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Pala 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.
Pala | |
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Constituency No. 93 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Pala town | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kottayam |
Established | 1965 |
Total electors | 1,84,857 (2019) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | NCK |
Alliance | UDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Pala Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pala | Municipality | Meenachil |
2 | Bharananganam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
3 | Kadanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
4 | Karoor | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
5 | Kozhuvanal | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
6 | Meenachil | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
7 | Melukavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
8 | Moonilavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
9 | Mutholy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
10 | Ramapuram | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
11 | Thalanadu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
12 | Thalappalam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
13 | Elikkulam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | 3rd | K. M. Mani | Kerala Congress | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | Kerala Congress | |||
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2019 | |||
2019*[4] | Mani C. Kappan | Nationalist Congress Party | 2019 – 2021 | ||
2021 | 15th | Democratic Congress Kerala | Incumbent |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UDF | Mani C. Kappan | 69,804 | 50.43 | ![]() | |
KC(M) | Jose K. Mani | 54,426 | 39.32 | ![]() | |
BJP | Prameeladevi J. | 10,869 | 7.85 | ![]() | |
Independent | Mani C. Kuriakose | 1,098 | 0.79 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.44 | ||
Independent | Santosh Pulickal | 444 | 0.32 | ||
BSP | Joy Thomas Vazhamattom | 368 | 0.27 | ||
Independent | C. V. John | 249 | 0.18 | − | |
Independent | Sreejith V. S. | 195 | 0.14 | ||
Independent | Thomas J. Nidiry | 160 | 0.12 | ||
Independent | Albin Mathew | 121 | 0.09 | − | |
Independent | Sunil Alancheril | 93 | 0.07 | ||
Margin of victory | 15,378 | ||||
Turnout | 1,38,431 | 76.46 | ![]() |
Due to the death of sitting MLA K. M. Mani in April 2019, Pala went to bypoll on 23 September 2019.
There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Constituency for the 2019 Kerala Niyamasabha by-election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 54,137 | 42.55% | ![]() | |
KC(M) | Jose Tom Pulikkunnel | 51,194 | 40.24% | − | |
BJP | N. Hari | 18,044 | 14.18% | ![]() | |
Independent | C. J. Philip | 1,085 | 0.85% | − | |
Independent | Maju Puthenkandam | 1,012 | 0.80% | − | |
NOTA | None of the above | 742 | 0.58% | ||
Independent | George Pooveli | 565 | 0.44% | ||
Independent | Tom Thomas | 303 | 0.24% | ||
Independent | Ignatious Illimoottil | 233 | 0.18% | ||
Independent | Joseph Jacob | 178 | 0.14% | ||
Independent | Babu Joseph | 130 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | Joemon Joseph Srampickal | 130 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | Joby Thomas | 112 | 0.09% | ||
Independent | Sunilkumar | 97 | 0.08% | ||
Margin of victory | 2,943 | 2.31% | |||
Turnout | 1,27,220 | 70.97% | ![]() | ||
NCP gain from KC(M) | Swing |
There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC(M) | K. M. Mani | 58,884 | 42.13% | ![]() | |
NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 54,181 | 38.78% | ![]() | |
BJP | N. Hari | 24,821 | 17.76% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 907 | 0.65% | − | |
Independent | Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal | 489 | 0.35% | − | |
Independent | Anthony | 217 | 0.16% | ||
Independent | Shaiju Ponkunnam | 103 | 0.07% | ||
Independent | Hassan Kunju P. S. | 90 | 0.06% | ||
Independent | Babu | 83 | 0.06% | ||
Margin of victory | 4,703 | 3.37% | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,39,775 | 77.61% | ![]() | ||
KC(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
KC(M) | K. M. Mani | 61,239 | 49.14% | ||
NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 55,980 | 44.92% | ||
BJP | B. Vijayakumar | 6,359 | 5.10% | ||
Independent | C. V. John | 576 | 0.46% | − | |
Independent | James Joseph | 465 | 0.16% | ||
Margin of victory | 5,259 | 4.22% | |||
Turnout | 1,24,619 | 73.66% | |||
KC(M) hold | Swing |
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