Malampuzha Assembly constituency
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| Malampuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 55 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Malampuzha Dam, the largest dam and reservoir in Kerala | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,13,231 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Malampuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. Prabhakaran of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments[edit]
Malampuzha Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akathethara | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 2 | Elappully | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 3 | Kodumba | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 4 | Malampuzha | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 5 | Marutharode | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 6 | Mundur | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 7 | Puthupariyaram | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 8 | Pudussery | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Malampuzha Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | M. P. Kunhiraman | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1969 | |
| 1969 | V. Krishna Das | 1969 – 1970 | |||
| 1970 | 4th | V. Krishnadas | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | P. V. Kunhikannan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | E. K. Nayanar | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | V. S. Achuthanandan | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | A. Prabhakaran | Incumbent | ||
Election results[edit]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Prabhakaran | 75,934 | 46.41 |  0.51
| |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 50,200 | 30.68 | 1.78
| |
| INC | S. K. Ananthakrishnan | 35,444 | 21.66 |  0.46
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1054 | 0.64 | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Raheem S. | 418 | 0.26 | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,734 | 15.72 | 1.28
| ||
| Turnout | 1,63,605 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.51
|
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2016[edit]
There were 2,02,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 73,299 | 45.90 | 11.14
| |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 46,157 | 28.90 | 28.90
| |
| INC | V. S. Joy | 35,333 | 22.12 | 17.72
| |
| AIADMK | C. P. Sreedharan | 3,154 | 1.97 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 924 | 0.58 | - | |
| BSP | Ravi Pallatheri | 326 | 0.20 | 0.89
| |
| Independent | Ramesh Puduppariyaram | 297 | 0.19 | - | |
| Independent | S. Saravanan | 220 | 0.14 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 27,142 | 17.00 | 0.20
| ||
| Turnout | 1,59,710 | 78.74 | 3.28
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 11.14
|
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Niyamasabha election 2011[edit]
There were 1,80,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 77,752 | 57.04 | ||
| INC | Lathika Subhash | 54,312 | 39.84 | ||
| JD(U) | P. K. Majeed Pedikkat | 2,772 | 2.03 | - | |
| BSP | Ravi Pallatheri | 1,480 | 1.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 23,440 | 17.20 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,316 | 75.46 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha election 2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 64,775 | 55.5% | ||
| INC | Satheesan Pacheni | 44,758 | 38.3% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,017 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha election 2001[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 53,661 | 48.6% | ||
| INC | Satheesan Pacheni | 48,958 | 44.3% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,703 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit]
- Malampuzha
- Palakkad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit]
- ^ "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: Malampuzha". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "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.