nedungad2.jpg
| map_caption = Nedungad at Nayarambalam
| established = 2011 - present
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,64,237 (2016)
| mla = K. N. Unnikrishnan
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| district = Ernakulam
}}
Vypen State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}} As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. N. Unnikrishnan of CPI(M).
Vypen constituency came into existence in 2011. Before It was known as Njarackal Constituency from 1957 to 2011.
Local self governed segments
The constituency lies in the islands of Vypin. It is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
}}
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Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
As Njarackal
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! Election ! Niyama ! Name ! colspan="2"|Party ! Tenure |
1957
| 1st | rowspan="2" |K. C. Abraham | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} | 1957 – 1960 |
1960
| 2nd | 1960 – 1965 |
1967
| 3rd | A. S. Purushothaman | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 1967 – 1970 |
1970
| 4th | M. K. Raghavan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1970 – 1977 |
1977
| 5th | T. A. Paraman | {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} | 1977 – 1980 |
1980
| 6th | M. K. Krishnan | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 1980 – 1982 |
1982
| 7th | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | 1982 – 1987 |
1987
| 8th | K. K. Madhavan | {{Full party name with color|Indian Congress (Socialist)}} | 1987 – 1991 |
1991
| 9th | K. Kunjambu | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}} | 1991 – 1996 |
1996
| 10th | rowspan="2"| I. Muhamed Suffeer | 1996 – 2001 |
2001
| 11th | 2001 – 2006 |
2006
| 12th | M. K. Purushothaman | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 2006 – 2011 |
As Vypen
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! Election ! Niyama ! Name ! colspan="2"|Party ! Tenure |
2011
|13th | rowspan="2" |S. Sharma | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |2011 – 2016 |
2016
|14th |2016-2021 |
2021
|15th |K. N. Unnikrishnan |
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Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= Niyamasabha Election 2021 =
There were 1,72,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha 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|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Vypen}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. N. Unnikrishnan|votes=53,858|percentage=41.24|change={{decrease}}11.00|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Deepak Joy|votes=45,657|percentage=34.96 |change={{decrease}}2.53|}}
{{Election box candidate|party=Twenty 20 Party|candidate=Job Chakkalackal|votes=16,707|percentage=12.79|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. S. Shaiju|votes=13,540|percentage=10.37|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=525|percentage=0.40|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=M. K. Mukundan|votes=309|percentage=0.24|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=8,201|percentage=6.28|change={{decrease}}8.47}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,30,596|percentage=75.89|change={{increase}}3.98}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{decrease}}11.00}}
{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2016 =
There were 1,64,237 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: Vypen}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=S. Sarma|votes=68,526|percentage=52.24|change={{increase}}1.87|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. R. Subhash|votes=49,173|percentage=37.49|change={{decrease}}8.54|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Vamalochanan K. K.|votes=10,051|percentage=7.66|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Jyothidas Paravur|votes=1,406|percentage=1.07|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=910|percentage=0.69|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Manjuladevi|votes=248|percentage=0.19|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Ambedkarite Party of India|candidate=Rajeev Naagan|votes=231|percentage=0.18|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Subhash K. S.|votes=217|percentage=0.17|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=K. D. Vishwanathan|votes=183|percentage=0.14|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kodickal Sadasivan|votes=136|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=S. D. Satheesh|votes=88|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=19,353|percentage=14.75|change={{increase}}10.41}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,31,169|percentage=79.87|change={{increase}}0.47}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{increase}}1.87}}{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2011 =
There were 1,52,040 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: Vypen}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=S. Sarma|votes=60,530|percentage=50.37|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Ajay Tharayil|votes=55,572|percentage=46.03|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=T. G. Surendran|votes=2,930|percentage=2.43|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=T. K. Sivanandan|votes=546|percentage=0.45|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Santhosh Sarma|votes=490|percentage=0.41|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Benny Joseph|votes=374|percentage=0.31|change=|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=5,242|percentage=4.34|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,20,726|percentage=79.40|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}}
{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district