Aranmula (State Assembly constituency)
Aranmula State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ആറന്മുള 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 Veena George of CPI(M)
| 113 Aranmula ആറന്മുള | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The centre of the Aranmula kannadi, the world's only non-glass mirror, is located in the Aranmula (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 2,27,943 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Veena George |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Local Self Governed Segments | |
Local self governed segments
Aranmula Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathanamthitta | Municipality | Kozhencherry[3] |
| 2 | Aranmula | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 3 | Chenneerkara | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 4 | Elanthoor | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 5 | Kozhencherry | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 6 | Kulanada | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 7 | Mallappuzhassery | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 8 | Mezhuveli | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 9 | Naranganam | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 10 | Omalloor | Grama panchayat | Kozhencherry |
| 11 | Eraviperoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 12 | Koipuram | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 13 | Thottapuzhassery | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Aranmula Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
CPI (M) INC Independent NDP SSP
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Gopinathan Pillai | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. N. Chandrasenan | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Hemachandran | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. K. Sreenivasan | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | R. Ramachandran Nair | NDP | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan | LDF Independent |
1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Malethu Saraladevi | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K. C. Rajagopalan | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | K. Sivadasan Nair | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Veena George | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,27,943 registered voters in Aranmula Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Veena George | 64,523 | 39.97% |  2.93 | |
| INC | K. Sivadasan Nair | 56,877 | 35.23% | 12.46 | |
| BJP | M. T. Ramesh | 37,906 | 23.48% |  15.96 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 569 | 0.35% | N/A | |
| BSP | T. Amrithakumar | 548 | 0.34% | 0.19 | |
| SP | Sreekanth M. Vallakkottu | 252 | 0.16% | N/A | |
| Independent | Chandran | 249 | 0.15% | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Anil Kumar K. G. | 217 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| PDP | Habeeb Rahman | 187 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Independent | Shaji Mezhuveli | 104 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 7,646 | 4.74% | 0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,432 | 70.82% | 5.20 | ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | 2.93 |
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Niyamasabha election 2011
There were 2,07,229 registered voters in Aranmula Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Sivadasan Nair | 64,845 | 47.69% | ||
| CPI (M) | K. C. Rajagopalan | 58,334 | 42.90% | ||
| BJP | K. Haridas | 10,227 | 7.52% | ||
| BSP | T. Amrithakumar | 721 | 0.53% | ||
| SDPI | Nazurudheen | 709 | 0.52% | ||
| Independent | Sugathan R. | 387 | 0.28% | ||
| Independent | D. Sivadasan Achari | 343 | 0.25% | ||
| Independent | Madhu G. | 206 | 0.15% | ||
| SLAP | K. V. Varghese | 134 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | Pushpangadan | 69 | 0.05% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,511 | 4.79% | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,975 | 65.62% | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala". pathanamthitta.nic.in. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Villages and Curresponding Talukas in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Aranmula". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.