Peerumade Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Peerumade 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Cyriac Thomas of INC.
| Peerumade | |
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| Constituency No. 92 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,74,354 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Peerumade Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elappara | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
| 2 | Kokkayar | ||
| 3 | Kumily | ||
| 4 | Peermade | ||
| 5 | Peruvanthanam | ||
| 6 | Upputhara | ||
| 7 | Vandiperiyar | ||
| 8 | Ayyappancoil | Idukki | |
| 9 | Chakkupallam | Udumbanchola |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. I. Rajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | C. A. Kurian | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | K. K. Thomas | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | C. A. Kurian | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | E. M. Augusty | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | E. S. Bijimol | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Vazhoor Soman | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | Cyriac Thomas | 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 | Cyriac Thomas | 69,672 | 56.80 |  10.99 | |
| CPI | K. Salimkumar | 42,038 | 34.27 |  12.98 | |
| BJP | V. Ratheesh | 9,218 | 7.52 | 1.92 | |
| AAP | Joseph Jacob | 508 | 0.41 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 791 | 0.64 | ||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | 1,22,652 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 1,74,514 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | Vazhoor Soman | 60,141 | 47.25 | ||
| INC | Cyriac Thomas | 58,306 | 45.81 | ||
| BJP | Sreenagari Rajan | 7,126 | 5.6 | ||
| BSP | Biju Mattappally | 818 | 0.64 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 401 | 0.32 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,835 | 1.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,291 | 72.27 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,75,524 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. S. Bijimol | 56,584 | 43.94 | 5.32 | |
| INC | Cyriac Thomas | 56,270 | 43.70 | 1.41 | |
| BJP | Kumar | 11,833 | 9.19 | 6.26 | |
| AIADMK | Abdul Khader | 2,862 | 2.22 | − | |
| BSP | Benny Thomas | 489 | 0.38 | 0.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 448 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | Ramaswamy Govindan | 175 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | Joseph M. T. | 107 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 314 | 0.24 | 3.91 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,768 | 73.36 | 3.70 | ||
| CPI hold | Swing | 5.32 |
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2011
There were 1,65,380 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | E. S. Bijimol | 56,748 | 49.26 | ||
| INC | E. M. Augusty | 51,971 | 45.11 | − | |
| BJP | P. P. Sanu | 3,380 | 2.93 | − | |
| Independent | M. K. Suppu Royal | 694 | 0.60 | − | |
| Independent | K. D. Vasudevan | 667 | 0.58 | − | |
| BSP | Biju Mattapally | 641 | 0.56 | − | |
| SDPI | P. S. Madhu | 437 | 0.38 | − | |
| Independent | Joseph Jacob | 307 | 0.27 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 4,777 | 4.15 | |||
| Turnout | 1,15,204 | 69.66 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||