| Kuttanad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 106 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Muttar village in Kuttanad Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,65,172 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | NCP-SP |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kuttanad 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency. [1]
Kuttanad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Champakulam | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 2 | Edathua | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 3 | Kainakary | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 4 | Kavalam | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 5 | Muttar | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 6 | Nedumudi | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 7 | Neelamperoor | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 8 | Pulinkunnoo | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 9 | Ramankary | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 10 | Thakazhy | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 11 | Thalavady | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 12 | Veliyanad | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 13 | Veeyapuram | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. K. K. Pillai | Independent | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Oommen Thalavady | Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Eapen Kandakudy | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Oommen Mathew | Kerala Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | K. C. Joseph | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Kerala Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Thomas Chandy | Democratic Indira Congress | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Nationalist Congress Party | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2019 [a] | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Thomas K. Thomas | Nationalist Congress Party | 2021-2026 | |
| Election | Votes polled | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Percent | |||||
| 2016 | 130082 (78.76%) | Thomas Chandy | NCP | 50114 | 38.52% | Jacob Abraham | KC(M) | 45223 | 34.76% | Subash Vasu | BDJS | 33044 | 25.40% | 4891 | 3.76% [5] | |
| 2011 | 118110 (78.63%) | Thomas Chandy | NCP | 60010 | 50.81% | K. C. Joseph | KC(M) | 52039 | 44.06% | K. Soman | BJP | 4395 | 3.72% | 7971 | 6.75% [6] | |
| Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 83460 (75.16%) | Thomas Chandy | DIC | 42109 | 50.45% | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 36728 | 44.01% | Thomas | Ind. | 1553 | 1.86% | 5381 | 6.44% [7] | |
| 2001 | 84639 (71.02%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 44534 | 52.62% | Oommen Mathew | KEC(J) | 34144 | 40.34% | A. K. Chacko | BJP | 4243 | 5.01% | 10390 | 12.28% [8] | |
| 1996 | 87889 (73.10%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 44532 | 50.67% | J. Joseph | INC | 40447 | 46.02% | G. Mohandas | BJP | 2602 | 2.96% | 4085 | 4.65% [9] | |
| 1991 | 86408 (73.07%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 45669 | 52.85% | P. D. Luke | KC(M) | 36673 | 42.44% | S. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 3107 | 3.60% | 8996 | 10.41% [10] | |
| 1987 | 85551 (84.41%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 41096 | 48.04% | M. M. Anthony | CPI(M) | 37833 | 44.22% | V. S. Vijayakumar | BJP | 5462 | 6.38% | 3263 | 3.82% [11] | |
| 1982 | 71356 (80.69%) | K. C. Joseph | KC(J) | 37172 | 52.09% | G. Suchakaran Nair | CPI(M) | 34184 | 47.91% | Only two candidates contested | 2988 | 4.18% [12] | ||||
| 1980 | 70772 (78.09%) | Oommen Mathew | KC(J) | 37346 | 52.77% | K. P. Joseph | CPI(M) | 33256 | 46.99% | Mathew J. Pallithanam | Ind. | 170 | 0.24% | 4090 | 5.78% [13] | |
| 1977 | 64686 (83.23%) | Eapen Kandakudy | KEC | 34161 | 52.81% | K. P. Joseph | CPI(M) | 27014 | 41.76% | K. Ravu | Ind. | 3054 | 4.72% | 7147 | 11.05% [14] | |
| Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 57606 (77.67%) | Oommen Thalavady | SP | 27372 | 47.52% | Thomas John | KEC | 21866 | 37.96% | P. N. Padmanabhan | RSP | 7743 | 13.44% | 5506 | 9.56% [15] | |
| 1967 | 48938 (79.15%) | K. K. K. Pillai | Ind. | 23797 | 48.63% | T. John | KEC | 16633 | 33.93% | M. C. Joseph | INC | 8508 | 17.39% | 7164 | 14.70% [16] | |
| 1965 | 49124 (76.46%) | Thomas John | KEC | 25319 | 51.54% | V. Z. Job | INC | 15067 | 30.67% | Sonney Sebastian | Ind. | 7684 | 15.64% | 10252 | 20.87% [17] | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP-SP | Thomas K. Thomas | ||||
| KEC | Reji Cheriyan | ||||
| BDJS | Santhosh Shanthi | ||||
| Independent | Saji Joseph | ||||
| AAP | Joseph Mathew | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
There were 1,67,970 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Thomas K. Thomas | 57,379 | 45.67 | ||
| KEC | Jacob Abraham | 51,863 | 41.28 | ||
| BDJS | Thampi Mettuthara | 14,946 | 11.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| DSJP | Vinu | 533 | 0.42 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Biju Xavier | 392 | 0.31 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,516 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,25,636 | 74.80 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | ||||
There were 1,65,172 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Thomas Chandy | 50,114 | 38.52 | ||
| KC(M) | Jacob Abraham | 45,223 | 34.76 | ||
| BDJS | Subash Vasu | 33,044 | 25.40 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Nandanan Valiyaparambu | 371 | 0.29 | ||
| BSP | Sunny Pathinaril | 354 | 0.27 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 346 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | Jose Koippally | 263 | 0.20 | – | |
| Independent | Jacob Abraham Panavelil | 262 | 0.20 | – | |
| Independent | Mohanan | 105 | 0.08 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 4,891 | 3.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,082 | 78.76 | |||
| NCP hold | Swing | -12.29 | |||
The results of 2016 Assembly election for each self-governed segment is as follows: [19] [20]
| No. | Segment | Valid votes | Lead | Alliance | Margin of lead | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDF Votes | LDF Votes | NDA Votes | ||||||||||
| 1 | Kainakary | 11966 | 3406 | 28.46% | 5516 | 46.10% | 2899 | 24.23% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 2110 | 17.64% |
| 2 | Kavalam | 8894 | 2276 | 25.59% | 3658 | 41.13% | 2803 | 31.52% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 855 | 9.61% |
| 3 | Neelamperoor | 8694 | 2450 | 28.18% | 3259 | 37.49% | 2855 | 32.84% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 404 | 4.65% |
| 4 | Veliyanad | 8370 | 3250 | 38.83% | 2700 | 32.26% | 2344 | 28.00% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 550 | 6.57% |
| 5 | Pulinkunnoo | 13060 | 4613 | 35.32% | 4288 | 32.83% | 4022 | 30.80% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 325 | 2.49% |
| 6 | Nedumudi | 12386 | 4506 | 36.38% | 5256 | 42.44% | 2490 | 20.10% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 750 | 6.06% |
| 7 | Champakulam | 9791 | 4061 | 41.48% | 3098 | 31.64% | 2427 | 24.79% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 963 | 9.84% |
| 8 | Ramankary | 8234 | 2969 | 36.06% | 3385 | 41.11% | 1766 | 21.45% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 416 | 5.05% |
| 9 | Muttar | 5760 | 2315 | 40.19% | 2058 | 35.73% | 1290 | 22.40% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 257 | 4.46% |
| 10 | Thalavady | 12031 | 3701 | 30.76% | 4738 | 39.38% | 3448 | 28.66% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 1037 | 8.62% |
| 11 | Edathua | 11879 | 5671 | 47.74% | 3722 | 31.33% | 2353 | 19.81% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 1949 | 16.41% |
| 12 | Thakazhy | 11263 | 3262 | 28.96% | 5070 | 45.01% | 2797 | 24.83% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 1808 | 16.05% |
| 13 | Veeyapuram | 7375 | 2618 | 35.50% | 3189 | 43.24% | 1476 | 20.01% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 571 | 7.74% |
| Postal votes | 379 | 125 | 32.98% | 177 | 46.70% | 74 | 19.53% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 52 | 13.72% | |
| TOTAL | 130082 | 45223 | 34.76% | 50114 | 38.52% | 33044 | 25.40% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 4891 | 3.76% | |
There were 1,50,213 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election. [21]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Thomas Chandy | 60,010 | 50.81 | ||
| KC(M) | K. C. Joseph | 52,039 | 44.06 | ||
| BJP | K. Soman | 4,395 | 3.72 | ||
| BSP | Shibu Vadakkettom | 697 | 0.59 | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. R. Satheesan | 373 | 0.32 | ||
| Independent | Joseph | 361 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Asok Kumar | 235 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,971 | 6.75 | |||
| Turnout | 1,18,110 | 78.63 | |||
| NCP gain from DIC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,11,059 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIC | Thomas Chandy | 42,109 | 50.45 | ||
| KEC | K. C. Joseph | 36,728 | 44.01 | ||
| Independent | Thomas | 1,553 | 1.86 | ||
| BJP | T. K. Aravindakshan | 1,393 | 1.67 | ||
| Independent | V. R. Anil | 707 | 0.85 | ||
| Independent | M. J. Alex | 498 | 0.60 | ||
| Independent | K. D. Joseph | 186 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | Joseph | 169 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Abraham Haijia Doctor | 117 | 0.14 | ||
| Invalid | Invalidated Votes | 16 | |||
| Margin of victory | 5,381 | ||||
| Turnout | 83,476 | 75.16 | |||
| DIC gain from KEC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,19,188 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | K. C. Joseph | 44,534 | 52.62 | ||
| KC(J) | Prof. Oommen Mathew | 34,144 | 40.34 | ||
| BJP | A. K. Chacko | 4,243 | 5.01 | ||
| Independent | P. R. Satheesan | 1,718 | 2.03 | ||
| Invalid | Invalidated Votes | 10 | |||
| Margin of victory | 10,390 | ||||
| Turnout | 84,649 | ||||
| KEC hold | Swing | ||||