Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Wayanad Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the twenty Parliamentary Constituencies (Lok Sabha) in Kerala State in southern India. [1]

Wayanad
Lok Sabha Constituency
Map of Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency
Constituency Details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly Constituencies
Established2009
Total electors1,357,819 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyN/A
Elected year2019

On 23 March 2023, the sitting MP Rahul Gandhi's membership of Parliament was disqualified following his conviction and sentencing by a local court in Surat.[2][3][4]

Assembly segments

Wayanad Parliamentary Constituency is composed of the following Kerala Legislative Assembly Constituencies:[5]

No Name District Member Party
17 Mananthavady (ST) Wayanad O. R. Kelu CPM
18 Sulthan Bathery (ST) I. C. Balakrishnan INC
19 Kalpetta T Siddique INC
32 Thiruvambady Kozhikode Linto Joseph CPM
34 Eranad Malappuram P. K. Basheer IUML
35 Nilambur P. V. Anvar Ind
36 Wandoor (SC) A. P. Anil Kumar INC

Members of Parliament
Year Member Party
2009 - 2014 M. I. Shanavas Indian National Congress
2014-2018
2018-2019 Vacant
2019-2023 Rahul Gandhi Indian National Congress
2023- Vacant

Election results

General election 2019
General election 2019 : Wayanad[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 706,367 64.67 +24.47
CPI P. P. Suneer 274,597 25.14 -13.78
BDJS Thushar Vellapally 59,816 6.22 -2.22
SDPI Babu Mani Karuvarakundu 5456 0.5 -1.07
Independent Shijo M. Varghese 4211 0.38
Independent Mujeeb Rahman 2,697 0.25
BSP P. K. Muhammed 2,691 0.25
Independent Rahul Gandhi K. E. 2,189 0.2
Independent Sibi Vayalil 2,164 0.2
NOTA None of the Above 2,155 0.2 -1.37
Independent Biju Kakkathod 2,090 0.19
Independent Dr. K. Padmarajan 1,885 0.17
CPI(ML) Red Star Usha K. 1,409 0.13
Independent Sreejith P. R. 1,206 0.11
Independent K. P. Praveen 1,101 0.1
Independent Raghul Gandhi K. 623 0.08
Independent Sebastian Wayanad 546 0.05
Secular Democratic Congress John P. P. 544 0.05
Independent Thrissur Naseer 522 0.05
Independent Narukara Gopi 485 0.04
Independent K. M. Sivaprasad Gandhi 132 0.03
Margin of victory 431,770 39.53
Turnout 1,092,759 80.37
INC hold Swing +18.62

General election 2014
General election 2014: Wayanad[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 377,035 41.20 -8.66
CPI Sathyan Mokeri 356,165 38.92 +7.69
BJP P. R. Rasmilnath 80,752 8.82 +4.97
Independent P. V. Anvar 37,123 4.06
SDPI Jaleel Neelambra 14,327 1.57
WPOI Ramla Mampad 12,645 1.38
NOTA None of the above 10,735 1.17
AAP P. P. A. Sageer 10,684 1.17
Independent Sathyan Thazhemangad 5476 0.60
Independent Sathyan Puthanveettil 2855 0.31
Independent Cletus 1517 0.17
BSP Vappan 1317 0.14
Independent Abraham Benhur 1308 0.14
CPI(ML) Red Star Sam P. Mathew 1222 0.13
Independent Sinoj A. C. 1104 0.12
TMC Satheesh Chandran 741 0.08
Margin of victory 20,870 2.28%
Turnout 915,006 73.25
INC hold Swing

General election 2009
General election 2009 : Wayanad[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 410,703 49.86
CPI M. Rahmathulla 257,264 31.23
NCP K. Muraleedharan 99,663 12.10
BJP C. Vasudevan Master 31,687 3.85
Independent Rahmathulla Pooladan 6459 0.78
Independent Shanavas Malappuram 4015 0.49
Independent Shanavas Manakulangara Parambil 3223 0.39
Independent Kallangodan Abdul Latheef 2228 0.27
BSP Rajeev Joseph 2036 0.25
Independent M. P. Rahmath 2020 0.25
Independent Sunny Ponnamattom 1581 0.19
Independent Nalla Thampy Thera 1485 0.18
Independent Cletus 1330 0.16
Margin of victory 153,439 18.6
Turnout 823,694
INC hold Swing

See also

References
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified: What this means, what happens next?". The Indian Express. 25 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP, can't contest polls for 8 years if conviction not stayed". The Times of India. 25 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  4. "Rahul Gandhi disqualified as MP after conviction in defamation case". BBC News. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  5. Philip, Shaju (31 March 2019). "Explained: Introducing Wayanad, from where Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha polls". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  6. "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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