Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)
Puthuppally State assembly constituency (Malayalam: പുതുപ്പള്ളി നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2016 assembly elections,the current MLA is Oomen Chandy of INC.
98 Puthuppally പുതുപ്പള്ളി | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
The St George Orthodox Church located in the Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency). | |
Existence | 1957 - present |
Reservation | None |
Electorate | 1,73,253 (2016) |
Current MLA | Oommen Chandy |
Party | INC |
Political Front | UDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Kottayam |
Local Self Governed Segments | Akalakunnam, Ayarkunnam, Kooroppada, Manarcaud, Meenadam, Pampady, Puthuppally and Vakathanam. |
Local self governed segments
Puthuppally Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Akalakunnam | Grama Panchayath | Kottayam[3] |
2 | Ayarkunnam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
3 | Kooroppada | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
4 | Manarcaud | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
5 | Meenadam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
6 | Pampady | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
7 | Puthuppally | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
8 | Vakathanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Puthuppally Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1957 | 1st | P. C. Cherian | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
1967 | 3rd | E. M. George | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | Oommen Chandy | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | Incumbent |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[5]
Partywise Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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INC | Oommen Chandy | 71,597 | 53.42% | ||
CPI (M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 44,505 | 33.20% | ||
BJP | George Kurien | 15,993 | 11.93% | ||
BSP | Shibu Parakadavan | 911 | 0.68% | ' | |
NOTA | None of the above | 630 | 0.47% | ||
SUCI(C) | M. V. Cherian | 131 | 0.10% | ||
Independent | K. M. Sivaprasad Gandhi | 103 | 0.08% | ||
Independent | A. K. Shaji | 64 | 0.05% | ||
Independent | Jijo | 51 | 0.04% | ||
Independent | Joseph T. M. | 49 | 0.04% | ||
Margin of victory | 27,092 | 20.22% | |||
Turnout | 1,34,034 | 77.36% | |||
INC hold | Swing |
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala"". kottayam.nic.in.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Villages and Curresponding Talukas in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Puthuppally". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.