Thrithala (State Assembly constituency)
Thrithala State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തൃത്താല നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in the state of Kerala located in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. T. Balaram of INC.
| 49 Thrithala തൃത്താല | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The Thrithala Veliyamkallu Bridge in the Thrithala (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1965 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,78,784 (2016) |
| Current MLA | V. T. Balram |
| Party | INC |
| Political Front | UDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Palakkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Thrithala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[2]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | E.T. Kunhan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Vella Eacharan | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. Sankaranarayanan | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. P. Thami | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. K. Balakrishnan | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | M. P. Thami | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | E. Sankaran | CPI(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | V. K. Chandran | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | T. P. Kunjunni | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | V. T. Balram | INC | 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 1,55,638 registered voters in constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Balaram | 66,505 | 47.16% |  0.31 | |
| CPI (M) | Subaida Ishac | 55,958 | 39.68% | 5.07 | |
| BJP | V. T. Rema | 14,510 | 10.29% |  5.46 | |
| SDPI | C. P .Mohammedali | 1,313 | 0.93% | 0.15 | |
| Independent | Subaida | 1,080 | 0.77% | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 549 | 0.39% | - | |
| PDP | Moideenkutty Pookath | 541 | 0.38% | 0.10 | |
| BSP | Vinod Perumbavoor | 366 | 0.26% | 0.18 | |
| Independent | Balaram | 199 | 0.14% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 10,547 | 7.48% | 6.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,021 | 78.88% | 0.42 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.31 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,78,784 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. T. Balaram | 57,848 | 47.37% | ||
| CPI (M) | Mammikutty P. | 54,651 | 44.75% | ||
| BJP | V. Ramankutty | 5,899 | 4.83% | ||
| SDPI | Baburajan O. T. | 1,320 | 1.08% | ||
| Independent | P. Mammnkutty | 902 | 0.74% | - | |
| PDP | P. Shamsudheen | 590 | 0.48% | - | |
| BSP | Rameshan Perumannur | 543 | 0.44% | - | |
| Independent | K. Balaraman | 367 | 0.30% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 3,197 | 2.62% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,120 | 78.46% | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thrithala". www.mapsofindia.com.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.