Mararikulam Assembly constituency

Mararikulam
Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Established1957
Abolished2008
Total electors141,433 (2006)[1]
ReservationNone

Mararikulam Assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, that existed before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was also one among the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alleppey Lok Sabha constituency.

The Mararikulam constituency came into existence in 1957. It was represented by veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, Achuthanandan suffered a shock defeat from a constituency that was otherwise considered to be a communist bastion. This thwarted Achuthanandan from becoming the Chief Minister. He had to wait for another decade, until 2006, when he could fulfill his ambition, this time being elected from the Malampuzha constituency.

The following list contains all the members who have represented the constituency in the Kerala legislative assembly.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Member[2] Party Tenure Majority
1957 1st Sadasivan C. G. Communist Party of India 1957 – 1960 9803
1960 2nd S Kumaran 1960 – 1965 7350
1965 3rd Susheela Gopalan Communist Party of India N/A 5717
1967 3rd S Damodaran 1967 – 1970 12031
1970 4th 1970 – 1977 7407
1977 5th A.V. Thamarakshan Revolutionary Socialist Party 1977 – 1980 4346
1980 6th 1980 – 1982 9829
1982 7th 1982 – 1987 3399
1987 8th T J Anjalose Communist Party of India 1987 – 1991 12091
1991 9th V.S. Achuthanandan 1991 – 1996 9980
1996 10th P J Francis[3] Indian National Congress 1996 – 2001 1965
2001 11th T. M. Thomas Isaac Communist Party of India 2001 – 2006 8403
2006 12th 2006 – 2011 17679

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Mararikulam Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
  3. ^ A, Sam Paul (March 17, 2021). "P.J. Francis, the giant-killer who stole the show in 1996" – via www.thehindu.com.

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