Puthukkad Assembly constituency

Puthukkad
Constituency No. 71 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in Chittissery
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Lok Sabha constituency	Thrissur
Established	2008
Total electors	1,95,265 (2016)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent K. K. Ramachandran
Party	CPI(M)
Alliance	LDF
Elected year	2021

Puthukkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. ^[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K. Ramachandran of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Puthukkad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: ^[1]

Sl no.	Name	Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)	Taluk
1	Alagappa Nagar	Grama panchayat	Mukundapuram
2	Nenmanikkara	Grama panchayat	Mukundapuram
3	Parappukkara	Grama panchayat	Mukundapuram
4	Puthukkad	Grama panchayat	Mukundapuram
5	Trikkur	Grama panchayat	Mukundapuram
6	Mattathur	Grama panchayat	Chalakudy
7	Varandarappilly	Grama panchayat	Chalakudy
8	Vallachira	Grama panchayat	Thrissur

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI(M)

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
2011	13th	C. Raveendranath	CPI(M)		2011 – 2016
2016	14th				2016 - 2021
2021	15th	K. K. Ramachandran			Incumbent

Election results

2021

There were 2,01,035 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. ^[2]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthukkad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	K. K. Ramachandran	73,365	46.94	3.07
	INC	Sunil Anthikad	46,012	29.44	3.62
	BJP	A. Nagesh	34,893	22.33	0.25
	NOTA	None of the above	1,069	0.68	−
	CPI(M-L)	Rajesh Appat	489	0.31	0.16
	BSP	P. C. Pushpakaran	455	0.29	−
Margin of victory			27,353	17.50	6.75
Turnout			1,56,283	77.74	3.50
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	3.07

2016

There were 1,95,265 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. ^[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthukkad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	C. Raveendranath	79,464	50.07	2.77
	INC	Sundaran Kunnathully	40,986	25.82	7.86
	BJP	A. Nagesh	35,833	22.58	12.15
	NOTA	None of the above	779	0.49	−
	PDP	Asif Niyas	519	0.33	−
	Independent	C. V. Vijayan	431	0.27	−
	SS	Santhosh Polakulath	239	0.15	−
	CPI(M-L)	Jayan Konikkara	237	0.15	−
	Independent	Santhosh Iythadan	233	0,15	−
Margin of victory			38,478	24.25	5.29
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	2.77
Turnout			1,58,721	81.28	2.75

2011

There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. ^[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthukkad

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	C. Raveendranath	73,047	52.84
	INC	K. P. Vishwanathan	46,565	33.68
	BJP	Sobha Surendran	14,425	10.43
	Independent	P. J. Monsy	2,084	1.51
	BSP	P. C. Pushpakaran	1,013	0.73
	Independent	Paulson Kalloor	622	0.45
	Independent	K. V. Purushottaman	495	0.36
Margin of victory			26,482	19.16
	CPI(M) win (new seat)
Turnout			1,38,251	78.53

References

1. "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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.