Idukki Assembly constituency

Idukki
Constituency No. 91 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Anamudi in Idukki district is the highest peak on Western Ghats and South India.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictIdukki
Established1977
Total electors1,84,218 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyKC(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2016

Idukki 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 Roshy Augustine of KC(M).

Local self governed segments

Idukki Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kattappana Municipality Idukki
2 Idukki-Kanjikuzhy Grama panchayat Idukki
3 Vazhathope Grama panchayat Idukki
4 Kamakshy Grama panchayat Idukki
5 Kanchiyar Grama panchayat Idukki
6 Konnathady Grama panchayat Idukki
7 Mariapuram Grama panchayat Idukki
8 Vathikudy Grama panchayat Udumbanchola
9 Arakkulam Grama panchayat Thodupuzha
10 Kudayathoor Grama panchayat Thodupuzha

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  INC(I)  INC  JD  KC(M)

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1977 5th V. T. Sebastian Kerala Congress 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Jose Kuttyani Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th INC 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Rosamma Chacko 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Mathew Stephen Kerala Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th P. P. Sulaiman Rawther Janata Dal 1996 – 2001
2001 11th Roshy Augustine KC(M) 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016-2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.

2016

There were 1,84,218 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Idukki
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) Roshy Augustine 60,556 42.86 Decrease12.02
JKC K. Francis George 50,758 36.26
BDJS Biju Madhavan 27,403 19.40
BSP Sabu Kochuparambil 566 0.40
Independent P. T. Poomkudy 436 0.31
NOTA None of the above 433 0.86
SDPI Babu Kozhimala 411 0.29
Independent Idukki Ravi 250 0.18
Margin of victory 9,323 6.60 Decrease6.59
Turnout 1,41,278 76.69 Increase6.23
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease12.02

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,69,984 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Idukki
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) Roshy Augustine 65,734 54.88
CPI(M) C. V. Varghese 49,928 41.69
BJP C. C. Krishnan 3,013 2.52
Independent Kanchiyar Peethambaran 389 0.32
Independent M. K. Narayanan 226 0.19 Increase0.38
Independent V. Lakshmanan 158 0.13
Margin of victory 15,806 13.19
Turnout 1,19,773 70.46
KC(M) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district, Kerala". 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.