Pala Assembly constituency

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Pala
Constituency No. 93 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Pala town
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Established1965
Total electors1,84,857 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party NCK
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

Pala State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.

Contents

Local self governed segments

Pala Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments: [2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Pala Municipality Meenachil
2 Bharananganam Grama panchayat Meenachil
3 Kadanad Grama panchayat Meenachil
4KaroorGrama panchayat Meenachil
5 Kozhuvanal Grama panchayat Meenachil
6 Meenachil Grama panchayat Meenachil
7 Melukavu Grama panchayat Meenachil
8 Moonilavu Grama panchayat Meenachil
9 Mutholy Grama panchayat Meenachil
10 Ramapuram Grama panchayat Meenachil
11 Thalanadu Grama panchayat Meenachil
12 Thalappalam Grama panchayat Meenachil
13 Elikkulam Grama panchayat Kanjirappally

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

NamePartyTenure
1967 3rd K. M. Mani Kerala Congress 1967 – 1970
1970 4th1970 – 1977
1977 5th1977 – 1980
1980 6th1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th Kerala Congress
1991 9th1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 2006
2006 12th2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 2019
2019* [4] Mani C. Kappan Nationalist Congress Party 2019 – 2021
2021 15th Democratic Congress Kerala Incumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [5]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Pala
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    UDF Mani C. Kappan 69,804 50.43 Increase2.svg7.99
    KC(M) Jose K. Mani 54,42639.32Increase2.svg3.92
    BJP Prameeladevi J.10,8697.85Decrease2.svg6.33
    Independent Mani C. Kuriakose1,0980.79
    NOTA None of the above6040.44
    Independent Santosh Pulickal4440.32
    BSP Joy Thomas Vazhamattom3680.27
    Independent C. V. John2490.18
    Independent Sreejith V. S.1950.14
    Independent Thomas J. Nidiry1600.12
    Independent Albin Mathew1210.09
    Independent Sunil Alancheril930.07
    Margin of victory15,378
    Turnout 1,38,43176.46Increase2.svg5.49

    Niyamasabha by-election 2019

    Due to the death of sitting MLA K. M. Mani in April 2019, Pala went to bypoll on 23 September 2019.

    There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Constituency for the 2019 Kerala Niyamasabha by-election. [6]

    2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections  : Pala
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    NCP Mani C. Kappan 54,13742.55%Increase2.svg3.79
    KC(M) Jose Tom Pulikkunnel51,19440.24%
    BJP N. Hari18,04414.18%Decrease2.svg3.58
    Independent C. J. Philip1,0850.85%
    Independent Maju Puthenkandam1,0120.80%
    NOTA None of the above7420.58%
    Independent George Pooveli5650.44%
    Independent Tom Thomas3030.24%
    Independent Ignatious Illimoottil2330.18%
    Independent Joseph Jacob1780.14%
    Independent Babu Joseph1300.10%
    Independent Joemon Joseph Srampickal1300.10%
    Independent Joby Thomas1120.09%
    Independent Sunilkumar970.08%
    Margin of victory2,9432.31%
    Turnout 1,27,22070.97%Decrease2.svg6.64
    NCP gain from KC(M) Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election. [7]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Pala
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(M) K. M. Mani58,88442.13%Decrease2.svg7.01
    NCP Mani C. Kappan54,18138.78%Decrease2.svg6.14
    BJP N. Hari24,82117.76%Increase2.svg12.66
    NOTA None of the above9070.65%
    Independent Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal4890.35%
    Independent Anthony2170.16%
    Independent Shaiju Ponkunnam1030.07%
    Independent Hassan Kunju P. S.900.06%
    Independent Babu830.06%
    Margin of victory4,7033.37%Decrease2.svg0.85
    Turnout 1,39,77577.61%Increase2.svg3.95
    KC(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.01

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [8]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Pala
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(M) K. M. Mani61,23949.14%
    NCP Mani C. Kappan55,98044.92%
    BJP B. Vijayakumar6,3595.10%
    Independent C. V. John5760.46%
    Independent James Joseph4650.16%
    Margin of victory5,2594.22%
    Turnout 1,24,61973.66%
    KC(M) hold Swing

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