Thiruvalla Assembly constituency
| Thiruvalla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 111 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Thiruvalla town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,08,798 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(S) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Thiruvalla 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S).
Local self-governed segments
[edit]Thiruvalla Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvalla | Municipality | Thiruvalla |
| 2 | Kadapra | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 3 | Kaviyoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 4 | Kuttoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 5 | Nedumpuram | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 6 | Niranam | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 7 | Peringara | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 8 | Anicadu | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 9 | Kallooppara | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 10 | Mallapally | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 11 | Puramattam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 12 | Kunnamthanam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI KEC INC Independent JP KC(M) JD(S)
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | G. Padmanabhan Thampi | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. Chacko | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. John Jacob | KEC | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1979 | |||
| 1979* | 5th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | JNP | 1977 – 1979 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ind. | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mathew T. Thomas | JNP | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Mammen Mathai | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2003 | |||
| 2003* | 11th | Elizabeth Mammen Mathai | 2003 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
*by-election
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 62,178 | 44.56 |  3.28
| |
| KEC | Kunju Koshy Paul | 50,757 | 36.37 | New | |
| BJP | Ashokan Kulanada | 22,674 | 16.25 | New | |
| Independent | Thomas Mathew | 1,461 | 1.05 | New | |
| BSP | Rajendra Das | 1,074 | 0.77 | 0.25
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 608 | 0.44 | 0.11
| |
| Turnout | 1,39,544 | - | − | ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 3.28
|
|||
2016
[edit]There were 2,08,798 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 59,660 | 41.28 |  8.69
| |
| KC(M) | Joseph M. Puthussery | 51,398 | 35.56 | 5.91
| |
| BDJS | Akkerman Kalidasan Bhattathiripad | 31,439 | 21.75 | − | |
| BSP | Saji Kadampanad | 756 | 0.52 | 0.67
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 479 | 0.33 | − | |
| SDPI | Simi M. Jacob | 444 | 0.31 | 0.02
| |
| Independent | Cherian M. V. | 366 | 0.25 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,262 | 5.72 | 2.78
| ||
| Turnout | 1,44,542 | 69.23 | 3.91
| ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 8.69
|
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2011
[edit]There were 1,93,874 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 63,289 | 49.97 | ||
| KC(M) | Victor T. Thomas | 52,522 | 41.47 | ||
| BJP | Rajan Moolaveetil | 7,656 | 6.05 | ||
| BSP | Kurian Joseph | 1,511 | 1.19 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Radhamani S. | 456 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Kathikan Niranam Rajan | 439 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | P. K .Sukumaran | 398 | 0.31 | ||
| SDPI | Sam Kutty Jacob | 371 | 0.29 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,737 | 8.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,642 | 65.32 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- Thiruvalla
- Pathanamthitta district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.