Mararikulam Assembly constituency

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Mararikulam
Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Established1957
Abolished2008
Total electors141,433 (2006) [1]
ReservationNone

Mararikulam Assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, that existed before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was also one among the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alleppey Lok Sabha constituency.

The Mararikulam constituency came into existence in 1957. It was represented by veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, Achuthanandan suffered a shock defeat from a constituency that was otherwise considered to be a communist bastion. This thwarted Achuthanandan from becoming the Chief Minister. He had to wait for another decade, until 2006, when he could fulfill his ambition, this time being elected from the Malampuzha constituency.

The following list contains all the members who have represented the constituency in the Kerala legislative assembly.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama
Sabha		Member [2] PartyTenureMajority
1957 1stSadasivan C. G. Communist Party of India 1957 – 19609803
1960 2ndS Kumaran1960 – 19657350
1965 3rdSusheela Gopalan Communist Party of India N/A5717
1967 3rdS Damodaran1967 – 197012031
1970 4th1970 – 19777407
1977 5thA.V. Thamarakshan Revolutionary Socialist Party 1977 – 19804346
1980 6th1980 – 19829829
1982 7th1982 – 19873399
1987 8thT J Anjalose Communist Party of India 1987 – 199112091
1991 9th V.S. Achuthanandan 1991 – 19969980
1996 10thP.J. Francis [3] Indian National Congress 1996 – 20011965
2001 11th T. M. Thomas Isaac Communist Party of India 2001 – 20068403
2006 12th2006 – 201117679

References

  1. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mararikulam Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  3. ↑ A, Sam Paul (March 17, 2021). "P.J. Francis, the giant-killer who stole the show in 1996" – via www.thehindu.com.

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