https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Poonjar_Assembly_constituency Poonjar Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-10-21T03:39:45Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poonjar_Assembly_constituency&diff=525964&oldid=prev THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA: Post. 2026-05-07T05:07:37Z <p>Post.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> | name = Poonjar<br /> | type = SLA<br /> | state = Kerala<br /> | constituency_no = 101<br /> | map_image = Kaippally Poonjar.jpg<br /> | map_caption = Kaippally, the hilly region of [[Poonjar]]<br /> | established = 1957<br /> | reservation = None<br /> | electors = 3,00,000 (2021)<br /> | mla = [[Sebastian M. J.]]<br /> | party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br /> | district = [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]]<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Poonjar State assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web<br /> | url = https://kottayam.nic.in/constituencies<br /> | website = kottayam.nic.in<br /> | title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district<br /> |access-date =16 March 2020<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt; As of the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is M.J Sebastian of [[Indian National Congress|INC]].<br /> <br /> ==Local self-governed segments==<br /> Poonjar Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web<br /> |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kottayam.html<br /> |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br /> |title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 95%;&quot;<br /> !width=&quot;30px&quot; |Sl no.<br /> !width=&quot;100px&quot; |Name<br /> !width=&quot;130px&quot; |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br /> !width=&quot;100px&quot; |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br /> |-<br /> |1<br /> |[[Erattupetta]]<br /> |Municipality<br /> |[[Meenachil]]<br /> |-<br /> |2<br /> |[[Poonjar]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Meenachil]]<br /> |-<br /> |3<br /> |Poonjar Thekkekara<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Meenachil]]<br /> |-<br /> |4<br /> |[[Teekoy]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Meenachil]]<br /> |-<br /> |5<br /> |Thidanad<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Meenachil]]<br /> |-<br /> |6<br /> |[[Erumely]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Kanjirappally]]<br /> |-<br /> |7<br /> |[[Koottickal]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Kanjirappally]]<br /> |-<br /> |8<br /> |[[Koruthodu]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Kanjirappally]]<br /> |-<br /> |9<br /> |[[Mundakayam]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Kanjirappally]]<br /> |-<br /> |10<br /> |[[Parathodu]]<br /> |Grama panchayat<br /> |[[Kanjirappally]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Key&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> <br /> {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} <br /> {{Party index link|Independent (politician)}} <br /> {{Party index link|Kerala Congress (Mani)}} <br /> {{Party index link|Kerala Congress}} <br /> {{Party index link|Janata Dal}}<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> ! scope=col |Election<br /> ! scope=col |Niyama<br /> Sabha<br /> ! scope=col |Member<br /> ! colspan=&quot;2&quot; scope=col |Party<br /> |-<br /> |[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br /> |1st<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |T. A. Thomman<br /> | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br /> |2nd<br /> |-<br /> |[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br /> |3rd<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[K. M. George (politician)|K. M. George]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Kerala Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br /> |4th<br /> |-<br /> |[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br /> |5th<br /> |V. J. Joseph<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br /> |6th<br /> | rowspan=&quot;2&quot; |[[P. C. George]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br /> |7th<br /> |-<br /> |[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br /> |8th<br /> |[[N. M. Joseph]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br /> |9th<br /> |[[Joy Abraham]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress (Mani)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br /> |10th<br /> | rowspan=&quot;5&quot; |P. C. George<br /> | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Kerala Congress}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br /> |11th<br /> |-<br /> |[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br /> |12th<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress (Secular)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br /> |13th<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress (Mani)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br /> |14th<br /> |{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br /> |-<br /> |[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br /> |15th<br /> |[[Sebastian Kulathunkal]]<br /> | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress (Mani)}}<br /> |-<br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===2026===<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Adv. Sebastian M. J.|votes=56,900|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=[[Sebastian Kulathunkal]]|votes=50,207 |percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=[[P. C. George]]|votes=36,172|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Shiny A C|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Abhiram Babu|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mayamol K P|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Santhosh Joseph|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory|<br /> |votes = <br /> |percentage = <br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = <br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2021===<br /> There were 1,89,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.&lt;ref name=&quot;turnout_2021&quot;&gt;{{cite web<br /> |title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala<br /> |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf<br /> |website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br /> }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=[[Sebastian Kulathunkal]]|votes=58,668|percentage=41.94|change={{increase}}26.66}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Janapaksham (Secular)<br /> |candidate=[[P. C. George]]|votes=41,851|percentage=29.92|change={{decrease}}13.72|}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Tomy Kallany|votes=34,633|percentage=24.76|change={{increase}}0.20|}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=M. P Sen|votes=2,965|percentage=2.12|change={{decrease}}11.58}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ancy George|votes=596|percentage=0.43|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=345|percentage=0.25|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=M. V George|votes=278|percentage=0.2|change=}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abdu Samad|votes=259|percentage=0.19|change=-}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Albin Mathew|votes=205|percentage=0.15|change=-}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Tomy Chemarapallil|votes=94|percentage=0.07|change=}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box margin of victory|<br /> |votes = 16,581<br /> |percentage = 11.85%<br /> |change = {{up}}7.25<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,39,894|percentage=73.98|change={{decrease}}5.41}}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link|<br /> |winner = Kerala Congress (M)<br /> |loser = Independent <br /> |swing = {{up}}26.66<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2016 ===<br /> There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=[[P. C. George]]|votes=63,621|percentage=43.65|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=Georgekutty Augustine|votes=35,800|percentage=24.56|change={{decrease}}26.21|}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janadhipathya Kerala Congress|candidate=P. C. Joseph Ponnattu|votes=22,270|percentage=15.28|change={{down}}22.16}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=M. R. Ullas|votes=19,966|percentage=13.70|change={{up}}9.45}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=P. A. Abdul Hakkim|votes=804|percentage=0.55|change=-|}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Nishad Nadakkal|votes=530|percentage=0.36|change=-|}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sainulladeen|votes=525|percentage=0.36|change=-|}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Indulekha Joseph|votes=397|percentage=0.27|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Georgekutty Sebastan|votes=375|percentage=0.26|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=313|percentage=0.21|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Joseph P. C. Purathayil|votes=234|percentage=0.16|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Siyam P. Ashraf|votes=194|percentage=0.13|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=George Chacko|votes=166|percentage=0.11|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Raju Vattapara|votes=148|percentage=0.10|change={{decrease}}0.11}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=James Joseph|votes=143|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Janapaksham|candidate=Santhosh Chennadu|votes=96|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|candidate=T. M. Surendran|votes=94|percentage=0.06|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Abraham|votes=77|percentage=0.05|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=27,821|percentage=19.10|change={{up}}5.77}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,45,753|percentage=79.39|change={{increase}}9.24}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Independent politician|loser=Kerala Congress (M)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> === 2011 ===<br /> There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.&lt;ref&gt;{{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}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> {{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=[[P. C. George]]|votes=59,809|percentage=50.77|change={{up}}6.86}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|candidate=Mohan Thomas|votes=44,105|percentage=37.44|change={{down}}14.62}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. M. Santhosh Kumar|votes=5,010|percentage=4.25|change={{up}}2.49}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi|votes=3,579|percentage=3.04|change=-|}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. P. Joshy|votes=2,956|percentage=2.51|change=-|}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sivan|votes=524|percentage=0.44|change=-|}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. K. Divakaran|votes=455|percentage=0.39|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. C. George|votes=417|percentage=0.35|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Rajappan|votes=280|percentage=0.24|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Raju Vattapara|votes=243|percentage=0.21|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mano George|votes=192|percentage=0.16|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anoop Bhaskaran|votes=132|percentage=0.11|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anil Mathew|votes=107|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=14,984|percentage=13.33|change={{up}}5.20}}<br /> {{Election box turnout||votes=1,17,809|percentage=70.15|change={{down}}4.66}}<br /> <br /> {{Election box gain with party link|winner=Kerala Congress (M)|loser=Kerala Congress (Secular)|swing={{up}}6.86}}{{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2006===<br /> There were 1,24,825 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Kerala Congress (Secular)<br /> |candidate = [[P. C. George]]<br /> |votes = 48,878<br /> |percentage = 52.06<br /> |change = {{up}}1.93<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Kerala Congress (M)<br /> |candidate = T. V. Abraham<br /> |votes = 41,158<br /> |percentage = 43.91<br /> |change = {{down}}4.26<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = BJP<br /> |candidate = T. S. Jayakumar <br /> |votes = 1,652<br /> |percentage = 1.76<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = United India Peoples Party<br /> |candidate = P. C. George Padinjarepur<br /> |votes = 736<br /> |percentage = 0.79<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = P. V. Abraham <br /> |votes = 372<br /> |percentage = 0.40<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = Saji Abraham <br /> |votes = 314<br /> |percentage = 0.34<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = P. C. George Plakkuttam<br /> |votes = 293<br /> |percentage = 0.31<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = Rajendra Prasad <br /> |votes = 287<br /> |percentage = 0.31<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = T. S. Abraham <br /> |votes = 122<br /> |percentage = 0.13<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Rejected <br /> |candidate = Rejected &amp; Missing Votes <br /> |votes = 21<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory|<br /> |votes = 7,637<br /> |percentage = 8.13<br /> |change = {{up}}6.18<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 93,750<br /> |percentage = 74.81<br /> |change = {{down}}2.41<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)<br /> |swing = {{up}}1.93<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===2001===<br /> There were 1,25,310 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.<br /> {{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Poonjar}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link<br /> |party = Kerala Congress<br /> |candidate = [[P. C. George]]<br /> |votes = 48,449<br /> |percentage = 50.13<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Kerala Congress (M)<br /> |candidate = T. V. Abraham <br /> |votes = 46,605<br /> |percentage = 48.17<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Independent <br /> |candidate = P. C. George <br /> |votes = 1,047<br /> |percentage = 1.08<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Janata Dal (United)<br /> |candidate = Rajesh Abraham Kallarackal<br /> |votes = 600<br /> |percentage = 0.62<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link<br /> |party = Rejected <br /> |candidate = Rejected &amp; Missing Votes <br /> |votes = 17<br /> }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory|<br /> |votes = 1,894<br /> |percentage = 1.95<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box turnout|<br /> |votes = 96,768<br /> |percentage = 77.22<br /> |change = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link|<br /> |winner = Kerala Congress<br /> |swing = <br /> }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Poonjar]]<br /> * [[Kottayam district]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br /> * [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br /> <br /> {{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kottayam district]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br /> [[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div> THIMMIRI RAVEENDRA