Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency

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Ambalappuzha
Constituency No. 105 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Lok Sabha constituency Alappuzha
Established2008
Total electors1,78,623 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Ambalappuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. [1] The current MLA is H. Salam of CPI(M).

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Local self-governed segments

Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]

NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Parts of
Alappuzha
Municipality Ambalappuzha
Ambalapuzha North Grama panchayat Ambalappuzha
Ambalapuzha South Grama panchayat Ambalappuzha
Punnapra North Grama panchayat Ambalappuzha
Punnapra South Grama panchayat Ambalappuzha
Purakkad Grama panchayat Ambalappuzha

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI(M)   INC   Independent   RSP

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1967 3rd V. S. Achuthanandan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th1970 – 1977
1977 5thK. K. Kumara Pillai RSP 1977 – 1980
1980 6thP. K. Chandrananandan CPI(M) 1980 – 1982
1982 7thV. Dinakaran Independent 1982 – 1987
1987 8th INC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th C. K. Sadasivan CPI(M) 1991 – 1996
1996 10th Susheela Gopalan 1996 – 2001
2001 11thD. Sugathan INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th G. Sudhakaran CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 - 2021
2021 15th H. Salam Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 1,78,623 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ambalapuzha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) H. Salam 61,365 44.79 Decrease2.svg2.53
INC M. Liju50,24036.67
BJP Anoop Antony22,38916.34Decrease2.svg0.71
SDPI M. M. Thahir1,6901.23Increase2.svg0.01
NOTA None of the above5910.43
WPOI Subadramma Thottappally5250.38Decrease2.svg0.28
SUCI(C) R. Arjunan2210.16Decrease2.svg0.92
Margin of victory11,1258.12Decrease2.svg8.86
Turnout 1,37,02176.71Decrease2.svg2.19
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.53

2016

There were 1,68,949 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ambalapuzha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) G. Sudhakaran63,06947.32Decrease2.svg7.16
JD(U) Shaik P. Harriz40,44830.34
BJP L. P. Jayachandran22,73017.05Increase2.svg14.77
SDPI K. S. Shan1,6221.22Decrease2.svg0.36
SUCI(C) R. Arjunan1,4391.08Increase2.svg0.73
Independent Nassar M. Pygamadom1,0530.79
PDP A. Ansari9310.70
WPOI Nasar Arattupuzha8780.66
NOTA None of the above6270.47
Independent Joseph Kuttikadan2660.20
Independent P. G. Sugunan2310.17
Margin of victory22,62116.98Increase2.svg2.81
Turnout 1,33,29478.90Decrease2.svg0.73
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.16

2011

There were 1,46,890 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ambalapuzha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) G. Sudhakaran63,72854.48
INC M. Liju47,14840.31
BJP P. K. Vasudevan2,6682.28
SDPI S. H. Alhadhi1,8521.58
BSP Omanakuttan6720.57
SUCI(C) K. R. Sasi4150.35
Independent Sivakumar3470.30
Independent Nazeer Ahammed1360.12
Margin of victory16,58014.17
Turnout 1,16,96679.63
CPI(M) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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