# Kanjirappally Assembly constituency

Kanjirappally State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Jayaraj of KC(M).

## Local self governed segments

Kanjirappally Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Chirakkadavu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 2 | Kanjirappally | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 3 | Manimala | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 4 | Kangazha | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 5 | Karukachal | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 6 | Nedumkunnam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 7 | Vazhoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 8 | Vellavoor | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
| 9 | Pallickathode | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | K. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | M. Kamal | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | K. V. Kurian | Kerala Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. V. Kurian | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Thomas Kallampally | Kerala Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Thomas Kallampally | Kerala Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. J. Thomas | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | George J. Mathew | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | George J. Mathew | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | George J. Mathew | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Alphons Kannanthanam | Independent | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | N. Jayaraj | Kerala Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | N. Jayaraj | Kerala Congress | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | N. Jayaraj | Kerala Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 60,299 | 43.79 | 4.93 |
| | INC | Joseph Vazhackan | 46,596 | 33.84 | − |
| | BJP | Alphons Kannanthanam | 29,157 | 21.17 | 1.81 |
| | BSP | Ashik M M | 727 | 0.53 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 624 | 0.45 | − |
| | Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,703 | 9.95 | 7.11 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,37,703 | 73.76 | 2.63 |
| | KC(M) hold | KC(M) hold | Swing | - | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,78,950 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 53,126 | 38.86 | 11.54 |
| | CPI | V. B. Binu | 49,236 | 36.02 | 3.59 |
| | BJP | V. N. Manoj | 31,411 | 22.98 | 15.88 |
| | BSP | Arun M. John | 1,113 | 0.81 | 2.08 |
| | SDPI | Muhammed Siyad | 839 | 0.61 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 618 | 0.45 | − |
| | Independent | Manoj Aruvikkuzhy | 138 | 0.10 | − |
| | Independent | Achuthan K. P. | 137 | 0.10 | − |
| | Independent | Sajan C. Madhavan | 90 | 0.07 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,890 | 2.84 | 7.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,36,708 | 76.39 | 6.40 |
| | KC(M) hold | KC(M) hold | Swing | 11.54 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,61,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanjirappally :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | N. Jayaraj | 57,021 | 50.40 | |
| | CPI | Suresh T. Nair | 44,815 | 39.61 | − |
| | BJP | Rajamohan | 8,037 | 7.10 | |
| | BSP | P. K. Geetha Krishnan | 3,268 | 2.89 | 0.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,206 | 10.79 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,141 | 69.99 | 2.68 |
| | KC(M) gain from Independent | KC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | | |