Kothamangalam_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Kothamangalam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Kothamangalam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anthony John of CPI(M).
| Kothamangalam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 87 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Inchathotty suspension bridge, Kothamangalam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,59,539 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Kothamangalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kothamangalam | Municipality | Kothamangalam |
| 2 | Kavalangad | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 3 | Keerampara | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 4 | Kottappady | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 5 | Kuttampuzha | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 6 | Nellikuzhi | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 7 | Pallarimangalam | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 8 | Pindimana | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 9 | Varappetty | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | T. M. Meethiyan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. I. Markose | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Mani | KEC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | T. M. Jacob | KC(J) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | V. J. Paulose | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | T. U. Kuruvilla | KEC | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | KC(M) | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Antony John | CPI(M) | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Antony John | 65,467 | 50.98 | - | |
| KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 46,185 | 35.96 |  13.30 | |
| Independent | P. C. Cyriac | 12,926 | 10.06 | - | |
| SDPI | Anas N. A. | 1,490 | 1.16 | 3.21 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 803 | 0.63 | - | |
| PDP | Yahiya Thangal | 775 | 0.60 | - | |
| Independent | T. K .Kuruvilla | 357 | 0.28 | - | |
| Independent | Cherian Abraham | 261 | 0.20 | - | |
| Independent | Anto John | 163 | 0.13 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 19,282 | 15.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,427 | 80.50 |  6.02 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 52,924 | 49.26 | ||
| Independent | Skariah Thomas | 40,702 | 37.88 | ||
| BJP | K. Radhakrishnan | 5,769 | 5.37 | ||
| SDPI | Shine Muhammed | 4,691 | 4.37 | - | |
| Independent | Skaria Thomas | 1,008 | 0.94 | - | |
| Independent | T. T. Kuruvilla | 718 | 0.67 | - | |
| Independent | Devaki Narayanan | 524 | 0.49 | - | |
| Independent | Joy Davasia | 419 | 0.39 | - | |
| Independent | Skaria Thomman | 363 | 0.34 | - | |
| Independent | Somini Prabhakaran | 319 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,222 | 11.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,437 | 74.48 | 4.87 | ||
| KC(M) gain from KEC | Swing | ||||
- "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.