Piravom Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Piravom 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Anoop Jacob of KC(J).
| Piravom | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Piravom Bridge in Piravom Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,00,003 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | KC(J) |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Piravom Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elanji | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 2 | Maneed | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 3 | Pampakuda | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 4 | Ramamangalam | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 5 | Thirumarady | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 6 | Amballur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 7 | Edakkattuvayal | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 8 | Chottanikkara | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 9 | Mulanthuruthy | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 10 | Thiruvankulam region of Thrippunithura |
Municipality | Kanayannur |
| 11 | Piravom | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
| 12 | Koothattukulam | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress | |
| 1980 | P. C. Chacko | Indian National Congress (U) | |
| 1982 | Benny Behanan | Independent | |
| 1987 | Gopi Kottaramunikkal | Communist Party of India | |
| 1991 | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress (M) | |
| 1996 | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | M. J. Jacob | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress (Jacob) | |
| 2012* | Anoop Jacob | ||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
*by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 89,551 | 58.77 | ||
| KC(M) | Sabu K Jacob | 44,870 | 29.44 | ||
| TTP | Jibi Abraham | 14,861 | 9.75 | ||
| AAP | Eldho Abraham | 1,004 | 0.66 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,105 | 0.73 | ||
| Margin of victory | 44,681 | ||||
| Turnout | 152386 | ||||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 85,056 | 53.8 |  8.03 | |
| KC(M) | Sindhumol Jacob | 59,692 | 37.76 | ||
| BJP | N. Ashish | 11,021 | 6.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1109 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 25,364 | 16.04 | 12.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,097 | 74.62 |  7.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,861 | ||||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 73,770 | 45.77 | 7.04 | |
| CPI(M) | M. J .Jacob | 67,575 | 41.93 | 0.32 | |
| BDJS | C. P. Sathyan | 17,503 | 10.86 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 964 | 0.60 | − | |
| PpGP | Gireesh | 485 | 0.30 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | K. O. Sudheer | 342 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Anoop | 298 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Rajan | 233 | 0.14 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,195 | 3.84 | 3.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,770 | 80.58 | 5.72 | ||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | 7.04 |
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2012 by-election
A by-election was held in Piravom Assembly constituency following the death of the sitting MLA and minister T. M. Jacob on 30 October 2011.[4][5][6][7] There were 1,81,556 registered voters in the constituency for the resulting by-election.
2011
There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | T. M. Jacob | 66,503 | 47.53 | ||
| CPI(M) | M. J. Jacob | 66,346 | 47.41 | ||
| BJP | M. N. Madhu | 4,234 | 3.03 | − | |
| Independent | Sau Kunjappan | 958 | 0.65 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | M. K. Usha | 908 | 0.65 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 157 | 0.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,928 | 79.37 | |||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | ||||