Kuttanad Assembly constituency explained

Kuttanad
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:106
Established:1965
Reservation:None
Electors:1,65,172 (2016)
Mla:Thomas K. Thomas
Party:NCP
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Alappuzha

Kuttanad 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1ChampakulamGrama panchayatKuttanad
2EdathuaGrama panchayatKuttanad
3KainakaryGrama panchayatKuttanad
4KavalamGrama panchayatKuttanad
5MuttarGrama panchayatKuttanad
6NedumudiGrama panchayatKuttanad
7NeelamperoorGrama panchayatKuttanad
8PulinkunnooGrama panchayatKuttanad
9RamankaryGrama panchayatKuttanad
10ThakazhyGrama panchayatKuttanad
11ThalavadyGrama panchayatKuttanad
12VeliyanadGrama panchayatKuttanad
13VeeyapuramGrama panchayatKarthikappally
[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyamaSabhaNamePartyTenure
19673rdK. K. K. Pillai1967 – 1970
19704thOommen Thalavady1970 – 1977
19775thEapen Kandakudy1977 – 1980
19806thOommen Mathew1980 – 1982
19827thK. C. Joseph1982 – 1987
19878th1987 – 1991
19919th1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111th 2001 – 2006
200612thThomas Chandy2006 – 2011
201113th2011 – 2016
201614th2016 - 2019
202115thThomas K. Thomas2021-2026
[4]

Brief election history

ElectionVotes polledWinnerRunner-up 1Runner-up 2Margin of victory
YearNamePartyVotes NamePartyVotes NamePartyVotes VotesPercent
2016130082 (78.76%)Thomas Chandy5011438.52%Jacob Abraham4522334.76%Subash Vasu3304425.40%48913.76%[5]
2011118110 (78.63%)Thomas Chandy6001050.81%K. C. Joseph5203944.06%K. Soman43953.72%79716.75%[6]
Major delimitation of constituency
200683460 (75.16%)Thomas Chandy4210950.45%K. C. Joseph3672844.01%Thomas15531.86%53816.44%[7]
200184639 (71.02%)K. C. Joseph4453452.62%Oommen Mathew3414440.34%A. K. Chacko42435.01%1039012.28%[8]
199687889 (73.10%)K. C. Joseph4453250.67%J. Joseph4044746.02%G. Mohandas26022.96%40854.65%[9]
199186408 (73.07%)K. C. Joseph4566952.85%P. D. Luke3667342.44%S. Radhakrishnan31073.60%899610.41%[10]
198785551 (84.41%)K. C. Joseph4109648.04%M. M. Anthony3783344.22%V. S. Vijayakumar54626.38%32633.82%[11]
198271356 (80.69%)K. C. Joseph3717252.09%G. Suchakaran Nair3418447.91%Only two candidates contested29884.18%[12]
198070772 (78.09%)Oommen Mathew3734652.77%K. P. Joseph3325646.99%Mathew J. Pallithanam1700.24%40905.78%[13]
197764686 (83.23%)Eapen Kandakudy3416152.81%K. P. Joseph2701441.76%K. Ravu30544.72%714711.05%[14]
Major delimitation of constituency
197057606 (77.67%)Oommen Thalavady2737247.52%Thomas John2186637.96%P. N. Padmanabhan774313.44%55069.56%[15]
196748938 (79.15%)K. K. K. Pillai2379748.63%T. John1663333.93%M. C. Joseph850817.39%716414.70%[16]
196549124 (76.46%)Thomas John2531951.54%V. Z. Job1506730.67%Sonney Sebastian768415.64%1025220.87%[17]

Detailed election results

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

Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,65,172 eligible voters in Kuttanad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[18]

Local Self Governed segment wise Results 2016

The Local Self Governed segment wise result of 2016 Niyamasabha election is as follows:[19] [20]

No.SegmentValid votesLeadAllianceMargin of lead
UDF VotesLDF VotesNDA Votes
1Kainakary11966340628.46%551646.10%289924.23%Thomas ChandyLDF211017.64%
2Kavalam8894227625.59%365841.13%280331.52%Thomas ChandyLDF8559.61%
3Neelamperoor8694245028.18%325937.49%285532.84%Thomas ChandyLDF4044.65%
4Veliyanad8370325038.83%270032.26%234428.00%Jacob AbrahamUDF5506.57%
5Pulinkunnoo13060461335.32%428832.83%402230.80%Jacob AbrahamUDF3252.49%
6Nedumudi12386450636.38%525642.44%249020.10%Thomas ChandyLDF7506.06%
7Champakulam9791406141.48%309831.64%242724.79%Jacob AbrahamUDF9639.84%
8Ramankary8234296936.06%338541.11%176621.45%Thomas ChandyLDF4165.05%
9Muttar5760231540.19%205835.73%129022.40%Jacob AbrahamUDF2574.46%
10Thalavady12031370130.76%473839.38%344828.66%Thomas ChandyLDF10378.62%
11Edathua11879567147.74%372231.33%235319.81%Jacob AbrahamUDF194916.41%
12Thakazhy11263326228.96%507045.01%279724.83%Thomas ChandyLDF180816.05%
13Veeyapuram7375261835.50%318943.24%147620.01%Thomas ChandyLDF5717.74%
Postal votes37912532.98%17746.70%7419.53%Thomas ChandyLDF5213.72%
TOTAL1300824522334.76%5011438.52%3304425.40%Thomas ChandyLDF48913.76%

Niyama Sabha Election 2011

There were 1,50,213 eligible voters in Kuttanad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala . alappuzha.nic.in . 11 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . 11 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Members of Kerala Niyamasabha: Kuttanad . eci.gov.in . 11 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2016 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2011 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  14. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  15. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  16. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  17. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 . eci.gov.in . 14 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 11 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Polling booth details 2016,www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . 15 March 2020.
  20. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Boothwise Results, www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in . 15 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India . eci.gov.in . 11 March 2020.