Cherthala_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Cherthala Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Cherthala State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is P. Prasad of CPI.
| Cherthala | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 103 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| LS constituency | Alappuzha |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 2,04,830 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Cherthala Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Cherthala | Municipality | Cherthala |
| Cherthala South | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kadakkarappally | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kanjikuzhy | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Muhamma | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Pattanakkad | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Thanneermukkom | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Vayalar | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. R. Gowri Amma | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. P. Thandar | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Raghavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Vaylar Ravi | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | C. K. Chandrappan | CPI | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Prasad | Incumbent | ||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,04,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Thilothomman | 81,197 | 45.70 |  7.41 | |
| INC | S. Sarath | 74,001 | 41.65 | - | |
| BDJS | P. S. Rajeev | 19,614 | 11.04 | - | |
| BSP | C. P. Thilakan | 845 | 0.48 | 0.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 687 | 0.39 | - | |
| Independent | S. Sarath | 639 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Sonnymon K. Mathew | 348 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Vayalar Rajeevan | 174 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | K. V. Joseph | 150 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,196 | 4.05 | 7.23 | ||
| Turnout | 1,77,655 | 86.73 |  1.68 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 7.41 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Thilothomman | 86,193 | 53.11 | ||
| JSS | K. R. Gowriamma | 67,878 | 41.83 | ||
| BJP | P. K. Binoy | 5,933 | 3.66 | - | |
| BSP | K . R. Rajeevan | 1,185 | 0.73 | - | |
| Independent | Shajimon | 1,094 | 0.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,315 | 11.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,62,283 | 85.05 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P Thilothaman | 55,626 | 51.55 | ||
| INC | C K Shajimohan | 47,092 | 44.39 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8534 | 7.90 | |||
| Turnout | 107896 | ||||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2001
There were 1,41,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A.K. Antony | 59,661 | 51.79 | ||
| CPI | C K Chandrappan | 52,801 | 45.83 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6860 | 5.96 | |||
| Turnout | 115208 | 81.65 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 1996
There were 1,28,441 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.