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Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)
Template:Infobox Kerala Niyamasabha Constituency Puthuppally State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Oommen Chandy of Indian National Congress.
Local self governed segments[edit]
Puthuppally Niyamasabha 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]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Puthuppally Niyamasabha 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 | Incumbent | |||
Election results[edit]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021[edit]
There were 1,75,959 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
Partywise Results[edit]
}}| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 63,372 | 48.08% |  5.34
| |
| CPI (M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 54,328 | 41.22% |  8.02
| |
| BJP | N. Hari | 11,694 | 8.87% | 3.06
| |
| Independent | George Joseph Vathappally | 997 | 0.76% | - | |
| BSP | P. P. Abhilash | 763 | 0.58% | 0.10
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 497 | 0.38% | - | |
| SUCI(C) | M. V. Cherian | 146 | 0.11% | 0.01
| |
| Margin of victory | 9,044 | 6.86% | 13.36
| ||
| Turnout | 1,31,797 | 77.36% | 2.46
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.34
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016[edit]
There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
Partywise Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 71,597 | 53.42% | 6.32
| |
| CPI (M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 44,505 | 33.20% | 1.87
| |
| BJP | George Kurien | 15,993 | 11.93% | 6.22
| |
| BSP | Shibu Parakadavan | 911 | 0.68% | 2.08
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 630 | 0.47% | - | |
| SUCI(C) | M. V. Cherian | 131 | 0.10% | - | |
| Independent | K. M. Sivaprasad Gandhi | 103 | 0.08% | - | |
| Independent | A. K. Shaji | 64 | 0.05% | ||
| Independent | Jijo | 51 | 0.04% | ||
| Independent | Joseph T. M. | 49 | 0.04% | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,092 | 20.22% | 8.19
| ||
| Turnout | 1,34,034 | 77.36% | 2.92
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.32
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011[edit]
There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| 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 | ||||
See also[edit]
- Puthuppally
- Kottayam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
1970 Ommen Chandy Indian national Congress 50067 EM George Communist Party of India 49000 KG.Marar Bharti ya janatha party 1098
References[edit]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala". kottayam.nic.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Villages and Curresponding Talukas in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Puthuppally". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.