Cherthala Assembly constituency

Cherthala
Constituency No. 103 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Infopark, Cherthala
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
LS constituencyAlappuzha
Established2011 - present
Total electors2,04,830 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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.

Local self governed segments

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI  CPI(M)  INC  Independent

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

Election results

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]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI P. Thilothomman 81,197 45.70 Decrease7.41
INC S. Sarath 74,001 41.65 −
BDJS P. S. Rajeev 19,614 11.04 −
BSP C. P. Thilakan 845 0.48 Decrease0.25
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 Decrease7.23
Turnout 1,77,655 86.73 Increase1.68
CPI hold Swing Decrease7.41

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
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

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
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.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
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.

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A.K. Antony 56,691 52.21
CPI C K Chandrappan 48,306 44.48
Margin of victory 8385 7.73
Turnout 108590 85.53
INC gain from CPI Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1991

There were 1,26,734 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI C.K. Chandrappan 50,844 49.03
INC Vayalar Ravi 49,853 48.07
Margin of victory 991 0.96
Turnout 103710 82.66
CPI gain from INC Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1987

There were 1,00,207 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.

1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vayalar Ravi 43,812 49.01
CPI C.K. Chandrappan 41,528 46.46
Margin of victory 2284 2.55
Turnout 89391 89.75
INC hold Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1982

There were 84,974 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.

1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vayalar Ravi 36,940 50.97
CPI P S Sreenivasan 35,067 48.38
Margin of victory 1873 2.59
Turnout 72478 85.82
INC gain from CPI Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1980

There were 82,654 registered voters in the constituency for the 1980 election.

1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI P S Sreenivasan 38,613 57.11
JP Joseph Mathan 27,200 40.23
Margin of victory 11413 16.88
Turnout 67617 82.32
CPI gain from INC Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1977

There were 76,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 1977 election.

1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. K. Raghavan 37,767 58.7
CPI(M) N P Thandar 26,007 40.4
Margin of victory 11,760 18.3
Turnout 65,197 85.2
INC hold Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1970

There were 68,755 registered voters in the constituency for the 1970 election.

1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC A.K. Antony 28,419 48.77
CPI(M) N P Thandar 28,059 48.15
Margin of victory 360 0.62
Turnout 58274 85.51
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.