Cherthala (State Assembly constituency)
Cherthala State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചേര്ത്തല നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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. Thilothaman of CPI.
| 103 Cherthala ചേർത്തല | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 2,04,830 (2016) |
| Current MLA | P. Thilothaman |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Cherthala Municipality
Cherthala South Panchayat Kadakkarappally Panchayat Kanjikkuzhi Panchayat Muhamma Panchayat Pattanakkad Panchayat Thanneermukkam Panchayat Vayalar Panchayat |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| 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. Anthony | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Raghavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Vaylar Ravi | IND | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | C. K. Chandrappan | CPI | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | A. K. Anthony | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,04,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Thilothomman | 81,197 | 45.70 |  | |
| INC | S. Sarath | 74,001 | 41.65 | - | |
| BDJS | P. S. Rajeev | 19,614 | 11.04 | - | |
| BSP | C. P. Thilakan | 845 | 0.48 | | |
| 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 | | ||
| Turnout | 1,77,655 | 86.73 |  | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| 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 | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.