Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Wayanad
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
Assembly constituencies
Established 2009
Total electors 1,357,819 (2019)
Reservation None
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress
Elected year 2019

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

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. On 4 August 2023, the Supreme Court restored his status as a member of parliament

Assembly segments

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

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

Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
2009 M. I. Shanavas Indian National Congress
2014
2019 Rahul Gandhi

Election results

Vote share of Winning candidates
2019
64.94%
2014
41.21%
2009
49.86%

General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election : Wayanad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Rahul Gandhi 706,367 64.94% 23.73%
CPI P. P. Suneer 274,597 25.24% -13.68%
BDJS Thushar Vellappally 78,816 7.25%
SDPI Babu Mani 5,426 0.50% -1.07%
Margin of victory 4,31,770 39.69% 37.41%
Turnout 10,87,783 80.37% 6.77%
Registered electors 13,59,679 8.82%
INC hold Swing 23.73%

General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election : Wayanad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 377,035 41.21% -8.66%
CPI Sathyan Mokeri 3,56,165 38.92% 7.69%
BJP P. R. Rasmilnath 80,752 8.83% 4.98%
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 5,476 0.60%
Margin of victory 20,870 2.28% -16.35%
Turnout 9,15,006 73.25% -1.50%
Registered electors 12,49,420 13.37%
INC hold Swing -8.66%

General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election : Wayanad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. I. Shanavas 410,703 49.86%
CPI M. Rahmathulla 2,57,264 31.23%
NCP K. Muraleedharan 99,663 12.10%
BJP C. Vasudevan Master 31,687 3.85%
Independent Rahmathulla Pooladan 6,459 0.78%
Independent Shanavas Malappuram 4,015 0.49%
Margin of victory 1,53,439 18.63%
Turnout 8,23,694 74.76%
Registered electors 11,02,097
INC win (new seat)

See also