| Wadakkanchery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 65 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Aerial view of Wadakkancherry town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,23,003 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Wadakkanchery State assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala. It is also one of the sevenstate legislative assembly constituencies included inAlathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA isXavier Chittilappilly ofCPI(M).
Wadakkanchery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Panchayat President |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wadakkanchery | Municipality | Thalapilly | |
| 2 | Thekkumkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly | Sunil Kumar |
| 3 | Adat | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 4 | Avanur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 5 | Kaiparamba | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 6 | Kolazhy | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 7 | Mulakunnathukavu | Grama panchayat | Thrissur | |
| 8 | Tholur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | C. C. Ayyappan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Balakrishna Menon | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| K. Kochukuttan | INC | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Seshan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. S. N. Nambissan | CPI(M) | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. S. Narayanan Namboodiri | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | INC(I) | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Adv. V. Balram | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2004 | |||
| 2004* | A. C. Moideen | CPI(M) | 2004 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | C. N. Balakrishnan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Anil Akkara | 2016-2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Xavier Chittilappilly | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
*by-election
| SEGMENTS | LDF | NDA | UDF | IND | LEADING ALLIANCE | |
| WADAKKANCHERRY | 17786 | 6758 | 15807 | 579 | 40930 | LDF |
| THEKKUMKARA | 8343 | 3752 | 8533 | 350 | 20978 | UDF |
| ADAT | 7953 | 4952 | 8111 | 324 | 21340 | UDF |
| AVANUR | 6195 | 2674 | 5891 | 924 | 15684 | LDF |
| KAIPARAMBA | 8142 | 4637 | 8244 | 641 | 21664 | UDF |
| KOLAZHY | 8314 | 3933 | 8879 | 119 | 21245 | UDF |
| MULAKUNNATHUKAVU | 5593 | 1491 | 5937 | 94 | 13115 | UDF |
| THOLUR | 4778 | 1961 | 5876 | 307 | 12922 | UDF |
| TOTAL | 67104 | 30158 | 67278 | 3338 | 167878 | |
| % | 39.97188434 | 17.96423593 | 40.07553104 | 1.988348682 |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | |||||
| UDF | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
There were 2,23,003 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Xavier Chittilappilly | 81,026 | 47.70 |  6.71 | |
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,858 | 38.77 |  2.25 | |
| BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu | 21,747 | 12.80 | 3.88 | |
| Independent | Haji Aboobaker Kundukadan | 388 | 0.23 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 842 | 0.5 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,168 | 8.93 | |||
| Turnout | 1,69,861 | 76.17 | 4.74 | ||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | 6.71 | |||
There were 1,97,483 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anil Akkara | 65,535 | 41.02 | 7.70 | |
| CPI(M) | Mary Thomas | 65,492 | 40.99 | 3.48 | |
| BJP | T. S. Ullas Babu | 26,652 | 16.68 | 11.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 969 | 0.6 | − | |
| SDPI | Gaddafi A. K. | 477 | 0.30 | − | |
| BSP | P. K. Subramanian | 419 | 0.26 | 0.76 | |
| Independent | Anil | 237 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 43 | 0.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,781 | 80.91 | 1.41 | ||
| INChold | Swing | 7.70 | |||
There were 1,76,069 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | C. N. Balakrishnan | 67,911 | 48.79 | ||
| CPI(M) | N. R. Balan | 61,226 | 44.47 | ||
| BJP | Shajumon Vattakad | 7,451 | 5.35 | ||
| BSP | Govindan Machad | 1,419 | 1.02 | ||
| Independent | Balakrishnan | 1,177 | 0.85 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,685 | 4.80 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,718 | 79.05 | |||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||