Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Indian parliament in Kerala}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| type = LS

| name = Wayanad
{{Small|KL-4}}

| map_image = Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg

| map_caption = Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

| established = 2009

| reservation = None

| party = Indian National Congress

| incumbent_image = Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (7).jpg

| mp = Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

| latest_election_year = 2024 by-election

| state = Kerala

| assembly_cons = Mananthavady
Sulthan Bathery
Kalpetta
Thiruvambady
Eranad
Nilambur
Wandoor

| electors = 1,357,819 (2019)

}}

Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Assembly segments

Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency is composed of 56 LSG segments of the following Kerala Legislative Assembly Constituencies:{{cite news|last=Philip|first=Shaju |title=Explained: Introducing Wayanad, from where Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha polls|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-introducing-wayanad-from-where-rahul-gandhi-could-contest-lok-sabha-elections-5639694/?ddvsw|access-date=31 March 2019|work=The Indian Express|date=31 March 2019}}

class="wikitable sortable"
No ! Name ! District ! Member ! colspan="2" \|Party
17 \|Mananthavady (ST) \| rowspan="3" \|Wayanad \|O. R. Kelu \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" \| \|CPI(M)
18 \|Sulthan Bathery (ST) \|I. C. Balakrishnan \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \|INC
19 \|Kalpetta \|T Siddique \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \|INC
32 \|Thiruvambady \|Kozhikode \|Linto Joseph \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" \| \|CPI(M)
34 \|Eranad \| rowspan="3" \|Malappuram \|P. K. Basheer \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian Union Muslim League}}" \| \|IUML
35 \|Nilambur \|VACANT \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}}" \| \| VACANT
36 \|Wandoor (SC) \|A. P. Anil Kumar \|style="background-color:{{party color\|Indian National Congress}}" \| \|INC

class="wikitable sortable"

! Name

! District

! Member

! colspan="2" |Party

|Mananthavady (ST)

| rowspan="3" |Wayanad

|O. R. Kelu

|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|CPI(M)

|Sulthan Bathery (ST)

|I. C. Balakrishnan

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|Kalpetta

|T Siddique

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

|Thiruvambady

|Kozhikode

|Linto Joseph

|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|CPI(M)

|Eranad

| rowspan="3" |Malappuram

|P. K. Basheer

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}" |

|IUML

|Nilambur

|VACANT

|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

| VACANT

|Wandoor (SC)

|A. P. Anil Kumar

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|INC

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Member

! colspan="2" |Party

2009

| rowspan="2" |M. I. Shanavas

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}

2014

2019

| rowspan="2" |Rahul Gandhi

2024

2024^

| Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

^By-Poll

Election results

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|title= Vote share of Winning candidates

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{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|64.99}}

{{bar percent|2024|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|59.69}}

{{bar percent|2019|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|64.94}}

{{bar percent|2014|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|41.21}}

{{bar percent|2009|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|49.86}}

}}

=2024 by-election=

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was elected from two seats, Wayanad and Rae Bareli, resigned from Wayanad thereby causing a by-election.{{Cite web |title=Wayanad Election Results |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/topics/elections/wayanad-election-results.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Wayanad Election Results |language=ml}} Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had won by a margin of 4,10,931 votes.{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |date=23 November 2024 |title=Priyanka wins Wayanad Lok Sabha seat by huge margin, Congress retains Nanded too |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/priyanka-wins-wayanad-lok-sabha-seat-by-huge-margin-congress-retains-nanded-too/article68902809.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123165603/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/priyanka-wins-wayanad-lok-sabha-seat-by-huge-margin-congress-retains-nanded-too/article68902809.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |access-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Wayanad bypoll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultPcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S114.htm |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125113932/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultPcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S114.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Priyanka Gandhi|party=Indian National Congress|votes= 6,22,338|percentage=64.99

|change= {{increase}} 5.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sathyan Mokeri|party=Communist Party of India|votes= 2,11,407 |percentage=22.08|change={{decrease}}4.01}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Navya Haridas|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,09,939 |percentage=11.48|change={{decrease}}1.51}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above (India)|candidate=None of the above|votes=5,406 |percentage=0.57|change={{decrease}}0.5}}

{{Election box majority ||votes=4,10,931|percentage=42.9|change={{increase}}9.32}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=9,57,571|percentage=64.22|change={{decrease}}9.35}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Communist Party of India

|swing = {{increase}} 5.3

}}

=General elections 2024 =

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Indian general election: Wayanad}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Rahul Gandhi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=647,445|percentage=59.69|change={{decrease}}5.25}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Annie Raja|party=Communist Party of India|votes=2,83,023|percentage=26.09|change={{increase}}0.85}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=K. Surendran|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,41,045|percentage=13.00|change={{increase}}6.75}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=6,999|percentage=0.65|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=3,64,422|percentage=33.59|change={{decrease}}7.09}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=10,86,459|percentage=74.19|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing = {{decrease}} 5.25

}}

Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.{{Cite web |title=Wayanad Lok Sabha Election results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/lok-sabha-constituencies/kerala/wayanad}}

= General elections 2019 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2019 Indian general election: Wayanad{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/1551-general-election-2019-including-vellore-pc/ |title=General Election 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rahul Gandhi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=7,06,367 |percentage=64.94 |change={{increase}}23.73 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=P. P. Suneer|party=Communist Party of India|votes=274,597|percentage=25.24|change={{decrease}}13.68}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Thushar Vellappally|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|votes=78,816|percentage=7.25|change= N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Babu Mani|party=Social Democratic Party of India|votes=5,426|percentage=0.50|change={{decrease}}1.07}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,31,770 |percentage=39.69 |change=37.41 }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=10,87,783|percentage=80.37|change=6.77}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,59,679 |change =8.82 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= 23.73 }}

= General elections 2014 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Indian general election: Wayanad{{cite web |url=https://www.eci.gov.in/files/file/2857-constituency-wise-detailed-result/ |title=General Election 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. I. Shanavas |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,77,035 |percentage=41.21 |change={{decrease}} 8.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sathyan Mokeri |party=Communist Party of India |votes=356,165 |percentage=38.92 |change={{increase}} 7.69 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. R. Rasmilnath |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=80,752 |percentage=8.83 |change={{increase}} 4.98 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. V. Anvar |party=Independent politician |votes=37,123 |percentage=4.06 |change=N/A }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Jaleel Neelambra |party=Social Democratic Party of India |votes=14,327 |percentage=1.57 |change=New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ramla Mampad |party=Welfare Party of India |votes=12,645 |percentage=1.38 |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=10,735 |percentage=1.17 |change=N/A }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. P. A. Sageer |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=10,684 |percentage=1.17 |change= New }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sathyan Thazhemangad |party=Independent politician |votes=5,476 |percentage=0.60 |change= N/A }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,870 |percentage=2.28 |change={{decrease}}16.35 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=9,15,006 |percentage=73.25 |change= {{decrease}}1.50 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,49,420 |change ={{increase}}13.37 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}8.66 }}

= General elections 2009 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2009 Indian general election: Wayanad{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/98-general-election-2009/ |title=General Election 2009 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 22 October 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. I. Shanavas |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,10,703 |percentage=49.86 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Rahmathulla |party=Communist Party of India |votes=257,264 |percentage=31.23 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Muraleedharan |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=99,663 |percentage=12.10 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. Vasudevan Master |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=31,687 |percentage=3.85 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rahmathulla Pooladan |party=Independent politician |votes=6,459 |percentage=0.78 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shanavas Malappuram |party=Independent politician |votes=4,015 |percentage=0.49 |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,53,439 |percentage=18.63 |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=8,23,694 |percentage=74.76 |change= New }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 11,02,097 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}

References

Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala

Category:Politics of Wayanad district

Category:Rahul Gandhi

Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Assembly segments

Members of Parliament

Election results

=2024 by-election=

=General elections 2024 =

= General elections 2019 =

= General elections 2014 =

= General elections 2009 =

See also

References