Malampuzha Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Malampuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. Prabhakaran of CPI(M).
| Malampuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 55 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Malampuzha Dam, the largest dam and reservoir in Kerala | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,13,231 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Malampuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akathethara | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 2 | Elappully | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 3 | Kodumba | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 4 | Malampuzha | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 5 | Marutharode | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 6 | Mundur | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 7 | Puthupariyaram | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 8 | Pudussery | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Malampuzha Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | M. P. Kunhiraman | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1969 | |
| 1969 | V. Krishna Das | 1969 – 1970 | |||
| 1970 | 4th | V. Krishnadas | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | P. V. Kunhikannan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | E. K. Nayanar | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | T. Sivadasa Menon | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | V. S. Achuthanandan | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | A. Prabhakaran | Incumbent | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Suresh | ||||
| CPI(M) | A. Prabhakaran | ||||
| NDA | C. Krishnakumar | ||||
| AAP | Saji P. J. | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Prabhakaran | 75,934 | 46.41 |  0.51 | |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 50,200 | 30.68 | 1.78 | |
| INC | S. K. Ananthakrishnan | 35,444 | 21.66 |  0.46 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1054 | 0.64 | − | |
| Independent | Abdul Raheem S. | 418 | 0.26 | ||
| Margin of victory | 25,734 | 15.72 | 1.28 | ||
| Turnout | 1,63,605 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.51 |
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2016
There were 2,02,828 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 73,299 | 45.90 | 11.14 | |
| BJP | C. Krishnakumar | 46,157 | 28.90 | 28.90 | |
| INC | V. S. Joy | 35,333 | 22.12 | 17.72 | |
| AIADMK | C. P. Sreedharan | 3,154 | 1.97 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 924 | 0.58 | − | |
| BSP | Ravi Pallatheri | 326 | 0.20 | 0.89 | |
| Independent | Ramesh Puduppariyaram | 297 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | S. Saravanan | 220 | 0.14 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,142 | 17.00 | 0.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,710 | 78.74 | 3.28 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 11.14 |
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2011
There were 1,80,648 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 64,775 | 55.5% | ||
| INC | Satheesan Pacheni | 44,758 | 38.3% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,017 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2001
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. S. Achuthanandan | 53,661 | 48.6% | ||
| INC | Satheesan Pacheni | 48,958 | 44.3% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,703 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||