Poonjar Assembly constituency

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Poonjar
Constituency No. 101 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Kaippally Poonjar.jpg
Kaippally, the hilly region of Poonjar
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,84,857 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party KC(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Poonjar State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sebastian Kulathunkal of KC(M).

Contents

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Erattupetta Municipality Meenachil
2 Poonjar Grama panchayat Meenachil
3Poonjar ThekkekaraGrama panchayat Meenachil
4 Teekoy Grama panchayat Meenachil
5ThidanadGrama panchayat Meenachil
6 Erumely Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
7 Koottickal Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
8 Koruthodu Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
9 Mundakayam Grama panchayat Kanjirappally
10 Parathode Grama panchayat Kanjirappally

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC   Independent   KC(M)   KEC   JD

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1957 1stT. A. Thomman INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd1960 – 1965
1967 3rd K. M. George KEC 1967 – 1970
1970 4th1970 – 1977
1977 5thV. J. Joseph KEC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th P. C. George KC(J) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th N. M. Joseph JD 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Joy Abraham KC(M) 1991 – 1996
1996 10th P. C. George KEC 1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 2006
2006 12th KCS 2006 – 2011
2011 13th KC(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Ind. 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Sebastian Kulathunkal KC(M) Incumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,89,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Poonjar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) Sebastian Kulathunkal 58,668 41.94 Increase2.svg17.38
KJ(S) P. C. George 41,85129.92-
INC Tomy Kallany34,63324.76
BDJS M. P Sen2,9652.12Decrease2.svg11.58
BSP Ancy George5960.43
NOTA None of the above3450.25
Independent M. V George2780.2
Independent Abdu Samad2590.19-
Independent Albin Mathew2050.15-
Independent Tomy Chemarapallil940.07
Margin of victory16,58111.85%
Turnout 1,39,89473.98Decrease2.svg5.41

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election. [4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Poonjar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent P. C. George63,62143.65-
KC(M) Georgekutty Augustine35,80024.56Decrease2.svg26.21
JKC P. C. Joseph Ponnattu22,27015.28-
BDJS M. R. Ullas19,96613.70-
WPOI P. A. Abdul Hakkim8040.55-
PDP Nishad Nadakkal5300.36-
Independent Sainulladeen5250.36-
Independent Indulekha Joseph3970.27-
Independent Georgekutty Sebastan3750.26-
NOTA None of the above3130.21-
Independent Joseph P. C. Purathayil2340.16-
Independent Siyam P. Ashraf1940.13
Independent George Chacko1660.11
SUCI(C) Raju Vattapara1480.10Decrease2.svg0.11
Independent James Joseph1430.10-
KJ Santhosh Chennadu960.07-
CPI(M-L) T. M. Surendran940.06-
Independent Abraham770.05-
Margin of victory27,82119.10
Turnout 1,45,75379.39Increase2.svg9.24
Independent gain from KC(M) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election  : Poonjar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) P. C. George59,80950.77-
Independent Mohan Thomas44,10537.44-
BJP K. M. Santhosh Kumar5,0104.25-
SDPI V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi3,5793.04-
BSP P. P. Joshy2,9562.51-
Independent Sivan5240.44-
Independent P. K. Divakaran4550.39-
Independent P. C. George4170.35-
Independent K. Rajappan2800.24-
SUCI(C) Raju Vattapara2430.21-
Independent Mano George1920.16
Independent Anoop Bhaskaran1320.11
Independent Anil Mathew1070.09
Margin of victory14,98413.33
Turnout 1,17,80970.15
KC(M) hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  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.
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