| Piravom | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 85 |
| Established: | 1957 - present |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 2,00,003 (2016) |
| Mla: | Anoop Jacob |
| Party: | KC(J) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2016 |
| District: | Ernakulam |
Piravom 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anoop Jacob of KC(J).
Piravom Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elanji | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha | |
| 2 | Maneed | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha | |
| 3 | Pampakuda | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha | |
| 4 | Ramamangalam | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha | |
| 5 | Thirumarady | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha | |
| 6 | Amballur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur | |
| 7 | Edakkattuvayal | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur | |
| 8 | Chottanikkara | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur | |
| 9 | Mulanthuruthy | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur | |
| 10 | Thiruvankulam region of Thrippunithura | Municipality | Kanayannur | |
| 11 | Piravom | Municipality | Muvattupuzha | |
| 12 | Koothattukulam | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | T. M. Jacob | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. Chacko | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Benny Behanan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Gopi Kottaramunikkal | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | T. M. Jacob | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | M. J. Jacob | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | T. M. Jacob | 2011 – 2012 | ||
| 2012* | 13th | Anoop Jacob | 2012 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
Piravom bye-election was held in Piravom assembly constituency following the death of sitting MLA and minister T. M. Jacob on 30 October 2011.[4] [5] [6] [7] There were 1,81,556 registered voters in the constituency for the resulting by-election
There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]