Kothamangalam (State Assembly constituency)

Kothamangalam State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കോതമംഗലം നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Anthony John of CPI(M).

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Kothamangalam
കോതമംഗലം
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence1965 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,59,539 (2016)
Current MLAAnthony John
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictErnakulam
Local Self Governed SegmentsKothamangalam Municipality and Kavalangad, Keerampara, Kottappady, Kuttampuzha, Nellikkuzhi, Pallarimangalam, Pindimana and Varappetty Panchayats in Kothamangalam Taluk.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  KEC    INC     CPI (M)     KC(M)    KC(J)    Independent  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd T. M. Meethiyan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th M. I. Markose IND 1970 – 1977
1977 5th M. V. Mani KEC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th T. M. Jacob KC(J) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th IND 1987 – 1991
1991 9th V. J. Paulose INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th T. U. Kuruvilla KEC 2006 – 2011
2011 13th KC(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Anthony John CPI(M) Incumbent


Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kothamangalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI (M) Anthony John 65,467 50.98 -
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla 46,185 35.96 13.30
Independent P. C. Cyriac 12,926 10.06 -
SDPI Anas N. A. 1,490 1.16 3.21
NOTA None of the above 803 0.63 -
PDP Yahiya Thangal 775 0.60 -
Independent T. K .Kuruvilla 357 0.28 -
Independent Cherian Abraham 261 0.20 -
Independent Anto John 163 0.13 -
Margin of victory 19,282 15.02
Turnout 1,28,427 80.50 6.02
CPI (M) gain from KC(M) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kothamangalam
Party Candidate Votes % ±
KC(M) T. U. Kuruvilla 52,924 49.26
Independent Skariah Thomas 40,702 37.88
BJP K. Radhakrishnan 5,769 5.37
SDPI Shine Muhammed 4,691 4.37 -
Independent Skaria Thomas 1,008 0.94 -
Independent T. T. Kuruvilla 718 0.67 -
Independent Devaki Narayanan 524 0.49 -
Independent Joy Davasia 419 0.39 -
Independent Skaria Thomman 363 0.34 -
Independent Somini Prabhakaran 319 0.30
Margin of victory 12,222 11.38
Turnout 1,07,437 74.48 4.87
KC(M) gain from KEC Swing
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See also

References
  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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