Devikulam Assembly constituency explained

Devikulam
Type:SLA
Constituency No:88
State:Kerala
Established:1957
Reservation:SC
Electors:1,64,803 (2016)
Mla:Vacant
District:Idukki

Devikulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of Scheduled Caste (SC). After the 2021 assembly elections, A. Raja of CPI(M) was elected as the MLA however he was subsequently disqualified by Kerala High Court on 20 March 2023[2] [3]

Local self governed segments

Devikulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
AdimaliGrama panchayatDevikulam
EdamalakkudyGrama panchayatDevikulam
KanthalloorGrama panchayatDevikulam
MankulamGrama panchayatDevikulam
MarayurGrama panchayatDevikulam
MunnarGrama panchayatDevikulam
PallivasalGrama panchayatDevikulam
VattavadaGrama panchayatDevikulam
VellathuvalGrama panchayatDevikulam
BisonvalleyGrama panchayatUdumbanchola
ChinnakanalGrama panchayatUdumbanchola

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[4]

Key

ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure
19571stRosammma Punnose1957 – 1958
N. Ganapathy1957 – 1960
1958*Rosammma Punnose1958 – 1960
19602ndM. M. Sundaram1960 – 1965
Murugesan Thiruvengadan1960 – 1965
19673rdN. Ganapathy1967 – 1970
19704thG. Varadan1970 – 1977
19775thKittappanarayanaswamy1977 – 1980
19806thG. Varadan1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878thSundaram Manickam1987 – 1991
19919thA. K. Moni1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111th2001 – 2006
200612thS. Rajendran2006 – 2011
201113th2011 – 2016
201614th2016 – 2021
202115thA. Raja2021-2023
* indicates bypolls

Election results

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

2024 by-election

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Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . 16 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result,disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja . 2023-03-20 . English.Mathrubhumi . en.
  3. Web site: High Court Annuls Election Results of Devikulam Constituency . 2023-03-20 . Deshabhimani . en.
  4. Web site: Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map. 2020-08-29. www.mapsofindia.com.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.