Pala (State Assembly constituency)

Pala State assembly constituency (Malayalam: പാല 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2019 assembly by-elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of NCP.

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Pala
പാല
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The Pala Kurishupalli located in Pala (State Assembly constituency)
Existence1965 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,79,107 (2019)
Current MLAMani C. Kappan
PartyNCP
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2019
DistrictKottayam
Local Self Governed SegmentsPala, Bharananganam, Kadanad, Karoor, Kozhuvanal, Meenachil, Melukavu, Moonilavu, Mutholy, Ramapuram, Thalanadu, Thalappalam and Elikkulam.

Local self governed segments

Pala Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Pala Municipality Meenachil
2 Bharananganam Grama panchayat Meenachil
3 Kadanad Grama panchayat Meenachil
4 Karoor Grama panchayat Meenachil
5 Kozhuvanal Grama panchayat Meenachil
6 Meenachil Grama panchayat Meenachil
7 Melukavu Grama panchayat Meenachil
8 Moonilavu Grama panchayat Meenachil
9 Mutholy Grama panchayat Meenachil
10 Ramapuram Grama panchayat Meenachil
11 Thalanadu Grama panchayat Meenachil
12 Thalappalam Grama panchayat Meenachil
13 Elikkulam Grama panchayat Kanjirappally

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  NCP     KC(M)     KEC  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd K. M. Mani KEC 1967 – 1970
1970 4th 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th KC(M) 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2019
2019* Mani C. Kappan NCP Incumbent
    • * Byepoll

    Election results

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

    Niyamasabha by-election 2019

    Due to the death of sitting MLA K. M. Mani on April 2019, Pala went to bypoll on 23 Sepetmber 2019.

    There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Constituency for the 2019 Kerala Niyamasabha by-election.[4]

    2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections : Pala
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    NCP Mani C. Kappan 54,137 42.55% 3.79
    UDF Jose Tom Pulikkunnel 51,194 40.24% -
    BJP N. Hari 18,044 14.18% 3.58
    Independent C. J. Philip 1,085 0.85% -
    Independent Maju Puthenkandam 1,012 0.80% -
    NOTA None of the above 742 0.58%
    Independent George Pooveli 565 0.44%
    Independent Tom Thomas 303 0.24%
    Independent Ignatious Illimoottil 233 0.18%
    Independent Joseph Jacob 178 0.14%
    Independent Babu Joseph 130 0.10%
    Independent Joemon Joseph Srampickal 130 0.10%
    Independent Joby Thomas 112 0.09%
    Independent Sunilkumar 97 0.08%
    Margin of victory 2,943 2.31%
    Turnout 1,27,220 70.97% 6.64
    NCP gain from KC(M) Swing

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Pala
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    KC(M) K. M. Mani 58,884 42.13% 7.01
    NCP Mani C. Kappan 54,181 38.78% 6.14
    BJP N. Hari 24,821 17.76% 12.66
    NOTA None of the above 907 0.65% -
    Independent Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal 489 0.35% -
    Independent Anthony 217 0.16%
    Independent Shaiju Ponkunnam 103 0.07%
    Independent Hassan Kunju P. S. 90 0.06%
    Independent Babu 83 0.06%
    Margin of victory 4,703 3.37% 0.85
    Turnout 1,39,775 77.61% 3.95
    KC(M) hold Swing 7.01

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Pala
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    KC(M) K. M. Mani 61,239 49.14%
    NCP Mani C. Kappan 55,980 44.92%
    BJP B. Vijayakumar 6,359 5.10%
    Independent C. V. John 576 0.46% -
    Independent James Joseph 465 0.16%
    Margin of victory 5,259 4.22%
    Turnout 1,24,619 73.66%
    KC(M) hold Swing
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    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala"". kottayam.nic.in.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pala". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "Pala Niyamasabha By-election Results 2019, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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