Thodupuzha Assembly constituency
| Thodupuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Thodupuzha Civil Station | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,95,987 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | KEC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Thodupuzha State assembly constituency 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.The current MLA of Thodupuzha is Apu John Joseph of Kerala Congress,who is currently serving as the Chief Whip in the government of Kerala.
Local self-governed segments
Thodupuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thodupuzha | Municipality | Thodupuzha |
| 2 | Edavetty | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 3 | Karimannoor | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 4 | Karimkunnam | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 5 | Kodikulam | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 6 | Kumaramangalam | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 7 | Manakkad | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 8 | Muttom | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 9 | Purapuzha | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 10 | Udumbannoor | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 11 | Vannappuram | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 12 | Velliyamattom | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha |
| 13 | Alacode | Grama panchayat | Thodupuzha and Idukki |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | C. A. Mathew | Indian National Congress | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | K. C. Zacharia | Independent | |
| 1970 | P. J. Joseph | Kerala Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | Kerala Congress (Joseph) | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | P. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | P. J. Joseph | Kerala Congress (Joseph) | |
| 2001 | P. T. Thomas | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | P. J. Joseph | Kerala Congress (Joseph) | |
| 2011 | Kerala Congress (M) | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Kerala Congress | ||
| 2026 | Apu John Joseph | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | Apu John Joseph | 84,796 | 58.01 | 9.38 | |
| KC(M) | Cyriac Chazhikadan | 40,505 | 27.71 | 6.32 | |
| TTP | Roy A. Varikkad | 12,679 | 8.67 | − | |
| AAP | Adv. Basil John | 2,603 | 1.78 | New | |
| Independent | Ajay V Marar (Ajay Unni) | 2,580 | 1.77 | − | |
| SDPI | Afsal M B | 1,626 | 1.11 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 876 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Jomon John | 267 | 0.18 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | P T Varghese | 234 | 0.16 | 0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 44,291 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,46,166 | ||||
| KEC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 1,91,210 registered voters in Dharmadam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | P. J. Joseph | 67,495 | 48.63 | – | |
| KC(M) | Prof. K. I. Antony | 47,236 | 34.03 | 20.05 | |
| BJP | Shyamraj P. | 21,263 | 15.32 | – | |
| BSP | Leethesh P. T. | 934 | 0.67 | 0.36 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 674 | 0.49 | 0.37 | |
| Independent | M. T. Thomas | 562 | 0.40 | – | |
| Independent | Parthasaradhi K. | 370 | 0.27 | – | |
| SUCI(C) | T. R. Sreedharan | 273 | 0.20 | 0.37 | |
| Margin of victory | 20,259 | 14.60 | 17.60 | ||
| Turnout | 138,807 | 72.59 | 0.35 | ||
| KEC gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,95,987 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | P. J. Joseph | 76,177 | 54.08 | 2.16 | |
| LDF | Roy Varicattu | 30,977 | 21.08 | ||
| BDJS | S. Praveen | 28,845 | 20.37 | ||
| SDPI | Roy Arackal | 1,294 | 0.91 | 3.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,219 | 0.86 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Nisha Jimmy | 811 | 0.57 | 0.38 | |
| PDP | Najeeb Kalarickal | 710 | 0.50 | − | |
| BSP | P. J. Ambily | 440 | 0.31 | 0.15 | |
| Independent | Santhosh P. K. | 292 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | K. M. Veenas | 228 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | Pareeth | 194 | 0.14 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 45,587 | 32.20 | 1.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,574 | 72.24 | 0.29 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 2.16 | |||
2011
There were 1,77,529 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | P. J. Joseph | 66,325 | 51.92 | ||
| Independent | Joseph Augustine | 43,457 | 34.02 | ||
| BJP | P. M. Velayudhan | 10,049 | 7.87 | ||
| SDPI | M. A. Najeeb | 5,386 | 4.22 | ||
| BSP | Binu Sebastian | 677 | 0.53 | − | |
| Independent | C. R. Dileep Kumar | 655 | 0.51 | − | |
| Independent | T. S. Sreenivasan | 482 | 0.38 | − | |
| Independent | Joman John | 282 | 0.22 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Siby C. Mathew | 246 | 0.19 | ||
| KJ | Shibu Mon | 179 | 0.14 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 22,868 | 17.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,738 | 71.95 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Thodupuzha
- Idukki district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Notes
References
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.