Ranni (State Assembly constituency)

Ranni State assembly constituency (Malayalam: റാന്നി 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Raju Abraham of CPI(M).

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Ranni
റാന്നി
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The view of the Pamba River from the Ranni New Bridge in the Ranni (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1957 - present
ReservationGeneral
Electorate1,90,196 (2016)
Current MLARaju Abraham
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictPathanamthitta
Local Self Governed SegmentsKottangal, Vechoochira, Ranni-Perunad, Naranammoozhy, Ranni-Pazhavangadi, Ranni-Angadi, Kottanad, Ezhumattoor, Ayiroor, Ranni, Vadasserikara and Cherukole.

Local self governed segments

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

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kottangal Grama panchayat Mallapally[3]
2 Vechoochira Grama panchayat Ranni
3 Ranni-Perunad Grama panchayat Ranni
4 Naranammoozhy Grama panchayat Ranni
5 Ranni-Pazhavangadi Grama panchayat Ranni
6 Ranni-Angadi Grama panchayat Ranni
7 Kottanad Grama panchayat Mallapally
8 Ezhumattoor Grama panchayat Mallapally
9 Ayiroor Grama panchayat Ranni
10 Ranni Grama panchayat Ranni
11 Vadasserikkara Grama panchayat Ranni
12 Cherukole Grama panchayat Ranni

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  CPI (M)     INC     CPI     Independent     KEC     INC(U)     IC(S)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st Vayala Idicula INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd M . K . Divakaran CPI 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Jacob Skariah Independent 1970 – 1977
1977 5th K. A. Mathew KC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th M. C. Cherian INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Sunny Panavelil IC(S) 1982 – 1986
1986* Rachel Sunny Panavelil 1986 – 1987
1987 8th Eapen Varguese KC 1987 – 1991
1991 9th M. C. Cheriyan INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th Raju Abraham CPI(M) 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent

* indicates bypoll

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,196 registered voters in Ranni Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ranni
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI (M) Raju Abraham 58,749 43.87% 4.64
INC Mariamma Cherian 44,153 32.97% 10.05
BDJS Padmakumar K. 28,201 21.06%
BSP Prasad Uthimoodu 1,072 0.80% 0.28
SDPI Fawseena Thakbeer 862 0.64% 0.11
NOTA None of the above 438 0.33%
Independent Geethamma Madhavan 298 0.22%
Independent Varughese Thomas 154 0.11%
Margin of victory 14,596 10.90% 5.42
Turnout 1,33,927 70.42% 1.90
CPI (M) hold Swing 4.64

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,75,669 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ranni
Party Candidate Votes % ±
CPI (M) Raju Abraham 58,391 48.51%
INC Peelipose Thomas 51,777 43.02%
BJP Suresh Kadambari 7,442 6.18%
BSP V. D. Saji Mon 1,300 1.08%
SDPI Ibrahim Kutty 905 0.75%
Independent S. Radhakrishan 350 0.29%
Independent Ulakan Thevan 196 0.16%
Margin of victory 6,614 5.42%
Turnout 1,20,361 68.52%
CPI (M) hold Swing
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See also

References
  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Subdivisions Taluks and Villages in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
  4. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ranni". 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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