Cherthala Assembly constituency

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Cherthala
Constituency No. 103 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 electors2,04,830 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Cherthala 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 P. Prasad of CPI.

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Local self-governed segments

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

NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Cherthala Municipality Cherthala
Cherthala South Grama panchayat Cherthala
Kadakkarappally Grama panchayat Cherthala
KanjikuzhyGrama panchayat Cherthala
Muhamma Grama panchayat Cherthala
Pattanakkad Grama panchayat Cherthala
Thanneermukkom Grama panchayat Cherthala
Vayalar Grama panchayat Cherthala

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI   CPI(M)   INC   Independent

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1957 1st K. R. Gowri Amma CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd1960 – 1965
1967 3rdN. P. Thandar CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th A. K. Antony INC 1970 – 1977
1977 5thM. K. Raghavan1977 – 1980
1980 6th P. S. Sreenivasan CPI 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Vaylar Ravi Independent 1982 – 1987
1987 8th INC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th C. K. Chandrappan CPI 1991 – 1996
1996 10thA. K. Antony INC 1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 2006
2006 12th P. Thilothaman CPI 2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016-2021
2021 15th P. Prasad Incumbent

Election results

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

2016

There were 2,04,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI P. Thilothomman 81,197 45.70 Decrease2.svg7.41
INC S. Sarath74,00141.65
BDJS P. S. Rajeev19,61411.04
BSP C. P. Thilakan8450.48Decrease2.svg0.25
NOTA None of the above6870.39
Independent S. Sarath6390.36
Independent Sonnymon K. Mathew3480.20
Independent Vayalar Rajeevan1740.10
Independent K. V. Joseph1500.08
Margin of victory7,1964.05Decrease2.svg7.23
Turnout 1,77,65586.73Increase2.svg1.68
CPI hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.41

2011

There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI P. Thilothomman86,19353.11
JSS K. R. Gowriamma67,87841.83
BJP P. K. Binoy5,9333.66
BSP K . R. Rajeevan1,1850.73
Independent Shajimon1,0940.67
Margin of victory18,31511.28
Turnout 1,62,28385.05
CPI hold Swing

2006

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI P Thilothaman55,62651.55
INC C K Shajimohan47,09244.39
Margin of victory85347.90
Turnout 107896
CPI gain from INC Swing

2001

There were 1,41,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A.K. Antony59,66151.79
CPI C K Chandrappan52,80145.83
Margin of victory68605.96
Turnout 11520881.65
INC hold Swing

1996 There were 1,28,441 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A.K. Antony56,69152.21
CPI C K Chandrappan48,30644.48
Margin of victory83857.73
Turnout 10859085.53
INC gain from CPI Swing

1991

There were 1,26,734 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI C.K. Chandrappan 50,84449.03
INC Vayalar Ravi 49,85348.07
Margin of victory9910.96
Turnout 10371082.66
CPI gain from INC Swing

1987 There were 1,00,207 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.

1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vayalar Ravi 43,81249.01
CPI C.K. Chandrappan 41,52846.46
Margin of victory22842.55
Turnout 8939189.75
INC hold Swing

1982

There were 84,974 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.

1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Vayalar Ravi 36,94050.97
CPI P S Sreenivasan35,06748.38
Margin of victory18732.59
Turnout 7247885.82
INC gain from CPI Swing

1980

There were 82,654 registered voters in the constituency for the 1980 election.

1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI P S Sreenivasan38,61357.11
JP Joseph Mathan27,20040.23
Margin of victory1141316.88
Turnout 6761782.32
CPI gain from INC Swing

1977

There were 76,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 1977 election.

1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC M. K. Raghavan37,76758.7
CPI(M) N P Thandar26,00740.4
Margin of victory11,76018.3
Turnout 65,19785.2
INC hold Swing

1970

There were 68,755 registered voters in the constituency for the 1970 election.

1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC A.K. Antony 28,41948.77
CPI(M) N P Thandar28,05948.15
Margin of victory3600.62
Turnout 5827485.51
INC gain from CPI(M) 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 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.