Devikulam Assembly constituency

Devikulam
Constituency No. 88 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Mattupetty Dam near Munnar
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Established	1957
Total electors	1,64,803 (2016)
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent A. Raja
Party	CPIM

Devikulam 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. ^[1] Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes (SC). In the 2021 assembly elections, A. Raja of CPI(M) was elected as the MLA. However, he was subsequently disqualified by Kerala High Court on 20 March 2023. ^{[2] [3]} The Kerala High Court order was challenged in the Supreme Court, which subsequently stayed the High Court order. The final ruling is pending as on 3 January 2025. ^{[4] [5]}

Local self-governed segments

Devikulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: ^[1]

Name	Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)	Taluk
Adimali	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Edamalakkudy	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Kanthalloor	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Mankulam	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Marayur	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Munnar	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Pallivasal	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Vattavada	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Vellathuval	Grama panchayat	Devikulam
Bisonvalley	Grama panchayat	Udumbanchola
Chinnakanal	Grama panchayat	Udumbanchola

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency: ^[6]

Key

  CPI   INC   CPI(M)

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
1957	1st	Rosammma Punnose		Communist Party of India	1957 – 1958
		N. Ganapathy		Indian National Congress	1957 – 1960
1958*		Rosammma Punnose		Communist Party of India	1958 – 1960
1960	2nd	M. M. Sundaram			1960 – 1965
		Murugesan Thiruvengadan		Indian National Congress	1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	N. Ganapathy			1967 – 1970
1970	4th	G. Varadan		Communist Party of India	1970 – 1977
1977	5th	Kittappanarayanaswamy		Indian National Congress	1977 – 1980
1980	6th	G. Varadan		Communist Party of India	1980 – 1982
1982	7th				1982 – 1987
1987	8th	Sundaram Manickam			1987 – 1991
1991	9th	A. K. Moni		Indian National Congress	1991 – 1996
1996	10th				1996 – 2001
2001	11th				2001 – 2006
2006	12th	S. Rajendran		Communist Party of India	2006 – 2011
2011	13th				2011 – 2016
2016	14th				2016 – 2021
2021	15th	A. Raja			2021-2023

* by-election

Election results

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

2025(by-poll)

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2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election : Devikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)
	INC
	BJP
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	A. Raja	59,049	51.00
	INC	D. Kumar	51,201	44.22
	BDJS	Ganesan. S	4,717	4.07
	NOTA	None of the above	921	0.78
Margin of victory			7,848
Turnout			1,15,774	68.34
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

2016

There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. ^[7]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	S. Rajendran	49,510	42.18	6.25
	INC	A. K. Mony	43,728	37.25	7.37
	AIADMK	R. M. Dhanalakshmy	11,613	9.89	9.29
	BJP	N. Chandran	9,592	8.17	4.82
	NOTA	None of the above	921	0.78	−
	Independent	J. Rajeshwary	650	0.55	−
	PDP	Rajendran R.	485	0.41	−
	Independent	C. K. Govindhan	303	0.26	−
	Independent	K. Manikandan	267	0.23	0.03
	Independent	Pandiraj	184	0.16	−
	Independent	K. P. Ayyapan	129	0.11	−
Margin of victory			6,232	4.93	1.12
Turnout			1,17,382	71.23	1.18
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	6.25

2011

There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. ^[8]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	S. Rajendran	51,849	48.43	−
	INC	A. K. Mony	47,771	44.62
	BJP	S. Rajagopal	3,582	3.35	−
	Independent	Selvaraj Madaswami	1,060	0.99	−
	BSP	T. C. Thankappan	913	0.85
	AIADMK	Mallika	646	0.60	−
	SDPI	Raju Ayyapan	628	0.59	−
	Independent	P. K. Mani	336	0.31	−
	Independent	K. Manikandan	274	0.26	−
Margin of victory			4,078	3.81
Turnout			1,07,059	72.41
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

See also

• Devikulam
• Idukki district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

1. "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
2. "Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result,disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
3. "High Court Annuls Election Results of Devikulam Constituency". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
4. Sebastian, Sheryl (29 April 2023). "Supreme Court Stays Order Of Kerala High Court That Annuled CPM MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency". www.livelaw.in. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
5. "Supreme Court reserves verdict on Devikulam MLA A. Raja's appeal against Kerala HC invalidation of his 2021 poll victory". The Hindu. 26 September 2024. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
6. "Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
8. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.