| 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.
Pala Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pala | Municipality | Meenachil | |
| 2 | Bharananganam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 3 | Kadanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 4 | Karoor | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 5 | Kozhuvanal | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 6 | Meenachil | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 7 | Melukavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 8 | Moonilavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 9 | Mutholy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 10 | Ramapuram | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 11 | Thalanadu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 12 | Thalappalam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil | |
| 13 | Elikkulam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. M. Mani | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | ||||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2019 | |||
| 2019*[4] | Mani C. Kappan | 2019 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[5]
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]
There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]