Puthuppally Assembly constituency
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| Puthuppally | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,76,412 (2023) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2023 |
Puthuppally 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2023 Assembly by-election, the current MLA is Chandy Oommen of the Indian National Congress.
Local self-governed segments
[edit | edit source]Puthuppally Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akalakunnam | Grama Panchayath | Kottayam[3] |
| 2 | Ayarkunnam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 3 | Kooroppada | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 4 | Manarcaud | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 5 | Meenadam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 6 | Pampady | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 7 | Puthuppally | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 8 | Vakathanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Puthuppally Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. C. Cherian | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | E.M George | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Oommen Chandy | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 – 2023 | |||
| 2023^ | Chandy Oommen | 2023-Incumbent | |||
^2023 by-election
Election results
[edit | edit source]1970
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 29784 | 54.55% | ||
| CPI(M) | E M George | 22496 | 41.20% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7288 | 13.34% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
1977
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 40376 | 60.10% | ||
| BLD | P C Cherian | 24466 | 36.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15910 | 23.68% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit | edit source]There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 69,922 | 59.74% | ||
| CPI(M) | Suja Susan George | 36,667 | 31.33% | ||
| BJP | P. Sunilkumar | 6,679 | 5.71% | ||
| BSP | Saji K. Cheraman | 3,230 | 2.76% | ' | |
| Independent | Jayakumar Kavunkal | 537 | 0.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 33,255 | 28.41% | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,035 | 74.44% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit | edit source]There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
Results by political party
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 71,597 | 53.42 | Decrease6.32 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 44,505 | 33.20 | Increase1.87 | |
| BJP | George Kurien | 15,993 | 11.93 | Increase6.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 630 | 0.47 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,092 | 20.22 | Decrease8.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,34,034 | 77.36 | Increase2.92 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Decrease6.32 | |||
2021
[edit | edit source]There were 1,75,959 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
Results by political party
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 63,372 | 48.08% | Decrease5.34 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 54,328 | 41.22% | Increase8.02 | |
| BJP | N. Hari | 11,694 | 8.87% | Decrease3.06 | |
| Independent | George Joseph Vathappally | 997 | 0.76% | − | |
| BSP | P. P. Abhilash | 763 | 0.58% | Decrease0.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 497 | 0.38% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | M. V. Cherian | 146 | 0.11% | Increase0.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,044 | 6.86% | Decrease13.36 | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,797 | 77.36% | Decrease2.46 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Decrease5.34 | |||
2023 by-election
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandy Oommen | 80,144 | 61.38% | Increase13.3 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 42,425 | 32.49% | Decrease8.73 | |
| BJP | G. Lijinlal | 6,558 | 5.02% | Decrease3.82 | |
| AAP | Luke Thomas | 835 | 0.64% | ||
| Independent | Santhosh Pulickal | 78 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Shaji | 63 | 0.05% | ||
| Independent | P.K Devadas | 60 | 0.05% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.31% | Decrease0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,719 | 29.32% | Increase22.46 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,624 | 72.1% | Decrease5.26 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | Increase13.3 | |||
See also
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