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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Thrithala
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 49
| map_image = File:Thrithala Velliyamkallu bridge.jpg
| map_caption = Thrithala Veliyamkallu Bridge in Thrithala Assembly constituency
| established = 1951
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,94,108 (2021)
| mla = [[V. T. Balram]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress]]
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
}}
'''Thrithala State assembly constituency''' is one Aof the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is one of the two assembly constituencies included in [[Pattambi]] Taluk, Palakkad District. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala.
}}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[V. T. Balram]] of [[Indian National Congress]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Thrithala Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[Anakkara (Palakkad)|Anakkara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|2
|[[Chalissery]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|3
|[[Kappur (Palakkad district)|Kappur]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|4
|[[Nagalassery]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|5
|[[Parudur]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|6
|[[Pattithara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|7
|[[Thirumittacode (gram panchayat)|Thirumittacode]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|-
|8
|[[Thrithala]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Pattambi]]
|}
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==Members of Legislative Assembly==

The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Thrithala Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/thrithala-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thrithala
}}</ref>

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Independent (politician)}}

{| class="sortable" width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; font-family: verdana"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br>Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| E. T. Kunhan
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
| 1967 – 1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| [[Vella Eacharan]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress }}"|
| 1970 – 1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 1977 – 1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| M. P. Thami
| 1980 – 1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| [[K. K. Balakrishnan]]
| 1982 – 1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| M. P. Thami
| 1987 – 1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| E. Sankaran
| rowspan="4" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
| 1991 – 1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| rowspan="2" |V. K. Chandran
| 1996 – 2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| 2001 – 2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| T. P. Kunjunni
| 2006 – 2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[V. T. Balram]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| 2016 - 2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
| [[M. B. Rajesh]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| rowspan="4" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|2021-2026
|}

== Election results ==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===
There were '''2,03,700''' registered voters in constituency for the 2026 election.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Karingamadathil |first=Manoj |last2=S Dinesh |first2=Akshay |last3=R T |first3=Athul |last4=T M |first4=Navaneeth |date=2026 |title=Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 ODK Portal |url=https://opendatakerala.org/KLA2026/ |language=en |doi=10.5281/zenodo.19323427}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Thrithala}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[V. T. Balram]]|votes=76,427|percentage=47.10%|change={{increase}} 3.24%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=CPI(M)|candidate=[[M. B. Rajesh]]|votes=68,042|percentage=42.00%|change={{decrease}} 3.84%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=V. Unnikrishnan|votes=15,051|percentage=9.30%|change={{increase}} 0.86%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=409|percentage=0.30%|change={{increase}} 0.02%}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =8,385
|percentage =5.10%
|change ={{increase}} 3.12%
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,62,186|percentage=78.73%|change={{increase}} 0.26%}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner =Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 1,94,108 registered voters in constituency for the 2021 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Thrithala}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[M. B. Rajesh]]|votes=69,814|percentage=45.84%|change={{increase}}6.16|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate= V. T. Balram|votes=66,798|percentage=43.86%|change={{decrease}}3.30|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate= Sanku T. Das|votes=12,851|percentage=8.44%|change={{decrease}}1.85|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=M. K. Abdul Nasar|votes=1,582|percentage=1.04%|change={{increase}}0.11|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=427|percentage=0.28%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rajagopal Thrithala|votes=333|percentage=0.22%|change={{decrease}}0.04|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=3,016|percentage=1.98%|change={{decrease}}5.50|}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,52,311|percentage=78.47%|change={{decrease}}0.41}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}6.16|}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,55,638 registered voters in constituency for the 2016 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}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Thrithala}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. T. Balaram|votes=66,505|percentage=47.16%|change={{decrease}}0.31|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Subaida Ishac|votes=55,958|percentage=39.68%|change={{decrease}}5.07|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. T. Rema|votes=14,510|percentage=10.29%|change={{increase}}5.46|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=C. P .Mohammedali|votes=1,313|percentage=0.93%|change={{decrease}}0.15|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Subaida|votes=1,080|percentage=0.77%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=549|percentage=0.39%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Moideenkutty Pookath|votes=541|percentage=0.38%|change={{decrease}}0.10|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Vinod Perumbavoor|votes=366|percentage=0.26%|change={{decrease}}0.18|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Balaram|votes=199|percentage=0.14%|change=-|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,547|percentage=7.48%|change={{increase}}6.41}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,41,021|percentage=78.88%|change={{increase}}0.42}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{decrease}}0.31}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,78,784 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>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Thrithala}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. T. Balaram|votes=57,848|percentage=47.37%|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Mammikutty P.|votes=54,651|percentage=44.75%|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. Ramankutty|votes=5,899|percentage=4.83%|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Baburajan O. T.|votes=1,320|percentage=1.08%|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. Mammnkutty|votes=902|percentage=0.74%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=P. Shamsudheen|votes=590|percentage=0.48%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rameshan Perumannur|votes=543|percentage=0.44%|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Balaraman|votes=367|percentage=0.30%|change=-|}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=3,197|percentage=2.62%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,22,120|percentage=78.46%|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

===1952===

{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Thrithala]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. B. Menon]] |party=Socialist Party (India) |votes=14,280 |percentage=36.96% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. K. Moideen Kutty |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,253 |percentage=29.13% |change=29.13% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Madhava Menon |party=Communist Party of India |votes=6,661 |percentage=17.24% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=P. Thangal |party=Indian Union Muslim League |votes=6,439 |percentage=16.67% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,027 |percentage=7.84% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=38,633 |percentage=50.98% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 75,781 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Socialist Party (India) |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Thrithala]]
* [[Palakkad district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]
[[Category:1951 establishments in Madras State]]

Thrithala Assembly constituency - Revision history

CharliVangundy at 08:43, 8 May 2026