Mavelikara Assembly constituency

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Mavelikara
Constituency No. 109 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Lok Sabha constituencyMavelikara
Established1957
Total electors1,98,395 (2016)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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 CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]

Mavelikara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no. Name Status (grama panchayat/municipality) Taluk
1 Mavelikkara Municipality Mavelikkara
2 Chunakkara Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
3 Mavelikkara-Thekkekara Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
4 Mavelikara-Thamarakkulam Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
5 Nooranad Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
6 Palamel Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
7 Thazhakkara Grama panchayat Mavelikkara
8 Vallikunnam Grama panchayat Mavelikkara

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. K. Kunjachan Communist Party of India 1957 – 1960
K. C. George
1960 2nd Eravankara Gopala Kurup 1960 – 1965
P. K. Kunjachan
1967 3rd G. Gopinathan Pillai Samyukta Socialist Party 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Praja Socialist Party 1970 – 1977
1977 5th N. Bhaskaran Nair National Democratic Party 1977 – 1980
1980 6th S. Govinda Kurup Communist Party of India 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th M Murali Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th R. Rajesh Communist Party of India 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016-21
2021 15th M. S. Arun Kumar Incumbent

Election results[edit | edit source]

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

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. S. Arun Kumar 67,180
INC Adv. Muthara Raj 51,444
BJP Ajimon 23,200
API Suresh Nooranad 278
NOTA None of the above 565
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

There were 2,06,012 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. S. Arun Kumar 71,743 47.61 Decrease2.20
INC K. K. Shaju 47,026 31.21 Increase2.47
BJP K. Sanju 30,955 20.54 Decrease0.12
NOTA None of the above 519 0.34 Increase0.03
API Suresh Nooranad 165 0.11
SUCI(C) K. Sasikumar 151 0.10
Independent B. Subhash 131 0.09
Margin of victory 24,717 16.40
Turnout 1,50,690 73.16 Decrease2.29
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.20

2016[edit | edit source]

There were 1,98,395 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) R. Rajesh 74,555 49.81 Increase0.51
INC Baiju Kalasala 43,013 28.74 −
BJP P. M. Velayudhan 30,929 20.66 Increase16.93
NOTA None of the above 523 0.35 −
SUCI(C) Asha T. 242 0.16 −
BSP Kattanam Suresh 213 0.14 Decrease0.50
Independent Ajeeshkumar 213 0.14
Margin of victory 31,542 21.07 Increase17.22
Turnout 1,49,688 75.45 Increase0.26
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease0.51

2011[edit | edit source]

There were 1,77,789 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) R. Rajesh 65,903 49.30
JSS K. K. Shaju 60,754 45.45
BJP S. Girija 4,984 3.73
Independent R. Rajeesh 1,185 0.89
BSP Subhash Mankamkuzhy 860 0.64 −
Margin of victory 5,149 3.85
Turnout 1,49,688 75.19
CPI (M) gain from INC Swing

2006[edit | edit source]

There were 1,31,267 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Murali 47,449 48.7
CPI(M) G. Rajamma 44,777 45.9
BJP Adv. T. O. Noushad 3,793 3.9
Independent Varghese George 561 0.6
AIADMK Thajudheen Alummoottil 468 0.5
Independent Prasanna Kumar 446 0.5
Margin of victory 2,672 2.7
Turnout 97,505 74.3
INC hold Swing

2001[edit | edit source]

There were 1,47,414 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mavelikara
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Murali 56,402 53.5
NCP N. V. Pradeep Kumar 45,419 43.0
BJP Radhamma Thankachi 3,028 2.9
Independent R. Parthasarathi Varma 382 0.4
Independent R. Sreedharan Pillai 293 0.3
Margin of victory 10,983 10.4
Turnout 1,05,534 71.6
INC hold Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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