Pala Assembly constituency explained

Pala
State:Kerala
Type:SLA
Constituency No:93
Established:1965
Reservation:None
Electors:1,84,857 (2019)
Mla:Mani C. Kappan
Party:NCK
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Kottayam

Pala 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1PalaMunicipalityMeenachil
2BharananganamGrama panchayatMeenachil
3KadanadGrama panchayatMeenachil
4KaroorGrama panchayatMeenachil
5KozhuvanalGrama panchayatMeenachil
6MeenachilGrama panchayatMeenachil
7MelukavuGrama panchayatMeenachil
8MoonilavuGrama panchayatMeenachil
9MutholyGrama panchayatMeenachil
10RamapuramGrama panchayatMeenachil
11ThalanaduGrama panchayatMeenachil
12ThalappalamGrama panchayatMeenachil
13ElikkulamGrama panchayatKanjirappally

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

ElectionNiyamaSabhaNamePartyTenure
19673rdK. M. Mani1967 – 1970
19704th1970 – 1977
19775th1977 – 1980
19806th1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878th
19919th1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111th 2001 – 2006
200612th2006 – 2011
201113th2011 – 2016
201614th2016 – 2019
2019*[4] Mani C. Kappan2019 – 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[5]

Niyamasabha by-election 2019

Due to the death of sitting MLA K. M. Mani in April 2019, Pala went to bypoll on 23 September 2019.

There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Constituency for the 2019 Kerala Niyamasabha by-election.[6]

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala. kottayam.nic.in.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  3. Web site: Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pala. www.mapsofindia.com .
  4. News: The Indian Express . 27 September 2019 . Hamirpur, Dantewada, Badharghat bye-election results 2019 Highlights: BJP wins Hamirpur seat; Congress gets Dantewada . en . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023191204/https://indianexpress.com/elections/hamirpur-dantewada-badharghat-bye-election-results-2019-live-updates-bjp-congress-cpim-ldf-sp-bsp-6032822/ . 23 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  6. Web site: Pala Niyamasabha By-election Results 2019, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in .
  7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  8. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.