| Chengannur | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 110 |
| Established: | 1957 |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 2,06,858 (2021) |
| Mla: | Saji Cherian |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| District: | Alappuzha |
Chengannur 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2018 Chengannur Assembly Bypoll, the current MLA is Saji Cherian of CPI(M).
Chengannur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chengannur | Municipality | Chengannur | |
| Ala | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Budhanoor | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Cheriyanad | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Mannar | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Mulakuzha | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Pandanad | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Puliyoor | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Thiruvanvandoor | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Venmony | Grama panchayat | Chengannur | |
| Chennithala-Thriperumthura | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | R. Sankaran Thampi | 1957 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. G. P. Pillai | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Thankappan Pillai | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | K. R. Saraswathi Amma | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | S. Ramachandran Pillai | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mammen Iype | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | Shobhana George | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. C. Vishnunath | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Ramachandran Nair | 2016 – 2018 | ||
| 2018* | 14th | Saji Cherian | 2018-2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Due to the death of the sitting MLA K. K. Ramachandran Nair, Chengannur Niyamasahba constituency went to bypoll on March 28, 2018. There were 2,00,137 registered voters in the constituency for the by-election.[3] [4]
There were 1,97,372 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]