Kothamangalam Assembly constituency

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Kothamangalam
Constituency No. 87 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Inchathotty suspension bridge, Kothamangalam
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Established1965
Total electors1,59,539 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2016

Kothamangalam is one of the 140 Kerala Legislative Assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is Anthony John of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) party.

Contents

Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus
(Grama panchayat/Municipality)
Taluk
1 Kothamangalam Municipality Kothamangalam
2KavalangadGrama panchayat Kothamangalam
3 Keerampara Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
4 Kottappady Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
5 Kuttampuzha Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
6 Nellikuzhi Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
7PallarimangalamGrama panchayat Kothamangalam
8 Pindimana Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
9 Varappetty Grama panchayat Kothamangalam

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
MemberPartyTenure
1967 3rdT. M. Meethiyan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th M. I. Markose Independent 1970 – 1977
1977 5thM. V. Mani KEC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th T. M. Jacob KC(J) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th Independent 1987 – 1991
1991 9thV. J. Paulose INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 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 Assembly election. [3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kothamangalam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Antony John 65,467 50.98
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla46,18535.96Decrease2.svg13.30
Independent P. C. Cyriac12,92610.06
SDPI Anas N. A.1,4901.16Decrease2.svg3.21
NOTA None of the above8030.63
PDP Yahiya Thangal7750.60
Independent T. K .Kuruvilla3570.28
Independent Cherian Abraham2610.20
Independent Anto John1630.13
Margin of victory19,28215.02
Turnout 1,28,42780.50Increase2.svg6.02
CPI(M) gain from KC(M) Swing

2011

There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kothamangalam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla52,92449.26
Independent Skariah Thomas40,70237.88
BJP K. Radhakrishnan5,7695.37
SDPI Shine Muhammed4,6914.37
Independent Skaria Thomas1,0080.94
Independent T. T. Kuruvilla7180.67
Independent Devaki Narayanan5240.49
Independent Joy Davasia4190.39
Independent Skaria Thomman3630.34
Independent Somini Prabhakaran3190.30
Margin of victory12,22211.38
Turnout 1,07,43774.48Decrease2.svg4.87
KC(M) gain from KEC Swing

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  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.