# Nadapuram Assembly constituency

Nadapuram 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 Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is E. K. Vijayan of CPI.

## Local self-governed segments

Nadapuram Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Chekkiad | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 2 | Edacheri | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 3 | Kavilumpara | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 4 | Kayakkodi | Grama Panchayat | Vatakara |
| 5 | Maruthonkara | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 6 | Nadapuram | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 7 | Narippatta | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 8 | Thuneri | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 9 | Valayam | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |
| 10 | Vanimal | Grama panchayat | Vatakara |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | C. H. Kanaran | Communist Party of India | 1957–1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Hameed Ali Shemnad | Indian Union Muslim League | 1960–1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. V. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1967–1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Kumaran Madathil | Communist Party of India | 1970–1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Kandalottu Kunhambu | Communist Party of India | 1977–1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. T. Kanaran | Communist Party of India | 1980–1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. T. Kanaran | Communist Party of India | 1982–1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Sathyan Mokeri | Communist Party of India | 1987–1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Sathyan Mokeri | Communist Party of India | 1991–1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Sathyan Mokeri | Communist Party of India | 1996–2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Binoy Viswam | Communist Party of India | 2001–2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Binoy Viswam | Communist Party of India | 2006–2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | E. K. Vijayan | Communist Party of India | 2011–2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | E. K. Vijayan | Communist Party of India | 2016–2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | E. K. Vijayan | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election Results
### Niyamasabha Election 2016 and 2021

There were 201,719 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nadapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | E. K. Vijayan | 83,293 | 47.46 | 2.00 |
| | INC | Praveenkumar | 79,258 | 45.16 | 2.00 |
| | BJP | M. P. Rajan | 10,537 | 6.00 | 2.80 |
| | SDPI | K. K. Nasar Master | 1,676 | 0.95 | 0.39 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 316 | 0.18 | −0.09 |
| | Independent | T.praveen Kumar | 258 | 0.15 | – |
| | Independent | Sreedharan K K | 165 | 0.10 | – |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,035 | 2.12 | 0.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 162,950 | 80.5 | 0.27 |
There were 2,01,719 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nadapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | E. K. Vijayan | 74,742 | 45.87 | 3.35 |
| | INC | Praveenkumar | 69,983 | 42.95 | 1.12 |
| | BJP | M. P. Rajan | 14,493 | 8.90 | 4.76 |
| | SDPI | C. K. Abdul Rahim | 2,183 | 1.34 | 0.07 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 446 | 0.27 | – |
| | BSP | K. K. Vasu | 377 | 0.23 | – |
| | Independent | E. K. Vijayan Komath | 220 | 0.14 | – |
| | Independent | Praveenkumar Thayyullathil | 163 | 0.10 | – |
| | Independent | Aluva Aneesh | 151 | 0.09 | – |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,759 | 2.92 | 3.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,929 | 80.77 | 1.50 |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 3.35 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,77,993 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Nadapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | E. K. Vijayan | 72,078 | 49.22 | |
| | INC | V. M .Chandran | 64,532 | 44.07 | |
| | BJP | Prakash Babu | 6,058 | 4.14 | |
| | SDPI | Ismail Kammana | 1,865 | 1.27 | – |
| | Independent | Chandran | 745 | 0.51 | |
| | Independent | C. K. Vijayan | 708 | 0.48 | |
| | Independent | K. P. Vijayan | 444 | 0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,546 | 5.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,430 | 82.27 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Nadapuram :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | E. K. Sankara Varma Raja | 18,173 | 40.86% | 40.86% |
| | CPI | K. Thacharakandy | 16,572 | 37.26% | |
| | Socialist | Sreedhara Arangil | 9,736 | 21.89% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,601 | 3.60% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,481 | 70.96% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,684 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |