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).
Kothamangalam | |
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Constituency No. 87 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Inchathotty suspension bridge, Kothamangalam | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Ernakulam |
Established | 1965 |
Total electors | 1,59,539 (2016) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | CPI(M) |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2016 |
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 |
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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:
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1967 | 3rd | T. M. Meethiyan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | M. I. Markose | Independent | 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 | Independent | 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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | Antony John | 65,467 | 50.98 | − | |
KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 46,185 | 35.96 | ![]() | |
Independent | P. C. Cyriac | 12,926 | 10.06 | − | |
SDPI | Anas N. A. | 1,490 | 1.16 | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() | ||
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | ![]() | ||
KC(M) gain from KEC | Swing |
See also
References
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