Kayamkulam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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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.
| Kayamkulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 108 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Coconut tree orchard near Kayamkulam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alappuzha |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,03,308 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
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
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
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| 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
There were 2,14,839 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. Prathibha | 77,348 | 47.97 |  1.44 | |
| INC | Aritha Babu | 71,050 | 44.06 | 4.01 | |
| BDJS | P. Pradeeplal | 11,413 | 7.08 |  5.67 | |
| Independent | Maniyappan Achari | 367 | 0.47 | 0.24 | |
| 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 | 2.75 | ||
| Turnout | 16,21,93 | 75.47 | 1.66 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.91 |
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2016
There were 2,03,308 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. Prathibha | 72,956 | 46.53 | 1.75 | |
| INC | M. Liju | 61,099 | 38.96 | 8.38 | |
| BDJS | Shaji M. Panicker | 20,000 | 12.75 | 10.54 | |
| 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 | 6.63 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,806 | 77.13 | 0.43 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.75 |
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2011
There were 1,82,036 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| 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
There were 1,29,524 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
| 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
There were 1,44,418 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| 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 | ||||