# Ollur Assembly constituency

Ollur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Rajan of CPI.
Ollur was a citadel of Indian National Congress for a long time, yet occasionally it had gone to Communist Party of India. The constituency has 1,00,750 male and 1,07,128 female voters. Ollur has been a bellwether constituency since 1982. Every MLA since 1982 has been part of the ruling party or alliance in Kerala.

## Local self governed segments

Ollur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 14 wards of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation (Ollur zone, Mannuthy zone and Koorkenchery zone), and 4 Gram Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk:
Wards of Thrissur Municipal Corporation in Ollur Constituency :
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
| 17 | Mullakkara | 18 | Mannuthy | 24 | Valarkavu |
| 25 | Kuriachira | 26 | Ancheri | 28 | Patavarad |
| 29 | Edakkunni | 30 | Thaikkattussery | 31 | Ollur |
| 32 | Chiyyaram South | 41 | Koorkenchery | 42 | Kanimangalam |
| 43 | Panamukku | 44 | Nedupuzha | | |
Other Local Bodies in Ollur Constituency :
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
| 1 | Madakkathara | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 2 | Nadathara | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 3 | Pananchery | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 4 | Puthur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |

## 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 | P. R. Francis | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Francis | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | A. V. Aryan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | P. R. Francis | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. R. Francis | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Raghavan Pozhakadavil | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Raghavan Pozhakadavil | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | A. M. Paraman | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | P. P. George | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | C. N. Jayadevan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | P. P. George | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Rajaji Mathew Thomas | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | M. P. Vincent | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. Rajan | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. Rajan | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ollur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. Rajan | 76,657 | 49.09 | 1.54 |
| | INC | Jose Valloor | 55,151 | 35.31 | 3.45 |
| | BJP | Adv. B.Gopalakrishnan | 22,295 | 14.28 | 2.54 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 827 | 0.51 | − |
| | BSP | P K Subramanian | 282 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | {{{candidate}}} | 628 | 0.4 | − |
| | Independent | Benny Kodiyatil | 331 | 0.21 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 21,506 | 13.78 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 1.54 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,171 | {{{percentage}}} | |

### 2016

There were 1,93,404 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ollur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | K. Rajan | 71,666 | 47.55 | 3.08 |
| | INC | M. P. Vincent | 58,418 | 38.76 | 10.45 |
| | BDJS | P. K. Santosh | 17,694 | 11.74 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,151 | 0.76 | − |
| | PDP | Majeed Mullakara | 696 | 0.46 | − |
| | CPI(ML) Red Star | Sajimon Manjamattam | 334 | 0.22 | − |
| | Independent | Vincent M. D. Marottikkal | 279 | 0.19 | − |
| | Independent | K. G. Rajan | 267 | 0.18 | |
| | Independent | V. N. Asokhan | 214 | 0.14 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,248 | 8.79 | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | 3.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,719 | 77.93 | 3.46 |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,875 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ollur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M. P. Vincent | 64,823 | 49.21 |
| | CPI | Rajaji Mathew Thomas | 58,576 | 44.47 |
| | BJP | Sundararajan | 6,761 | 5.13 |
| | Independent | Suresh M. R. | 717 | 0.54 |
| | BSP | Sunny K. John | 434 | 0.33 |
| | Independent | Ratheesh T. Nair | 407 | 0.31 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,247 | 4.74 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,718 | 74.47 |