Assembly Constituency: Sulthanbathery (ST), Kerala
Constituency Number	18
Constituency Name	Sulthanbathery (ST)
District	Wayanad
Latest Election Year:	2016
Present MLA:	I.C. Balakrishnan
Parents Name:	Shri Chandu and Smt. Meenakshy
Birth Date and Place:	born at Valad on 25th May 1975
Qualifications:	S.S.L.C.
Spouse’s Name:	Smt. Lakshmi
Permanent Address:	Illathumoola House, Valad P.O., Thalappuzha, Mananthavady, Wayanad- 670 644C.
Present and Past MLAs
MLA	Party	Year
I C Balakrishnan	INC	2016
I C Balakrishnan	INC	2011
P KRISHNA PRASAD	CPM	2006
N.D.APPACHAN	INC	2001
VARGHESE VAIDYAR	CPM	1996
K.C. ROSAKUTTY	INC	1991
K.K. RAMACHANDRAN MASTER	INC	1987
K. K. RAMCHANDRAN	INC	1982
K. K. RAMACHANDRAN MASTER	INC(I)	1980
K. RAGHAVAN MASTER	INC	1977

2016 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	INC	I C Balakrishnan	75747
Runner-Up	CPM	Rugmini Subrahmanian	64549
Margin	11198
Total Electors	218241
Total Voters	172044
Polling Percentage	78.83
Number of Polling Stations	184
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	16-May-2016	19-May-2016	19-May-2016

2011 Election Details:
Votes Statistics	Party	Candidate	Votes
Winner	INC	I.C Balakrishnan	71509
Runner-Up	CPM	E.A .Sankaran	63926
Margin	7583
Total Electors	198645
Total Voters	145551
Polling Percentage	73.27
Number of Polling Stations	179
Dates	Polling	Counting	Result
	13-Apr-2011	13-May-2011	13-May-2011