Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)

Puthuppally State assembly constituency (Malayalam: പുതുപ്പള്ളി 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 2016 assembly elections,the current MLA is Oomen Chandy of INC.

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Puthuppally
പുതുപ്പള്ളി
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The St George Orthodox Church located in the Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,73,253 (2016)
Current MLAOommen Chandy
PartyINC
Political Front  UDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictKottayam
Local Self Governed SegmentsAkalakunnam, Ayarkunnam, Kooroppada, Manarcaud, Meenadam, Pampady, Puthuppally and Vakathanam.

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Akalakunnam Grama Panchayath Kottayam[3]
2 Ayarkunnam Grama panchayat Kottayam
3 Kooroppada Grama panchayat Kottayam
4 Manarcaud Grama panchayat Kottayam
5 Meenadam Grama panchayat Kottayam
6 Pampady Grama panchayat Kottayam
7 Puthuppally Grama panchayat Kottayam
8 Vakathanam Grama panchayat Changanassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Puthuppally Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]

Key

  INC     CPI (M)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. C. Cherian INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd E. M. George CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Oommen Chandy INC 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 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 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

    Partywise Results
    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthuppally
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    INC Oommen Chandy 71,597 53.42% 6.32
    CPI (M) Jaick C. Thomas 44,505 33.20% 1.87
    BJP George Kurien 15,993 11.93% 6.22
    BSP Shibu Parakadavan 911 0.68% 2.08
    NOTA None of the above 630 0.47% -
    SUCI(C) M. V. Cherian 131 0.10% -
    Independent K. M. Sivaprasad Gandhi 103 0.08% -
    Independent A. K. Shaji 64 0.05%
    Independent Jijo 51 0.04%
    Independent Joseph T. M. 49 0.04%
    Margin of victory 27,092 20.22% 8.19
    Turnout 1,34,034 77.36% 2.92
    INC hold Swing 6.32

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthuppally
    Party Candidate Votes % ±
    INC Oommen Chandy 69,922 59.74%
    CPI (M) Suja Susan George 36,667 31.33%
    BJP P. Sunilkumar 6,679 5.71%
    BSP Saji K. Cheraman 3,230 2.76% '
    Independent Jayakumar Kavunkal 537 0.46%
    Margin of victory 33,255 28.41%
    Turnout 1,17,035 74.44%
    INC 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. "Villages and Curresponding Talukas in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in.
    4. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Puthuppally". www.mapsofindia.com.
    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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