Puthukkad
Constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in Chittissery
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
Established2011 - present
Total electors1,95,265 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Puthukkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K. Ramachandran of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Puthukkad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 AlagappaNagar Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
2 Nenmanikkara Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
3 Parappukkara Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
4 Puthukkad Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
5 Trikkur Grama panchayat Mukundapuram
6 Mattathur Grama panchayat Chalakudy
7 Varandarappilly Grama panchayat Chalakudy
8 Vallachira Grama panchayat Thrissur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI(M)

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
2011 13th C. Raveendranath CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2021
2021 15th K. K. Ramachandran Incumbent

    Election results

    Niyamasabha Election 2021

    There were 2,01,035 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthukkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. K. Ramachandran 73,365 46.94 Decrease3.07
    INC Sunil Anthikad 46,012 29.44 Increase3.62
    BJP A. Nagesh 34,893 22.33 Decrease0.25
    NOTA None of the above 1,069 0.68 -
    CPI(M-L) Rajesh Appat 489 0.31 Increase0.16
    BSP P. C. Pushpakaran 455 0.29 -
    Margin of victory 27,353 17.50 Decrease6.75
    Turnout 1,56,283 77.74 Decrease3.50
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease3.07

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,95,265 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthukkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) C. Raveendranath 79,464 50.07 Decrease2.77
    INC Sundaran Kunnathully 40,986 25.82 Decrease7.86
    BJP A. Nagesh 35,833 22.58 Increase12.15
    NOTA None of the above 779 0.49 -
    PDP Asif Niyas 519 0.33 -
    Independent C. V. Vijayan 431 0.27 -
    SHS Santhosh Polakulath 239 0.15 -
    CPI(M-L) Jayan Konikkara 237 0.15 -
    Independent Santhosh Iythadan 233 0,15 -
    Margin of victory 38,478 24.25 Increase5.29
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.77
    Turnout 1,58,721 81.28 Increase2.75

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthukkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) C. Raveendranath 73,047 52.84
    INC K. P. Vishwanathan 46,565 33.68
    BJP Sobha Surendran 14,425 10.43
    Independent P. J. Monsy 2,084 1.51
    BSP P. C. Pushpakaran 1,013 0.73
    Independent Paulson Kalloor 622 0.45
    Independent K. V. Purushottaman 495 0.36
    Margin of victory 26,482 19.16
    CPI(M) win (new seat)
    Turnout 1,38,251 78.53

    References

    1. 1 2 "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.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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