| Thiruvalla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 111 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Thiruvalla town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,08,798 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Kerala Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Thiruvalla State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is Varghese Mammen of KEC(J) .
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Thiruvalla Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvalla | Municipality | Thiruvalla |
| 2 | Kadapra | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 3 | Kaviyoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 4 | Kuttoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 5 | Nedumpuram | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 6 | Niranam | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 7 | Peringara | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 8 | Anicadu | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 9 | Kallooppara | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 10 | Mallapally | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 11 | Puramattam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 12 | Kunnamthanam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI [[Kerala Congress|Template:Kerala Congress/meta/shortname]] INC Independent JP [[Kerala Congress (Mani)|Template:Kerala Congress (Mani)/meta/shortname]] [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | G. Padmanabhan Thampi | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. Chacko | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. John Jacob | KEC | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1979 | |||
| 1979* | 5th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | JNP | 1977 – 1979 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ind. | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mathew T. Thomas | JNP | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Mammen Mathai | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2003 | |||
| 2003* | 11th | Elizabeth Mammen Mathai | 2003 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Varghese Mamman | Kerala Congress | 2026 - 2031 | |
*by-election
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | Varghese Mammen | 53,224 | 37.82 |  1.45
| |
| BJP | Anoop Antony | 43,078 | 30.61 | 14.36
| |
| Indian Socialist Janata Dal | Mathew T. Thomas | 42,023 | 29.86 |  14.7
| |
| BSP | Ramesh Chathenkary | 999 | 0.71 | 0.06
| |
| Independent | Thomas Mammen | 553 | 0.39 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 504 | 0.36 | 0.08
| |
| Independent | Aju Alex | 220 | 0.16 | New | |
| Independent | Zeen Thomas | 144 | 0.10 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,146 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,40,745 | 69.47% | 6.13
| ||
| Kerala Congress gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 62,178 | 44.56 | 3.28
| |
| KEC | Kunju Koshy Paul | 50,757 | 36.37 | New | |
| BJP | Ashokan Kulanada | 22,674 | 16.25 | New | |
| Independent | Thomas Mathew | 1,461 | 1.05 | New | |
| BSP | Rajendra Das | 1,074 | 0.77 | 0.25
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 608 | 0.44 | 0.11
| |
| Turnout | 1,39,544 | - | − | ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 3.28
|
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 2,08,798 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 59,660 | 41.28 | 8.69
| |
| KC(M) | Joseph M. Puthussery | 51,398 | 35.56 | 5.91
| |
| BDJS | Akkerman Kalidasan Bhattathiripad | 31,439 | 21.75 | − | |
| BSP | Saji Kadampanad | 756 | 0.52 | 0.67
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 479 | 0.33 | − | |
| SDPI | Simi M. Jacob | 444 | 0.31 | 0.02
| |
| Independent | Cherian M. V. | 366 | 0.25 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,262 | 5.72 | 2.78
| ||
| Turnout | 1,44,542 | 69.23 | 3.91
| ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 8.69
|
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,93,874 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 63,289 | 49.97 | ||
| KC(M) | Victor T. Thomas | 52,522 | 41.47 | ||
| BJP | Rajan Moolaveetil | 7,656 | 6.05 | ||
| BSP | Kurian Joseph | 1,511 | 1.19 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Radhamani S. | 456 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Niranam Rajan | 439 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | P. K .Sukumaran | 398 | 0.31 | ||
| SDPI | Sam Kutty Jacob | 371 | 0.29 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,737 | 8.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,642 | 65.32 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
2006[edit | edit source]
There were 1,10,867 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 28,874 | 40.6 | ||
| KC(M) | Victory T. Thomas | 19,952 | 28.1 | ||
| Independent | Sam Eapen | 14,300 | 20.1 | ||
| BJP | Madhu Parumala | 6,842 | 9.6 | ||
| Independent | Subramanian Nampoothiri | 376 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Adv. Mathew P. Thomas | 350 | 0.5 | ||
| AIADMK | Ambalapuzha Nateshan | 302 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Krishnan Kutty | 137 | 0.2 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,922 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 71,137 | 64.2 | |||
| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from Kerala Congress (Mani) | Swing | ||||
2001[edit | edit source]
There were 1,15,694 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Adv. Mammen Mathai | 42,397 | 51.6 | ||
| JD(S) | Dr. Varghese George | 32,336 | 39.4 | ||
| BJP | Adv. P. K. Vishnu Namboothiri | 7,400 | 9.0 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,061 | 12.2 | |||
| Turnout | 82,151 | 71.0 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- Pathanamthitta district
- Thiruvalla
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.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.