Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[2] Since 2021, it has been represented by Mathew Kuzhalnadan of the Indian National Congress.
| Muvattupuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 86 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Muvattupuzha within Ernakulam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Idukki |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,86,254 (2026)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muvattupuzha | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
| 2 | Arakuzha | Grama panchayat | |
| 3 | Avoly | ||
| 4 | Ayavana | ||
| 5 | Kalloorkkad | ||
| 6 | Manjalloor | ||
| 7 | Marady | ||
| 8 | Paipra | ||
| 9 | Palakkuzha | ||
| 10 | Valakam | ||
| 11 | Paingottoor | Kothamangalam | |
| 12 | Pothanikkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency during various legislative assemblies.
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. M. George | Indian National Congress | 1957–1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. V. Abraham | Communist Party of India | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Pennamma Jacob | Independent | 1970–1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | P. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1977–1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | V. V. Joseph | Kerala Congress (Joseph) | 1980–1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | A. V. Isaac | Independent | 1987–1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Johnny Nellore | Kerala Congress (M) | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | 1996–2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001–2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Babu Paul | Communist Party of India | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Joseph Vazhakkan | Indian National Congress | 2011–2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | Eldo Abraham | Communist Party of India | 2016–2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
| 2026 | 16th | ||||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
There were 1,86,254 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | 89,914 | 60.69 |  16.06 | |
| CPI | N. Arun | 47,085 | 31.79 |  8.57 | |
| TTP | Sunny Kadoothazhe | 9,840 | 6.64 | 2.74 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 683 | 0.46 | 0.16 | |
| SDPI | Babu Mathew | 609 | 0.41 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 42,829 | 28.90 | 24.63 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,131 | 79.53 | 3.70 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 16.06 |
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2021
There were 1,91,222 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | 74,425 | 44.63 | 1.93 | |
| CPI | Eldo Abraham | 68,264 | 40.36 | 8.91 | |
| Twenty20 Party | Adv. C. N. Prakash | 13,535 | 9.38 | – | |
| BJP | Jiji Joseph | 7,527 | 5.21 | 1.63 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 427 | 0.30 | 0.15 | |
| SUCI | C. K. Thampi | 176 | 0.12 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 6,961 | 4.27 | 2.30 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,005 | 75.83 | 4.32 | ||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | 1.93 |
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2016
There were 1,77,939 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Eldo Abraham | 70,269 | 49.27 | 3.81 | |
| INC | Joseph Vazhackan | 60,894 | 42.70 | 7.20 | |
| BJP | P. J. Thomas | 9,759 | 6.84 | 3.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 635 | 0.45 | – | |
| PDP | P. K. Aboobacker Thangal | 512 | 0.36 | – | |
| SDPI | P. P. Moideenkunju | 426 | 0.30 | – | |
| Independent | Justin T. D. | 121 | 0.08 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 9,375 | 6.57 | 2.13 | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,616 | 80.15 | 4.87 | ||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | 3.81 |
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2011
There were 1,54,440 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Joseph Vazhackan | 58,012 | 49.90 | – | |
| CPI | Babu Paul | 52,849 | 45.46 | 5.07 | |
| BJP | Jiji Joseph | 4,367 | 3.76 | 1.02 | |
| Independent | Biju Sreedharan | 546 | 0.47 | – | |
| BSP | Boby Kaloor | 487 | 0.42 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 5,163 | 4.44 | 9.38 | ||
| Turnout | 1,16,261 | 75.28 | 8.61 | ||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
2006
There were 1,43,555 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Babu Paul | 48,338 | 50.53 | 7.58 | |
| DIC | Adv. Johnny Nellore | 35,113 | 36.70 | – | |
| Independent | P. C. Cyriac | 5,407 | 5.65 | – | |
| Independent | Johny | 3,062 | 2.20 | – | |
| BJP | P. R. Vijayakumar | 2,625 | 2.74 | 0.49 | |
| Independent | Thomas Kallan | 384 | 0.40 | – | |
| Independent | Tom Jose | 306 | 0.32 | – | |
| Independent | Yokacharya Neelan Kallara | 215 | 0.23 | – | |
| Independent | Shiju Kuriakose | 220 | 0.22 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 13,225 | 13.82 | 5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 95,706 | 66.67 | 3.82 | ||
| CPI gain from KC(J) | Swing | 7.58 |
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2001
There were 1,49,151 registered voters in Muvattupuzha constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Johnny Nellore | 54,031 | 51.41 | 1.82 | |
| CPI | George Kunnappilly | 45,138 | 42.95 | – | |
| BJP | P. C. Muraleedharan | 3,395 | 3.23 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | Adv. Tom Jose | 2,542 | 2.42 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 8,893 | 8.46 | 1.64 | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,131 | 70.49 | 1.32 | ||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | 1.82 |
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1996
There were 1,42,720 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1996 Kerala Assembly election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Johnny Nellore | 47,841 | 49.59 | – | |
| Independent | P. M. Thomas | 38,145 | 38.54 | – | |
| Independent | Alias Eradikunnel | 4,602 | 4.77 | – | |
| BJP | M. N. Gangadharan | 3,014 | 3.12 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | C. M. Musthafa | 761 | 0.79 | – | |
| Independent | Cherian Varughese | 618 | 0.64 | – | |
| Independent | John Abraham | 262 | 0.27 | – | |
| Independent | A. M. Thomas | 239 | 0.25 | – | |
| Independent | Paulosekutty Vargese | 195 | 0.20 | – | |
| Independent | Thomas Ulahannan | 184 | 0.19 | – | |
| Independent | Joy Kurian | 172 | 0.18 | – | |
| Independent | Jayan Kunjunellan | 152 | 0.16 | – | |
| Independent | Kuruvilla Joseph | 150 | 0.16 | – | |
| Independent | John Joseph | 138 | 0.14 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 9,696 | 10.10 | 6.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,02,044 | 71.50 | 5.27 | ||
| KC(J) gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
1991
There were 1,37,723 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1991 Kerala Assembly election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Johnny Nellore | 51,783 | 49.59 | – | |
| Independent | A. V. Issac | 48,004 | 45.97 | 1.32 | |
| BJP | T. S. Ravindranath | 3,278 | 3.14 | 1.05 | |
| Independent | Chhittoor Soman | 377 | 0.36 | – | |
| Independent | C. V. Issac | 364 | 0.35 | – | |
| UCPI | P. V. Ayyappan Nair Issac | 262 | 0.25 | – | |
| Independent | Issac | 242 | 0.23 | – | |
| Independent | George Varkey | 59 | 0.06 | – | |
| Independent | Ramankutty Thanikkunnel | 54 | 0.05 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 3,779 | 3.62 | 0.10 | ||
| Turnout | 1,05,728 | 76.77 | 6.15 | ||
| KC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1987
There were 1,12,650 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1987 Kerala Assembly election.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. V. Issac | 43,970 | 47.29 | 0.62 | |
| KEC | V. V. Joseph | 40,514 | 43.57 | – | |
| BJP | Ajith | 3,395 | 4.19 | – | |
| Independent | James Manuel Kuruvithadam | 2,468 | 2.65 | – | |
| Independent | C. P. Mathai | 912 | 0.98 | – | |
| Independent | Ravi N. Kombanal | 440 | 0.47 | – | |
| Independent | V. V. Joseph | 255 | 0.27 | – | |
| Independent | P. S. Ayyappan Nair | 121 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | M. K. Damodaran | 79 | 0.08 | – | |
| Independent | Scariah Varkey | 68 | 0.07 | – | |
| Independent | Bhakaran Itty | 66 | 0.07 | – | |
| Independent | M. S. Sangameswaran | 53 | 0.06 | – | |
| Independent | M. P. Issac | 49 | 0.05 | – | |
| Independent | Abraham George | 41 | 0.04 | – | |
| Independent | K. S. Akhileswaran | 29 | 0.03 | – | |
| Independent | K. A. Varkey | 23 | 0.02 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 3,456 | 3.72 | 0.56 | ||
| Turnout | 93,413 | 82.92 | 6.90 | ||
| Independent gain from KC(J) | Swing | 0.62 |
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1982
There were 94,613 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1982 Kerala Assembly election.[12][n 1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Joseph Varkey | 36,389 | 50.95 | 0.68 | |
| Independent | Issac Varkey | 33,332 | 46.67 | – | |
| Independent | Govindan Kala | 1,359 | 1.90 | – | |
| Independent | Kunjan Kannan | 349 | 0.47 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 3,057 | 4.28 | 0.63 | ||
| Turnout | 71,921 | 76.02 | 0.75 | ||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | 0.68 |
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1980
There were 93,794 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1980 Kerala Assembly election.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | V. Joseph | 37,044 | 51.63 | – | |
| KEC | Johny Nelloor Varkey (Johny Nelloor) | 33,523 | 46.72 | 2.53 | |
| Independent | Chacko Kuriakose | 532 | 0.74 | – | |
| Independent | Bhakseran Itty | 481 | 0.67 | – | |
| Independent | George Ulahamnan | 94 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | C. P. Mathai | 75 | 0.10 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 3,521 | 4.91 | 2.02 | ||
| Turnout | 72,010 | 76.77 | 6.96 | ||
| KC(J) gain from KEC | Swing | ||||
1977
There were 81,742 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1977 Kerala Assembly election.[14][n 2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | P. C. Joseph | 32,994 | 49.25 | – | |
| KC(B) | Sunny Mannathukaran | 28,349 | 42.32 | – | |
| Independent | Pennamma Jacob | 2,249 | 3.36 | 33.39 | |
| Independent | E. I. Narayanan | 1,950 | 2.91 | – | |
| Independent | M. P. Abraham | 1,450 | 2.16 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 4,645 | 6.93 | 3.09 | ||
| Turnout | 68,435 | 83.73 | 8.22 | ||
| KEC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1970
There were 73,786 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1970 Kerala Assembly election.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Pennamma Jacob | 20,651 | 37.35 | – | |
| CPI | P. V. Abraham | 18,527 | 33.51 | 9.37 | |
| INC(O) | K. C. Paily | 14,717 | 26.62 | – | |
| Independent | C. P. Mathai | 715 | 1.29 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | P. K. Sreedharan | 680 | 1.23 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 2,124 | 3.84 | 8.08 | ||
| Turnout | 55,716 | 75.51 | 4.75 | ||
| Independent gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
1967
There were 63,954 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1967 Kerala Assembly election.[16]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. V. Abraham | 21,333 | 42.88 | 20.50 | |
| INC | K. C. Paily | 15,400 | 30.95 | 1.87 | |
| KEC | A. T. Pathrose | 12,507 | 25.14 | 12.41 | |
| Independent | C. P. Mathai | 516 | 1.04 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 5,933 | 11.92 | 3.45 | ||
| Turnout | 51,328 | 80.26 | 1.01 | ||
| CPI gain from KEC | Swing | 20.50 |
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1965
There were 64,478 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1965 Kerala Assembly election.[17] [n 3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | A. T. Pathrose | 18,929 | 37.55 | – | |
| INC | E. P. Poulose | 14,659 | 29.08 | 32.51 | |
| CPI | N. Parameswaran Nair | 11,281 | 22.38 | – | |
| SSP | K. V. Paul | 5,546 | 11.00 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 4,270 | 8.47 | 14.07 | ||
| Turnout | 51,100 | 79.25 | 8.22 | ||
| KEC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1960
There were 60,612 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1960 Kerala Assembly election.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. M. George | 33,520 | 61.59 | 11.87 | |
| Independent | K. C. Abraham | 20,907 | 38.41 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 12,613 | 23.17 | 17.77 | ||
| Turnout | 55,017 | 90.77 | 25.33 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.87 |
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1957
There were 51,699 registered voters in the Muvattupuzha constituency for the 1957 Kerala Assembly election.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. M. George | 16,820 | 49.72 | ||
| CPI | Kuruvilla Mattai (Mathew) | 14,993 | 44.32 | ||
| SSP | Bhakaran Nair G. | 2,019 | 5.97 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,827 | 5.40 | |||
| Turnout | 33,832 | 65.44 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
Notes
- KCJ was an abbreviation used for Kerala Congress (Joseph), standing for Kerala Congress (I). In election result tables, the standardised abbreviation KC(J) is used, as defined in Wikipedia’s political party data modules.
- KCP was an earlier abbreviation used for Kerala Congress (B), standing for Kerala Congress (Pillai Group). In election result tables, the standardised abbreviation KC(B) is used, as defined in Wikipedia’s political party data modules.
- Since no single party could form a ministry commanding a majority in the legislature, the election is regarded as abortive.