Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency
| Muvattupuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 86 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Muvattupuzha Old and New Bridges | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,91,116 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Muvattupuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Mathew Kuzhalnadan of Indian National Congress.
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muvattupuzha | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
| 2 | Arakuzha | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 3 | Avoly | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 4 | Ayavana | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 5 | Kalloorkkad | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 6 | Manjalloor | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 7 | Marady | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 8 | Paipra | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 9 | Palakkuzha | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 10 | Valakam | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 11 | Paingottoor | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 12 | Pothanikkad | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. M. George | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. V. Abraham | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Pennamma Jacob | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | V. V. Joseph | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | A. V. Isaac | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Johnny Nellore | Kerala Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Babu Paul | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Joseph Vazhakkan | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Eldo Abraham | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
[edit | edit source]There were 1,91,116 registered voters in Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | 74,425 | 44.63 |  1.93
| |
| CPI | Eldo Abraham | 68,264 | 40.36 | Decrease8.91 | |
| Twenty 20 Party | Adv. C. N. Prakash | 13,535 | 9.38 | New | |
| BJP | Jiji Joseph | 7,527 | 5.21 | Decrease1.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 427 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 6961 | 4.27 | Decrease2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,354 | 75.53 | Decrease4.62 | ||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 1.93
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2016
[edit | edit source]There were 1,77,939 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Eldo Abraham | 70,269 | 49.27 | 3.81
| |
| INC | Joseph Vazhakkan | 60,894 | 42.70 | Decrease7.20 | |
| BJP | P. J. Thomas | 9,759 | 6.84 | 3.08
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 635 | 0.45 | − | |
| PDP | P. K. Aboobacker Thangal | 512 | 0.36 | − | |
| SDPI | P. P. Moideenkunju | 426 | 0.30 | − | |
| Independent | Justin T. D. | 121 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 9,375 | 6.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,42,616 | 80.15 | Decrease4.87 | ||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,54,440 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joseph Vazhakkan | 58,012 | 49.90 | ||
| CPI | Babu Paul | 52,849 | 45.46 | ||
| BJP | Jiji Joseph | 4,367 | 3.76 | − | |
| Independent | Biju Sreedharan | 546 | 0.47 | − | |
| BSP | Boby Kaloor | 487 | 0.42 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 5,163 | 4.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,261 | 75.28 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit | edit source]- Muvattupuzha
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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