Mavelikara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Mavelikara Assembly constituency (No. 109) is a legislative entity in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. Rooted in the ancient history of the Onattukara principality, the constituency is a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes. It serves as a vital component of the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency and encompasses the historic Mavelikara Municipality along with seven surrounding rural panchayats.The current MLA is M. S. Arun Kumar from CPI(M).
| Mavelikara | |
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| Constituency No. 109 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikara |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,98,395 (2016) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Mavelikara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mavelikkara | Municipality | Mavelikkara |
| 2 | Chunakkara | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 3 | Mavelikkara-Thekkekara | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 4 | Mavelikara-Thamarakkulam | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 5 | Nooranad | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 6 | Palamel | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 7 | Thazhakkara | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
| 8 | Vallikunnam | Grama panchayat | Mavelikkara |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. K. Kunjachan | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| K. C. George | |||||
| 1960 | 2nd | Eravankara Gopala Kurup | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| P. K. Kunjachan | |||||
| 1967 | 3rd | G. Gopinathan Pillai | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Praja Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | N. Bhaskaran Nair | National Democratic Party | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | S. Govinda Kurup | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | M Murali | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | R. Rajesh | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-21 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | M. S. Arun Kumar | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. S. Arun Kumar | 67,180 | |||
| INC | Adv. Muthara Raj | 51,444 | |||
| BJP | Ajimon | 23,200 | |||
| API | Suresh Nooranad | 278 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 565 | |||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 2,06,012 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. S. Arun Kumar | 71,743 | 47.61 |  2.20 | |
| INC | K. K. Shaju | 47,026 | 31.21 |  2.47 | |
| BJP | K. Sanju | 30,955 | 20.54 | 0.12 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 519 | 0.34 | 0.03 | |
| API | Suresh Nooranad | 165 | 0.11 | ||
| SUCI(C) | K. Sasikumar | 151 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | B. Subhash | 131 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,717 | 16.40 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,690 | 73.16 | 2.29 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.20 |
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2016
There were 1,98,395 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Rajesh | 74,555 | 49.81 | 0.51 | |
| INC | Baiju Kalasala | 43,013 | 28.74 | − | |
| BJP | P. M. Velayudhan | 30,929 | 20.66 | 16.93 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 523 | 0.35 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Asha T. | 242 | 0.16 | − | |
| BSP | Kattanam Suresh | 213 | 0.14 | 0.50 | |
| Independent | Ajeeshkumar | 213 | 0.14 | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,542 | 21.07 | 17.22 | ||
| Turnout | 1,49,688 | 75.45 | 0.26 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.51 |
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2011
There were 1,77,789 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | R. Rajesh | 65,903 | 49.30 | ||
| JSS | K. K. Shaju | 60,754 | 45.45 | ||
| BJP | S. Girija | 4,984 | 3.73 | ||
| Independent | R. Rajeesh | 1,185 | 0.89 | ||
| BSP | Subhash Mankamkuzhy | 860 | 0.64 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 5,149 | 3.85 | |||
| Turnout | 1,49,688 | 75.19 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2006
There were 1,31,267 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Murali | 47,449 | 48.7 | ||
| CPI(M) | G. Rajamma | 44,777 | 45.9 | ||
| BJP | Adv. T. O. Noushad | 3,793 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Varghese George | 561 | 0.6 | ||
| AIADMK | Thajudheen Alummoottil | 468 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Prasanna Kumar | 446 | 0.5 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,672 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 97,505 | 74.3 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2001
There were 1,47,414 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Murali | 56,402 | 53.5 | ||
| NCP | N. V. Pradeep Kumar | 45,419 | 43.0 | ||
| BJP | Radhamma Thankachi | 3,028 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | R. Parthasarathi Varma | 382 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | R. Sreedharan Pillai | 293 | 0.3 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,983 | 10.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,534 | 71.6 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||