# Neyyattinkara Assembly constituency

Neyyattinkara 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 Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Ansalan of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Neyyattinkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Neyyattinkara | Municipality | Neyyattinkara |
| 2 | Athiyannur | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 3 | Chenkal | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 4 | Karode | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 5 | Kulathoor | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |
| 6 | Thirupuram | Grama panchayat | Neyyattinkara |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Name | Party |
| 1957 | Ottasekharamangalam Janardhanan Nair | Communist Party of India |
| 1960 | P. Narayanan Thampi | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1967 | R. G. Nair | Indian National Congress |
| 1970 | R. Parameshwaran Pillai | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 1977 | R. Sundareshwaran Nair | Independent |
| 1980 | R. Sundareshwaran Nair | Independent |
| 1982 | S. R. Thankaraj | Janata Party |
| 1987 | S. R. Thankaraj | Janata Party |
| 1991 | Thampanoor Ravi | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Thampanoor Ravi | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Thampanoor Ravi | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | V. J. Thankappan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2011 | R. Selvaraj | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2012^ | R. Selvaraj | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | K. Ansalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 2021 | K. Ansalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |

## Election results

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

### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 65,497 | 47.02 | 0.18 |
| | INC | R. Selvaraj | 51,235 | 36.78 | 3.34 |
| | BJP | Rajasekharan S Nair | 21,009 | 15.08 | 7.55 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 907 | 0.65 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,642 | 10.24 | 3.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,78,942 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Ansalan | 62,113 | 47.20 | 12.06 |
| | INC | R. Selvaraj | 59,016 | 40.12 | 6.16 |
| | BJP | Punchakiri Surendran | 15,531 | 11.53 | 11.68 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 693 | 0.51 | |
| | BSP | Prabhakaran | 566 | 0.42 | |
| | Independent | Anilkumar | 280 | 0.21 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,543 | 7.08 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,645 | 75.25 | 4.48 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2012 by-election

Due to the resignation of sitting CPI(M) MLA R. Selvaraj, Neyyatinkara went to bypolls on June 6, 2012. There were 1,64,856 registered voters in the constituency for this election. R. Selvaraj, now contesting for INC, won the election by a margin of 6,334 votes.
2012 by election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | R. Selvaraj | 52,528 | 39.96 | 3.02 |
| | CPI(M) | F. Lawrence | 46,194 | 35.14 | 13.84 |
| | BJP | O. Rajagopal | 30,507 | 23.21 | 17.18 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,334 | 4.82 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,645 | 79.73 | 8.97 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,57,851 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | R. Selvaraj | 54,711 | 48.98 |
| | INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 48,009 | 42.98 |
| | BJP | Athiyannoor Sreekumar | 6,730 | 6.03 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,702 | 6.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,11,698 | 70.76 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2006

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | V J Thankappan | 50,351 | 47.31 |
| | INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 49,605 | 46.61 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 746 | 0.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,415 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2001

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 56,305 | 50.0 |
| | JD(S) | S B Rosechandran | 49,830 | 44.3 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,475 | 5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,607 | 67.2 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### Niyamasabha Election 1996

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 50,924 | 49.39 |
| | JD | Charupara Ravi | 36,500 | 35.39 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,424 | 14 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,03,132 | 67.48 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### Niyamasabha Election 1991

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Neyyatinkara :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Thampanoor Ravi | 49,106 | 47.05 |
| | JD | S R Thankaraj | 47,042 | 45.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,974 | 1.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,04,187 | 72.26 |
| | INC gain from JD | INC gain from JD | Swing | |