Idukki Assembly constituency

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Idukki
Constituency No. 91 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Anamudi in Idukki district is the highest peak on Western Ghats and South India.
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Established1977
Total electors1,84,218 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party KC(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year2016

Idukki 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] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Roshy Augustine of KC(M).

Contents

Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kattappana MunicipalityIdukki
2 Idukki-Kanjikuzhy Grama panchayatIdukki
3VazhathopeGrama panchayatIdukki
4KamakshyGrama panchayatIdukki
5 Kanchiyar Grama panchayatIdukki
6 Konnathady Grama panchayatIdukki
7MariapuramGrama panchayatIdukki
8 Vathikudy Grama panchayatUdumbanchola
9 Arakkulam Grama panchayatThodupuzha
10 Kudayathoor Grama panchayatThodupuzha

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  INC(I)   INC   JD   KC(M)

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1977 5thV. T. Sebastian Kerala Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 6thJose Kuttyani Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th INC 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Rosamma Chacko 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Mathew Stephen Kerala Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10thP. P. Sulaiman Rawther Janata Dal 1996 – 2001
2001 11th Roshy Augustine KC(M) 2001 – 2006
2006 12th2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016-2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 1,86,503 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [3]

2021Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Idukki
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) Roshy Augustine 62,368 47.48 Increase2.svg4.62
KEC K. Francis George 56,79543.24Increase2.svg 6.98
BDJS Sangeetha Viswanathan91487.07Decrease2.svg12.33
BSP Babu Varghese Vattoli1,1060.84Increase2.svg 0.44
NOTA None of the above6770.52Decrease2.svg 0.34
Independent Bijeesh Thomas6100.46
Independent Vincent Jacob3400.26
Margin of victory5,5734.24Decrease2.svg2.36
Turnout 1,31,73770.64
KC(M) hold Swing

2016

There were 1,84,218 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Idukki
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) Roshy Augustine 60,556 42.86 Decrease2.svg12.02
JKC K. Francis George 50,75836.26
BDJS Biju Madhavan27,40319.40
BSP Sabu Kochuparambil5660.40
Independent P. T. Poomkudy4360.31
NOTA None of the above4330.86
SDPI Babu Kozhimala4110.29
Independent Idukki Ravi2500.18
Margin of victory9,3236.60Decrease2.svg6.59
Turnout 1,41,27876.69Increase2.svg6.23
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg12.02

2011

There were 1,69,984 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Idukki
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) Roshy Augustine65,73454.88
CPI(M) C. V. Varghese49,92841.69
BJP C. C. Krishnan3,0132.52
Independent Kanchiyar Peethambaran3890.32
Independent M. K. Narayanan2260.19Increase2.svg0.38
Independent V. Lakshmanan1580.13
Margin of victory15,80613.19
Turnout 1,19,77370.46
KC(M) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
  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.