Puthuppally Assembly constituency

Puthuppally
Constituency No. 98 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Established1957
Total electors1,76,412 (2023)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party INC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2026

Puthuppally is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is Chandy Oommen of the Indian National Congress.

Local self-governed segments

Puthuppally Assembly 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 Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]

Key

  INC   CPI(M)

Election Member Party
1957 P. C. Cherian Indian National Congress
1960
1967 E.M George Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1970 Oommen Chandy Indian National Congress
1977
1980
1982
1987
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021
2023^ Chandy Oommen
2026

^2023 by-election

Election results

LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS

2025

SEGMENTS LDF NDA UDF IND LEADING ALLIANCE
AKALAKKUNNAM 4427 1464 5377 413 11681 UDF
AYARKUNNAM 6546 3528 8588 863 19525 UDF
KOOROPPADA 5942 3763 6104 808 16617 UDF
MANARCAUD 5499 2295 7613 547 15954 UDF
MEENADAM 3422 543 4348 6 8319 UDF
PAMPADY 8090 1532 10813 87 20522 UDF
PUTHUPPALLY 5496 2507 8752 496 17251 UDF
VAKATHANAM 7670 1602 9543 694 19509 UDF
TOTAL 47092 17234 61138 3914 129378
36.3987695 13.3206573 47.25532935 3.025243859


ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

1970

1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Oommen Chandy 29784 54.55
CPI(M) E M George 22496 41.20
Margin of victory 7288 13.34
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2011

There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

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

2016

There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]

Results by political party

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
NOTA None of the above 630 0.47 −
Margin of victory 27,092 20.22 8.19
Turnout 1,34,034 77.36 2.92
INC hold Swing 6.32

2021

There were 1,75,959 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[7]

Results by political party

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Oommen Chandy 63,372 48.08 5.34
CPI(M) Jaick C. Thomas 54,328 41.22 8.02
BJP N. Hari 11,694 8.87 3.06
Independent George Joseph Vathappally 997 0.76 −
BSP P. P. Abhilash 763 0.58 0.10
NOTA None of the above 497 0.38 −
SUCI(C) M. V. Cherian 146 0.11 0.01
Margin of victory 9,044 6.86 13.36
Turnout 1,31,797 77.36 2.46
INC hold Swing 5.34

2023 by-election

Kerala Assembly by-election, 2023: Puthuppally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chandy Oommen 80,144 61.38 13.3
CPI(M) Jaick C. Thomas 42,425 32.49 8.73
BJP G. Lijinlal 6,558 5.02 3.82
AAP Luke Thomas 835 0.64
Independent Santhosh Pulickal 78 0.06
Independent Shaji 63 0.05
Independent P.K Devadas 60 0.05
NOTA None of the above 400 0.31 0.07
Margin of victory 37,719 29.32 22.46
Turnout 1,28,624 72.1 5.26
INC hold Swing 13.3

2026

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Chandy Oommen 84031 65.56 +4.18
CPI(M) K. M. Radhakrishnan 31124 24.28 −8.21
BJP Ravindranath Vakathanam 11544 9.00 +3.98
NOTA None of the above 613 0.48 +0.17
Margin of victory 52907 41.28 +11.96
Turnout 128180
INC hold Swing

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 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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