Puthukkad (State Assembly constituency)

Pudukad State Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Thrissur district of Kerala.[1]The Constituency includes AlagappaNagar, Muthoor, Nenmanikkara, Parappukkara, Pudukad, Varandarappilly, Thrikur Grama Panchayats from Mukundapuram taluk and Vallachira Grama Panchayat from Thrissur taluk. The Constituency came to affect after the 2008 delimitation.[2]

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Puthukkad
പുതുക്കാട്
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence2011 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,95,265 (2016)
Current MLAC. Raveendranath
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictThrissur
Local Self Governed SegmentsAlagappanagar, Mattathur, Nenmanikkara, Parappukkara, Puthukkad, Varandarappilly and Trikkur Panchayats in Mukundapuram Taluk and Vallachira Panchayat in Thrissur Taluk.

As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is C. Raveendranath of CPI(M).

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI (M)  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
2011 13th C. Raveendranath CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent


    Election results

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,95,265 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthukkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) C. Raveendranath 79,464 50.07 2.77
    INC Sundaran Kunnathully 40,986 25.82 7.86
    BJP A. Nagesh 35,833 22.58 12.15
    NOTA None of the above 779 0.49 -
    PDP Asif Niyas 519 0.33 -
    Independent C. V. Vijayan 431 0.27 -
    SHS Santhosh Polakulath 239 0.15 -
    CPI (M) Jayan Konikkara 237 0.15 -
    Independent Santhosh Iythadan 233 0,15 -
    Margin of victory 38,478 24.25 5.29
    CPI (M) hold Swing 2.77
    Turnout 1,58,721 81.28 2.75

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Puthukkad
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) C. Raveendranath 73,047 52.84
    INC K. P. Vishwanathan 46,565 33.68
    BJP Sobha Surendran 14,425 10.43
    Independent P. J. Monsy 2,084 1.51
    BSP P. C. Pushpakaran 1,013 0.73
    Independent Paulson Kalloor 622 0.45
    Independent K. V. Purushottaman 495 0.36
    Margin of victory 26,482 19.16
    CPI (M) win (new seat)
    Turnout 1,38,251 78.53

    References
    1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
    2. "District/Constituencies-Thrissur District". Kerala Election Commission. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.


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