Thiruvalla Assembly constituency

Thiruvalla
Constituency No. 111 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Thiruvalla town.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
Established1957 - present
Total electors2,08,798 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJD(S)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2016

Thiruvalla State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in the state of Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S).

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Thiruvalla Municipality Thiruvalla
2 Kadapra Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
3 Kaviyoor Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
4 Kuttoor Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
5 Nedumpuram Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
6 Niranam Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
7 Peringara Grama panchayat Thiruvalla
8 Anicadu Grama panchayat Mallappally
9 Kallooppara Grama panchayat Mallappally
10 Mallapally Grama panchayat Mallappally
11 Puramattam Grama panchayat Mallappally
12 Kunnamthanam Grama panchayat Mallappally

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI  KEC  INC  Independent  JP  KC(M)   JD(S)

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1957 1st G. Padmanabhan Thampi CPI 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd P. Chacko INC 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd E. John Jacob KEC 1967 – 1970
1970 4th 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1979
1979* 5th P. C. Thomas Painummoottil JNP 1977 – 1979
1980 6th P. C. Thomas Painummoottil 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Ind. 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Mathew T. Thomas JNP 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Mammen Mathai KC(M) 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2003
2003* 11th Elizabeth Mammen Mathai 2003 – 2006
2006 12th Mathew T. Thomas JD(S) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

Election results

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

2016

There were 2,08,798 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) Mathew T. Thomas 59,660 41.28 Decrease8.69
KC(M) Joseph M. Puthussery 51,398 35.56 Decrease5.91
BDJS Akkerman Kalidasan Bhattathiripad 31,439 21.75 −
BSP Saji Kadampanad 756 0.52 Decrease0.67
NOTA None of the above 479 0.33 −
SDPI Simi M. Jacob 444 0.31 Increase0.02
Independent Cherian M. V. 366 0.25
Margin of victory 8,262 5.72 Decrease2.78
Turnout 1,44,542 69.23 Increase3.91
JD(S) hold Swing Decrease8.69

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,93,874 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thiruvalla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) Mathew T. Thomas 63,289 49.97
KC(M) Victor T. Thomas 52,522 41.47
BJP Rajan Moolaveetil 7,656 6.05
BSP Kurian Joseph 1,511 1.19 −
SUCI(C) Radhamani S. 456 0.36 −
Independent Kathikan Niranam Rajan 439 0.35 −
Independent P. K .Sukumaran 398 0.31
SDPI Sam Kutty Jacob 371 0.29
Margin of victory 10,737 8.50
Turnout 1,26,642 65.32
JD(S) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta 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.