Puthukkad Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Puthukkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K. Ramachandran of CPI(M).
| Puthukkad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Paliyekkara Toll Plaza in Chittissery | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thrissur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,95,265 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Puthukkad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alagappa Nagar | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 2 | Nenmanikkara | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 3 | Parappukkara | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 4 | Puthukkad | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 5 | Trikkur | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 6 | Mattathur | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| 7 | Varandarappilly | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| 8 | Vallachira | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Ramachandran | ||||
| INC | K. M. Baburaj | ||||
| BJP | A. Nagesh | ||||
| AAP | Jayakrishnan P. N. | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 2,01,035 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. K. Ramachandran | 73,365 | 46.94 |  3.07 | |
| INC | Sunil Anthikad | 46,012 | 29.44 |  3.62 | |
| BJP | A. Nagesh | 34,893 | 22.33 | 0.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,069 | 0.68 | − | |
| CPI(M-L) | Rajesh Appat | 489 | 0.31 | 0.16 | |
| BSP | P. C. Pushpakaran | 455 | 0.29 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,353 | 17.50 | 6.75 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,283 | 77.74 | 3.50 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.07 |
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2016
There were 1,95,265 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 79,464 | 50.07 | 2.77 | |
| INC | Sundaran Kunnathully | 40,986 | 25.82 | 7.86 | |
| BJP | A. Nagesh | 35,833 | 22.58 | 12.15 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 779 | 0.49 | − | |
| PDP | Asif Niyas | 519 | 0.33 | − | |
| Independent | C. V. Vijayan | 431 | 0.27 | − | |
| SS | Santhosh Polakulath | 239 | 0.15 | − | |
| CPI(M-L) | Jayan Konikkara | 237 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Santhosh Iythadan | 233 | 0,15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 38,478 | 24.25 | 5.29 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.77 |
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| Turnout | 1,58,721 | 81.28 | 2.75 | ||
2011
There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 73,047 | 52.84 | ||
| INC | K. P. Vishwanathan | 46,565 | 33.68 | ||
| BJP | Sobha Surendran | 14,425 | 10.43 | ||
| Independent | P. J. Monsy | 2,084 | 1.51 | ||
| BSP | P. C. Pushpakaran | 1,013 | 0.73 | ||
| Independent | Paulson Kalloor | 622 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | K. V. Purushottaman | 495 | 0.36 | ||
| Margin of victory | 26,482 | 19.16 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
| Turnout | 1,38,251 | 78.53 | |||