Thrippunithura | |
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Constituency No. 81 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Ernakulam |
Established | 1965 |
Total electors | 1,98,425 (2016) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | ![]() |
Alliance | UDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Thrippunithura 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 Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Babu of Indian National Congress.
Thrippunithura Assembly constituency is composed of the following eight wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Palluruthy zone) in Kochi Taluk, and two Municipalities and two Gram Panchayats in Kanayannur Taluk: [2]
Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
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13 | Kadebhagam | 14 | Thazhuppu | 15 | Edakochi North |
16 | Edakochi South | 17 | Perumbadappu | 18 | Konam |
19 | Palluruthy-Kacheripady | 20 | Nambyapuram |
All of the above eight wards are included in Kochi Taluk.
Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
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1 | Thrippunithura | Municipality | Kanayannur |
2 | Maradu | Municipality | Kanayannur |
3 | Kumbalam | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
4 | Udayamperoor | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1967 | 3rd | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | Paul P. Mani | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
1977 | 5th | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | K. G. R. Kartha | NDP | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | V. Viswanatha Menon | CPI(M) | 1987 – 1991 | |
1991 | 9th | K. Babu | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | M. Swaraj | CPI(M) | 2016 - 2021 | |
2021 | 15th | K. Babu | INC | Incumbent |
There were 2,11,581 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | K. Babu | 66,875 | 42.14 | ![]() | |
CPI(M) | M. Swaraj | 64,883 | 41.51 | ![]() | |
BJP | K. S. Radhakrishnan | 23,756 | 15.20 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,099 | 0.70 | − | |
SS | Arun Babu | 232 | 0.15 | − | |
Independent | Rajesh Pairoad | 201 | 0.13 | − | |
SUCI(C) | C. B. Asokan | 173 | 0.11 | ![]() | |
Independent | K. P. Ayappen | 88 | 0.06 | − | |
Margin of victory | 1232 | 0.23 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,56,307 | 73.88 | ![]() | ||
INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ![]() |
There were 1,98,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | M. Swaraj | 62,346 | 40.53 | ![]() | |
INC | K. Babu | 58,230 | 37.64 | ![]() | |
BJP | Thuravoor Vishwambharan | 29,843 | 19.29 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,028 | 0.66 | − | |
BSP | T. A. Kamarudeen | 683 | 0.44 | ![]() | |
SDPI | Sudheer Yousaf | 594 | 0.38 | − | |
PDP | Padmini D. Netoor | 410 | 0.27 | − | |
Independent | Swaraj Manickathan | 394 | 0.25 | − | |
Independent | Saju Kolattukudy | 172 | 0.11 | − | |
SUCI(C) | Sudha M. P. | 156 | 0.10 | − | |
Independent | Sonia Jose | 128 | 0.08 | − | |
Independent | Gireesh Babu | 122 | 0.08 | − | |
Independent | K. N. Pradeep | 116 | 0.07 | − | |
Independent | Ayyapan | 112 | 0,07 | − | |
Margin of victory | 4,467 | 2.89 | |||
Turnout | 1,54,685 | 78.03 | ![]() | ||
CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing |
There were 1,71,652 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | K. Babu | 69,886 | 53.36 | ||
CPI(M) | C. M. Dinesh Mani | 54,108 | 41.31 | ||
BJP | Sabu Varghese | 4,942 | 3.77 | − | |
BSP | Karthikeyan | 826 | 0.63 | − | |
Independent | Babu Keezhathuparamu | 330 | 0.25 | − | |
Independent | Saju Kolattukudy | 327 | 0.25 | ||
SS | Saji Thuruthikunnel | 316 | 0.24 | − | |
Independent | P. K. Thankamani | 137 | 0.10 | − | |
Independent | K. P. Ayyapan | 105 | 0.08 | − | |
Margin of victory | 15,778 | 12.05 | |||
Turnout | 1,30,977 | 76.30 | |||
INC hold | Swing |