Kothamangalam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kothamangalam is one of the 140 Kerala Legislative Assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is Shibu Thekkumpuram of the Kerala Congress party. The Jacobite Syrian community is a decisive factor in poll results here.[2]
| Kothamangalam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 87 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Inchathotty suspension bridge, Kothamangalam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,71,968 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Kerala Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Kothamangalam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) |
Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kothamangalam | Municipality | Kothamangalam |
| 2 | Kavalangad | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 3 | Keerampara | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 4 | Kottappady | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 5 | Kuttampuzha | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 6 | Nellikuzhi | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 7 | Pallarimangalam | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 8 | Pindimana | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 9 | Varappetty | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | T. M. Meethiyan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | M. I. Markose | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Mani | KEC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | T. M. Jacob | KC(J) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Independent | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | V. J. Paulose | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | T. U. Kuruvilla | KEC | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | KC(M) | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Antony John | CPI(M) | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Shibu Thekkumpuram | KEC | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
There were 1,71,968 registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | Shibu Thekkumpuram | 73,479 | 52.83 |  10.53 | |
| CPI(M) | Antony John | 56620 | 40.71 |  6.39 | |
| BDJS | Aji Narayanan | 7046 | 5.07 | 1.67 | |
| Social Democratic Party Of India | Roy Arackal | 703 | 0.51 | 0.43 | |
| RJP | Finto Xavier | 137 | 0.1 | − | |
| Independent | Shibu Kallekkattu | 297 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Shibu Chalekkattu | 192 | 0.14 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 617 | 0.44 | 0.14 | |
| Margin of victory | 16859 | 12.12 | 7.32 | ||
| Turnout | 139091 | 80.88 | 3.53 | ||
| KEC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 10.53 |
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2021
There were 1,61,940 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Antony John | 64,234 | 47.1 | − | |
| KEC | Shibu Thekkumpuram | 57,629 | 42.3 | − | |
| TTP | Dr. Joe Joseph | 7,978 | 5.8 | − | |
| BDJS | Shine K Krishnan | 4,638 | 3.4 | − | |
| SDPI | T.M. Moosa | 1286 | 0.94 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 414 | 0.3 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,605 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,283 | 84.41 | − | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Antony John | 65,467 | 50.98 | − | |
| KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 46,185 | 35.96 | 13.30 | |
| Independent | P. C. Cyriac | 12,926 | 10.06 | − | |
| SDPI | Anas N. A. | 1,490 | 1.16 | 3.21 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 803 | 0.63 | − | |
| PDP | Yahiya Thangal | 775 | 0.60 | − | |
| Independent | T. K .Kuruvilla | 357 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | Cherian Abraham | 261 | 0.20 | − | |
| Independent | Anto John | 163 | 0.13 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 19,282 | 15.02 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,427 | 80.50 | 6.02 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 52,924 | 49.26 | ||
| Independent | Skariah Thomas | 40,702 | 37.88 | ||
| BJP | K. Radhakrishnan | 5,769 | 5.37 | ||
| SDPI | Shine Muhammed | 4,691 | 4.37 | − | |
| Independent | Skaria Thomas | 1,008 | 0.94 | − | |
| Independent | T. T. Kuruvilla | 718 | 0.67 | − | |
| Independent | Devaki Narayanan | 524 | 0.49 | − | |
| Independent | Joy Davasia | 419 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | Skaria Thomman | 363 | 0.34 | − | |
| Independent | Somini Prabhakaran | 319 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,222 | 11.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,437 | 74.48 | 4.87 | ||
| KC(M) gain from KEC | Swing | ||||