Thodupuzha Assembly constituency

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Thodupuzha
Constituency No. 90 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Thodupuzha Civil Station.jpg
Thodupuzha Civil Station
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Idukki
Established1957
Total electors1,95,987 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Kerala Congress
AllianceUDF
Elected year2021

Thodupuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.

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Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Thodupuzha Municipality Thodupuzha
2EdavettyGrama panchayat Thodupuzha
3 Karimannoor Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
4 Karimkunnam Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
5 Kodikulam Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
6 Kumaramangalam Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
7 Manakkad Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
8 Muttom Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
9 Purapuzha Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
10 Udumbannoor Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
11 Vannappuram Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
12 Velliyamattom Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
13 Alacode Grama panchayat Thodupuzha and Idukki

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  INC   Independent   KC(M)   KC(J)

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

MemberPartyTenure
1957 1stC. A. Mathew INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd1960 – 1965
1967 3rdK. C. Zacharia Ind. 1967 – 1970
1970 4th P. J. Joseph KEC 1970 – 1977
1977 5th1977 – 1980
1980 6th KC(J) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. T. Thomas INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10thP. J. Joseph KC(J) 1996 – 2001
2001 11thP. T. Thomas INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12thP. J. Joseph KC(J) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th KC(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 2021
2021 15th KEC 2021–Present

Election results

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

2016

There were 1,95,987 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thodupuzha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) P. J. Joseph 76,177 54.08 Increase2.svg2.16
Independent Roy Varicattu30,97721.08
BDJS S. Praveen28,84520.37
SDPI Roy Arackal1,2940.91Decrease2.svg3.31
NOTA None of the above1,2190.86−
SUCI(C) Nisha Jimmy8110.57Increase2.svg0.38
PDP Najeeb Kalarickal7100.50−
BSP P. J. Ambily4400.31Increase2.svg0.15
Independent Santhosh P. K.2920.21−
Independent K. M. Veenas2280.16−
Independent Pareeth1940.14−
Margin of victory45,58732.20Increase2.svg1.12
Turnout 1,41,57472.24Increase2.svg0.29
KC(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg2.16

2011

There were 1,77,529 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thodupuzha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KC(M) P. J. Joseph66,32551.92
Independent Joseph Augustine43,45734.02
BJP P. M. Velayudhan10,0497.87
SDPI M. A. Najeeb5,3864.22
BSP Binu Sebastian6770.53−
Independent C. R. Dileep Kumar6550.51−
Independent T. S. Sreenivasan4820.38−
Independent Joman John2820.22−
SUCI(C) Siby C. Mathew2460.19
KJ Shibu Mon1790.14−
Margin of victory22,86817.90
Turnout 1,27,73871.95
KC(M) hold Swing

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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