Kottayam Assembly constituency explained

Kottayam
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:97
Established:1957–present
Reservation:None
Electors: (2016)
Mla:Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
Party:INC
Latest Election Year:2019Kerala Legislative Assembly election
District:Kottayam

Kottayam 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan of INC.

Local self-governed segments

Kottayam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1KottayamMunicipalityKottayam
2PanachikkadGrama panchayatKottayam
3VijayapuramGrama panchayatKottayam

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
MemberPartyTenure
19571stP. Bhaskaran Nair1957–1960
19602ndM. P. Govindan Nair1960–1965
19673rdM. K. George1967–1970
19704thM. Thomas1970–1977
19775thP. P. George1977–1980
19806thK. M. Abraham1980–1982
19827thN. Srinivasan1982–1987
19878thT. K. Ramakrishnan1987–1991
19919th1991–1996
199610th1996–2001
200111thMercy Ravi2001–2006
200612thV. N. Vasavan2006–2011
201113thThiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan2011–2016
201614th2016–2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha election 2016

There were registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district . kottayam.nic.in . 16 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.