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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Mavelikara<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 109<br />
| map_image = Mavelikara-Assembly-map.jpg<br />
| map_caption = <br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = SC<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| electors = 1,98,395 (2016)<br />
| mp = <br />
| mla = [[M. S. Arun Kumar]]<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| district = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = Mavelikara<br />
}}<br />
'''[[Mavelikkara|Mavelikara]] Assembly constituency''' (No. 109) is a legislative entity in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. Rooted in the ancient history of the Onattukara principality, the constituency is a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes. It serves as a vital component of the [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency]] and encompasses the historic Mavelikara Municipality along with seven surrounding rural panchayats.The current MLA is [[M. S. Arun Kumar]] from [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. <br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Mavelikara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District<br />
|access-date = 2021-03-13<br />
|archive-date = 2011-03-13<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313040130/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|grama panchayat]]/[[municipality]])<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|Municipality<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Chunakkara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Thekkekara, Kerala|Mavelikkara-Thekkekara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Thamarakkulam|Mavelikara-Thamarakkulam]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Nooranad]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Palamel]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Thazhakkara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Vallikunnam]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Mavelikkara]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br/>Sabha<br />
!Member<br />
! colspan="2"|Party<br />
!Tenure<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |1st<br />
| P. K. Kunjachan<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Communist Party of India}}<br />
| rowspan="2" |1957 – 1960<br />
|-<br />
|K. C. George<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |2nd<br />
|Eravankara Gopala Kurup<br />
| rowspan="2" |1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
|P. K. Kunjachan<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|rowspan="2"| [[G. Gopinathan Pillai]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party}}<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Praja Socialist Party}}<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|N. Bhaskaran Nair<br />
|{{Full party name with color|National Democratic Party (Kerala)}}<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="3" |S. Govinda Kurup<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
| rowspan="4"| M Murali<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[R. Rajesh]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
|2016-21<br />
<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
| rowspan="1" |[[M. S. Arun Kumar]]<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M)<br />
|candidate = [[M. S. Arun Kumar]]<br />
|votes = 67,180<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Adv. Muthara Raj<br />
|votes = 51,444<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP<br />
|candidate = Ajimon<br />
|votes = 23,200<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Ambedkarite Party of India<br />
|candidate = Suresh Nooranad<br />
|votes = 278<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 565<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
There were 2,06,012 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election Commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS11109.htm|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[M. S. Arun Kumar]]|votes=71,743|percentage=47.61|change={{decrease}}2.20|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. K. Shaju|votes=47,026|percentage=31.21|change={{increase}}2.47|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. Sanju|votes=30,955|percentage=20.54|change={{decrease}}0.12|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=519|percentage=0.34|change={{increase}}0.03|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Ambedkarite Party of India|candidate=Suresh Nooranad|votes=165|percentage=0.11|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=K. Sasikumar|votes=151|percentage=0.10|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=B. Subhash|votes=131|percentage=0.09|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=24,717|percentage=16.40|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,50,690|percentage=73.16|change={{decrease}}2.29|}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}2.20}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
There were 1,98,395 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election Commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=R. Rajesh|votes=74,555|percentage=49.81|change={{increase}}0.51|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Baiju Kalasala|votes=43,013|percentage=28.74|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. M. Velayudhan|votes=30,929|percentage=20.66|change={{increase}}16.93|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=523|percentage=0.35|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Asha T.|votes=242|percentage=0.16|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Kattanam Suresh|votes=213|percentage=0.14|change={{decrease}}0.50|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajeeshkumar|votes=213|percentage=0.14|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=31,542|percentage=21.07|change={{increase}}17.22}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,49,688|percentage=75.45|change={{increase}}0.26|}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}0.51}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were 1,77,789 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election Commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=R. Rajesh|votes=65,903|percentage=49.30|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy|candidate=K. K. Shaju|votes=60,754|percentage=45.45|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=S. Girija|votes=4,984|percentage=3.73|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=R. Rajeesh|votes=1,185|percentage=0.89|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Subhash Mankamkuzhy|votes=860|percentage=0.64|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=5,149|percentage=3.85|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,49,688|percentage=75.19|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2006===<br />
There were 1,31,267 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = M. Murali<br />
|votes = 47,449<br />
|percentage = 48.7<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M)<br />
|candidate = G. Rajamma<br />
|votes = 44,777<br />
|percentage = 45.9<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP<br />
|candidate = Adv. T. O. Noushad<br />
|votes = 3,793<br />
|percentage = 3.9<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent <br />
|candidate = Varghese George <br />
|votes = 561<br />
|percentage = 0.6<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = AIADMK<br />
|candidate = Thajudheen Alummoottil<br />
|votes = 468<br />
|percentage = 0.5<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent <br />
|candidate = Prasanna Kumar <br />
|votes = 446<br />
|percentage = 0.5<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 2,672<br />
|percentage = 2.7<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 97,505<br />
|percentage = 74.3<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2001===<br />
There were 1,47,414 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Mavelikara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = M. Murali<br />
|votes = 56,402<br />
|percentage = 53.5<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party <br />
|candidate = N. V. Pradeep Kumar <br />
|votes = 45,419<br />
|percentage = 43.0<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP<br />
|candidate = Radhamma Thankachi<br />
|votes = 3,028<br />
|percentage = 2.9<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent <br />
|candidate = R. Parthasarathi Varma<br />
|votes = 382<br />
|percentage = 0.4<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Independent <br />
|candidate = R. Sreedharan Pillai <br />
|votes = 293<br />
|percentage = 0.3<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 10,983<br />
|percentage = 10.4<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,05,534<br />
|percentage = 71.6<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Mavelikara]]<br />
* [[Alappuzha district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Alappuzha district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>
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