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Kayamkulam Assembly constituency

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Kayamkulam
Constituency No. 108 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Coconut tree orchard near Kayamkulam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Established1957
Total electors2,03,308 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2026

Kayamkulam 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 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is M. Liju of Indian National Congress.

Local self-governed segments

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Kayamkulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kayamkulam Municipality Karthikappally
2 Devikulangara Grama panchayat
3 Kandalloor
4 Krishnapuram
5 Pathiyoor
6 Bharanikkavu Mavelikkara
7 Chettikulangara

Members of Legislative Assembly

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The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Name Party Tenure
1957 1st K. O. Aysha Bai Communist Party of India 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd P. K. Kungu Samyukta Socialist Party 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Thundathil Kunjukrishna Pillai Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Thachadi Prabhakaran Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Indian national congress (s)Independent symbol 1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. R. Gopalakrishnan Communist Party of India 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Thachadi Prabhakaran Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th G. Sudhakaran Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th M. M. Hassan Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th C. K. Sadasivan Communist Party of India 2006 – 2016
2011 13th
2016 14th U. Prathibha 2016 - 2026
2021 15th
2026 16th Adv.M.Liju Indian National Congress Incumbent

Election results

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026

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2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. Liju 76,651 49.33 5.27
CPI(M) U. Prathibha 61,079 39.3 8.67
BDJS Thampi Mettuthara 16,973 10.92 3.84
NOTA None of the above 696 0.45
Margin of victory 15572
Turnout 155,399
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2021

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There were 2,14,839 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) U. Prathibha 77,348 47.97 Increase1.44
INC Aritha Babu 71,050 44.06 Increase4.01
BDJS P. Pradeeplal 11,413 7.08 Decrease5.67
Independent Maniyappan Achari 367 0.47 Decrease0.24
Independent Rajeev R 231 0.14 −
Independent Geevarghese Samuel 205 0.13 −
SUCI(C) Myna Gopinath 150 0.09 −
Independent Sathyanarayanan S 73 0.05 −
Margin of victory 6,298 3.88 Decrease2.75
Turnout 16,21,93 75.47 Decrease1.66
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease3.91

2016

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There were 2,03,308 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) U. Prathibha 72,956 46.53 Decrease1.75
INC M. Liju 61,099 38.96 Decrease8.38
BDJS Shaji M. Panicker 20,000 12.75 Increase10.54
PDP Muttam Nazar 1,125 0.72 −
Independent Maniyappan Achari 739 0.47 −
NOTA None of the above 458 0.29 −
Independent G. Veena 177 0.11
Independent Ajith P. 159 0.10
Independent Liju M. 93 0.06
Margin of victory 11,857 7.57 Increase6.63
Turnout 1,56,806 77.13 Increase0.43
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease1.75

2011

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There were 1,82,036 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. K. Sadasivan 67,409 48.28
INC M. Murali 66,094 47.34
BJP T. O. Noushad 3,083 2.21
Independent K. Sadasivan 744 0.53 −
Independent Murali 704 0.50 −
BSP Ambujan 602 0.43 −
Independent Shal Mohan 585 0.42
Independent Kalesh Manimandiram 405 0.29
Margin of victory 1,315 0.94
Turnout 1,39,626 76.70
CPI(M) hold Swing

2006

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There were 1,29,524 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. K. Sadasivan 49,697 49.8
INC Adv. C. R. Jayaprakash 43,865 43.9
BJP Palamuttathu Vijayakumar 4,676 4.7
BSP D. Suresh Kumar 448 0.5
Independent K. Sadasivan 358 0.4
Independent C. N. Jayaprakash 234 0.2
Independent E. N. Shanthiraj 203 0.2
Independent Dr. K. Kishore Kumar 189 0.2
Independent K. B. Jayaprakash 151 0.2
Margin of victory 5,832 5.8
Turnout 99,833 77.1
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing

2001

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There were 1,44,418 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kayamkulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC M. M. Hassan 52,444 48.9
CPI(M) G. Sudhakaran 50,680 47.3
BJP Parayil Radhakrishnan 2,931 2.7
Independent G. Sudhakaran 694 0.7
Independent Syamala 502 0.5
Margin of victory 1,764 1.6
Turnout 1,07,289 74.3
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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