Kothamangalam
Constituency for the
Inchathotty suspension bridge, Kothamangalam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictErnakulam
Established1965 - present
Total electors1,59,539 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2016

Kothamangalam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anthony John of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Kothamangalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kothamangalam Municipality Kothamangalam
2 Kavalangad Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
3 Keerampara Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
4 Kottappady Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
5 Kuttampuzha Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
6 Nellikuzhi Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
7 Pallarimangalam Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
8 Pindimana Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
9 Varappetty Grama panchayat Kothamangalam

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  KEC  INC   CPI(M)   KC(M)  KC(J)  Independent

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd T. M. Meethiyan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th M. I. Markose Ind. 1970 – 1977
1977 5th M. V. Mani KEC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th T. M. Jacob KC(J) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Ind. 1987 – 1991
1991 9th V. J. Paulose INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th T. U. Kuruvilla KEC 2006 – 2011
2011 13th KC(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Antony John CPI(M) 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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

2016

There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kothamangalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Antony John 65,467 50.98 -
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla 46,185 35.96 Decrease13.30
Independent P. C. Cyriac 12,926 10.06 -
SDPI Anas N. A. 1,490 1.16 Decrease3.21
NOTA None of the above 803 0.63 -
PDP Yahiya Thangal 775 0.60 -
Independent T. K .Kuruvilla 357 0.28 -
Independent Cherian Abraham 261 0.20 -
Independent Anto John 163 0.13 -
Margin of victory 19,282 15.02
Turnout 1,28,427 80.50 Increase6.02
CPI(M) gain from KC(M) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kothamangalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla 52,924 49.26
Independent Skariah Thomas 40,702 37.88
BJP K. Radhakrishnan 5,769 5.37
SDPI Shine Muhammed 4,691 4.37 -
Independent Skaria Thomas 1,008 0.94 -
Independent T. T. Kuruvilla 718 0.67 -
Independent Devaki Narayanan 524 0.49 -
Independent Joy Davasia 419 0.39 -
Independent Skaria Thomman 363 0.34 -
Independent Somini Prabhakaran 319 0.30
Margin of victory 12,222 11.38
Turnout 1,07,437 74.48 Decrease4.87
KC(M) gain from KEC Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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