Puthuppally Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Puthuppally 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 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is Chandy Oommen of the Indian National Congress.
| Puthuppally | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 98 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,76,412 (2023) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Puthuppally Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akalakunnam | Grama Panchayath | Kottayam[3] |
| 2 | Ayarkunnam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 3 | Kooroppada | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 4 | Manarcaud | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 5 | Meenadam | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 6 | Pampady | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 7 | Puthuppally | Grama panchayat | Kottayam |
| 8 | Vakathanam | Grama panchayat | Changanassery |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Puthuppally Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | P. C. Cherian | Indian National Congress | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | E.M George | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1970 | Oommen Chandy | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | |||
| 2023^ | Chandy Oommen | ||
| 2026 | |||
^2023 by-election
Election results
1970
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 29784 | 54.55 | ||
| CPI(M) | E M George | 22496 | 41.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7288 | 13.34 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 69,922 | 59.74 | ||
| CPI(M) | Suja Susan George | 36,667 | 31.33 | ||
| BJP | P. Sunilkumar | 6,679 | 5.71 | ||
| BSP | Saji K. Cheraman | 3,230 | 2.76 | ' | |
| Independent | Jayakumar Kavunkal | 537 | 0.46 | ||
| Margin of victory | 33,255 | 28.41 | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,035 | 74.44 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
Results by political party
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 71,597 | 53.42 |  6.32 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 44,505 | 33.20 |  1.87 | |
| BJP | George Kurien | 15,993 | 11.93 | 6.22 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 630 | 0.47 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,092 | 20.22 | 8.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,34,034 | 77.36 | 2.92 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 6.32 |
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2021
There were 1,75,959 registered voters in Puthuppally Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
Results by political party
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Oommen Chandy | 63,372 | 48.08 | 5.34 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 54,328 | 41.22 | 8.02 | |
| BJP | N. Hari | 11,694 | 8.87 | 3.06 | |
| Independent | George Joseph Vathappally | 997 | 0.76 | − | |
| BSP | P. P. Abhilash | 763 | 0.58 | 0.10 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 497 | 0.38 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | M. V. Cherian | 146 | 0.11 | 0.01 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,044 | 6.86 | 13.36 | ||
| Turnout | 1,31,797 | 77.36 | 2.46 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.34 |
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2023 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandy Oommen | 80,144 | 61.38 | 13.3 | |
| CPI(M) | Jaick C. Thomas | 42,425 | 32.49 | 8.73 | |
| BJP | G. Lijinlal | 6,558 | 5.02 | 3.82 | |
| AAP | Luke Thomas | 835 | 0.64 | ||
| Independent | Santhosh Pulickal | 78 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Shaji | 63 | 0.05 | ||
| Independent | P.K Devadas | 60 | 0.05 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 400 | 0.31 | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 37,719 | 29.32 | 22.46 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,624 | 72.1 | 5.26 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 13.3 |
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2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandy Oommen | 84031 | 65.56 | +4.18 | |
| CPI(M) | K. M. Radhakrishnan | 31124 | 24.28 | −8.21 | |
| BJP | Ravindranath Vakathanam | 11544 | 9.00 | +3.98 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 613 | 0.48 | +0.17 | |
| Margin of victory | 52907 | 41.28 | +11.96 | ||
| Turnout | 128180 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Local body elections
2025
| SEGMENTS | LDF | NDA | UDF | IND | LEADING ALLIANCE | |
| AKALAKKUNNAM | 4427 | 1464 | 5377 | 413 | 11681 | UDF |
| AYARKUNNAM | 6546 | 3528 | 8588 | 863 | 19525 | UDF |
| KOOROPPADA | 5942 | 3763 | 6104 | 808 | 16617 | UDF |
| MANARCAUD | 5499 | 2295 | 7613 | 547 | 15954 | UDF |
| MEENADAM | 3422 | 543 | 4348 | 6 | 8319 | UDF |
| PAMPADY | 8090 | 1532 | 10813 | 87 | 20522 | UDF |
| PUTHUPPALLY | 5496 | 2507 | 8752 | 496 | 17251 | UDF |
| VAKATHANAM | 7670 | 1602 | 9543 | 694 | 19509 | UDF |
| TOTAL | 47092 | 17234 | 61138 | 3914 | 129378 | |
| 36.3987695 | 13.3206573 | 47.25532935 | 3.025243859 |