Malampuzha (State Assembly constituency)

Malampuzha State assembly constituency (Malayalam: മലമ്പുഴ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. S. Achuthanandan of CPI(M).

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Malampuzha
മലമ്പുഴ
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Malampuzha Dam, one of the most famous dams in Kerala, is located in Malampuzha.
Existence1965 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate2,02,828 (2016)
Current MLAV. S. Achuthanandan
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictPalakkad

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Malampuzha Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[2]

Key

  CPI (M)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd M. P. Kunhiraman CPI(M) 1967 – 1969
1969 V. Krishna Das 1969 – 1970
1970 4th V. Krishnadas 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. V. Kunhikannan 1977 – 1980
1980 6th E. K. Nayanar 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th T. Sivadasa Menon 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th V. S. Achuthanandan 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 2,02,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) V. S. Achuthanandan 73,299 45.90 11.14
    BJP C. Krishnakumar 46,157 28.90 28.90
    INC V. S. Joy 35,333 22.12 17.72
    AIADMK C. P .Sreedharan 3,154 1.97 -
    NOTA None of the above 924 0.58 -
    BSP Ravi Pallatheri 326 0.20 0.89
    Independent Ramesh Puduppariyaram 297 0.19 -
    Independent S. Saravanan 220 0.14 -
    Margin of victory 27,142 17.00 0.20
    Turnout 1,59,710 78.74 3.28
    CPI (M) hold Swing 11.14

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,80,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malampuzha
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) V. S. Achuthanandan 77,752 57.04
    INC Lathika Subhash 54,312 39.84
    JD(U) P. K. Majeed Pedikkat 2,772 2.03 -
    BSP Ravi Pallatheri 1,480 1.09
    Margin of victory 23,440 17.20
    Turnout 1,36,316 75.46
    CPI (M) hold Swing

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Malampuzha". www.mapsofindia.com.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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