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Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency

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Muvattupuzha
Constituency No. 86 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Muvattupuzha Old and New Bridges
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Established1957–present
Total electors1,91,116 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyINC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Muvattupuzha State assembly constituency 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mathew Kuzhalnadan of Indian National Congress.

Local self governed segments

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Muvattupuzha Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Muvattupuzha Municipality Muvattupuzha
2 Arakuzha Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
3 Avoly Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
4 Ayavana Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
5 Kalloorkkad Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
6 Manjalloor Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
7 Marady Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
8 Paipra Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
9 Palakkuzha Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
10 Valakam Grama panchayat Muvattupuzha
11 Paingottoor Grama panchayat Kothamangalam
12 Pothanikkad Grama panchayat Kothamangalam

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Election Niyama
Sabha
Name Party Tenure
1957 1st K. M. George Indian National Congress 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd P. V. Abraham Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Pennamma Jacob Independent 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. C. Joseph Kerala Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 6th V. V. Joseph 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th A. V. Isaac Independent 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Johnny Nellore Kerala Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Babu Paul Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th Joseph Vazhakkan Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Eldo Abraham Communist Party of India 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Mathew Kuzhalnadan Indian National Congress Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

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There were 1,91,116 registered voters in Muvattupuzha Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Muvattupuzha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mathew Kuzhalnadan 74,425 44.63 Increase1.93
CPI Eldo Abraham 68,264 40.36 Decrease8.91
Twenty 20 Party Adv. C. N. Prakash 13,535 9.38 New
BJP Jiji Joseph 7,527 5.21 Decrease1.63
NOTA None of the above 427 0.3 N/A
Margin of victory 6961 4.27 Decrease2.3
Turnout 1,44,354 75.53 Decrease4.62
INC gain from CPI Swing Increase1.93

Niyamasabha Election 2016

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There were 1,77,939 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Muvattupuzha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Eldo Abraham 70,269 49.27 Increase3.81
INC Joseph Vazhakkan 60,894 42.70 Decrease7.20
BJP P. J. Thomas 9,759 6.84 Increase3.08
NOTA None of the above 635 0.45
PDP P. K. Aboobacker Thangal 512 0.36
SDPI P. P. Moideenkunju 426 0.30
Independent Justin T. D. 121 0.08
Margin of victory 9,375 6.57
Turnout 1,42,616 80.15 Decrease4.87
CPI gain from INC Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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There were 1,54,440 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Muvattupuzha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Joseph Vazhakkan 58,012 49.90
CPI Babu Paul 52,849 45.46
BJP Jiji Joseph 4,367 3.76
Independent Biju Sreedharan 546 0.47
BSP Boby Kaloor 487 0.42
Margin of victory 5,163 4.44
Turnout 1,16,261 75.28
INC gain from CPI Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
  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.