| Thrithala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 49 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Thrithala Veliyamkallu Bridge in Thrithala Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 1,94,108 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Thrithala State assembly constituency is one Aof the 140 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 state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is V. T. Balram of Indian National Congress.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Thrithala Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anakkara | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 2 | Chalissery | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 3 | Kappur | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 4 | Nagalassery | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 5 | Parudur | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 6 | Pattithara | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 7 | Thirumittacode | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
| 8 | Thrithala | Grama panchayat | Pattambi |
Thrithala Assembly constituency
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Thrithala Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | E. T. Kunhan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Vella Eacharan | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. Sankaranarayanan | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. P. Thami | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. K. Balakrishnan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | M. P. Thami | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | E. Sankaran | CPI(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | V. K. Chandran | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | T. P. Kunjunni | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | V. T. Balram | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | M. B. Rajesh | CPI(M) | 2021-2026 | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
There were 2,03,700 registered voters in constituency for the 2026 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Balram | 76,427 | 47.10% |  3.24%
| |
| CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 68,042 | 42.00% |  3.84%
| |
| BJP | V. Unnikrishnan | 15,051 | 9.30% | 0.86%
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 409 | 0.30% | 0.02%
| |
| Margin of victory | 8,385 | 5.10% | 3.12%
| ||
| Turnout | 1,62,186 | 78.73% | 0.26%
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 1,94,108 registered voters in constituency for the 2021 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. B. Rajesh | 69,814 | 45.84% | 6.16
| |
| INC | V. T. Balram | 66,798 | 43.86% | 3.30
| |
| BJP | Sanku T. Das | 12,851 | 8.44% | 1.85
| |
| SDPI | M. K. Abdul Nasar | 1,582 | 1.04% | 0.11
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 427 | 0.28% | − | |
| BSP | Rajagopal Thrithala | 333 | 0.22% | 0.04
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,016 | 1.98% | 5.50
| ||
| Turnout | 1,52,311 | 78.47% | 0.41
| ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | 6.16
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,55,638 registered voters in constituency for the 2016 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Balaram | 66,505 | 47.16% | 0.31
| |
| CPI(M) | Subaida Ishac | 55,958 | 39.68% | 5.07
| |
| BJP | V. T. Rema | 14,510 | 10.29% | 5.46
| |
| SDPI | C. P .Mohammedali | 1,313 | 0.93% | 0.15
| |
| Independent | Subaida | 1,080 | 0.77% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 549 | 0.39% | − | |
| PDP | Moideenkutty Pookath | 541 | 0.38% | 0.10
| |
| BSP | Vinod Perumbavoor | 366 | 0.26% | 0.18
| |
| Independent | Balaram | 199 | 0.14% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 10,547 | 7.48% | 6.41
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| Turnout | 1,41,021 | 78.88% | 0.42
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| INC hold | Swing | 0.31
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,78,784 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Balaram | 57,848 | 47.37% | ||
| CPI(M) | Mammikutty P. | 54,651 | 44.75% | ||
| BJP | V. Ramankutty | 5,899 | 4.83% | ||
| SDPI | Baburajan O. T. | 1,320 | 1.08% | ||
| Independent | P. Mammnkutty | 902 | 0.74% | − | |
| PDP | P. Shamsudheen | 590 | 0.48% | − | |
| BSP | Rameshan Perumannur | 543 | 0.44% | − | |
| Independent | K. Balaraman | 367 | 0.30% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 3,197 | 2.62% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,120 | 78.46% | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | K. B. Menon | 14,280 | 36.96% | ||
| INC | P. K. Moideen Kutty | 11,253 | 29.13% | 29.13% | |
| CPI | K. P. Madhava Menon | 6,661 | 17.24% | ||
| IUML | P. Thangal | 6,439 | 16.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,027 | 7.84% | |||
| Turnout | 38,633 | 50.98% | |||
| Registered electors | 75,781 | ||||
| Socialist Party (India) win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Thrithala
- Palakkad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thrithala". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ Karingamadathil, Manoj; S Dinesh, Akshay; R T, Athul; T M, Navaneeth (2026). "Kerala Legislative Assembly Election 2026 ODK Portal". doi:10.5281/zenodo.19323427.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.