Malampuzha Assembly constituency

Malampuzha
Constituency No. 55 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Malampuzha Dam, the largest dam and reservoir in Kerala
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Established1965
Total electors2,13,231 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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

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

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

Name Party Tenure
1967 3rd M. P. Kunhiraman Communist Party of India 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

Niyamasabha election 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) A. Prabhakaran 75,934 46.41 Increase0.51
BJP C. Krishnakumar 50,200 30.68 Increase1.78
INC S. K. Ananthakrishnan 35,444 21.66 Decrease0.46
NOTA None of the above 1054 0.64 −
Independent Abdul Raheem S. 418 0.26
Margin of victory 25,734 15.72 Decrease1.28
Turnout 1,63,605
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase0.51

2016

There were 2,02,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) V. S. Achuthanandan 73,299 45.90 Decrease11.14
BJP C. Krishnakumar 46,157 28.90 Increase28.90
INC V. S. Joy 35,333 22.12 Decrease17.72
AIADMK C. P. Sreedharan 3,154 1.97 −
NOTA None of the above 924 0.58 −
BSP Ravi Pallatheri 326 0.20 Decrease0.89
Independent Ramesh Puduppariyaram 297 0.19 −
Independent S. Saravanan 220 0.14 −
Margin of victory 27,142 17.00 Decrease0.20
Turnout 1,59,710 78.74 Increase3.28
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease11.14

Niyamasabha election 2011

There were 1,80,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
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

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
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

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
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

References

  1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Malampuzha". www.mapsofindia.com.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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