Thiruvalla Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Thiruvalla 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is Mathew T. Thomas of JD(S).
| Thiruvalla | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 111 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Thiruvalla town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,08,798 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | ISJD |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Local self-governed segments
Thiruvalla Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvalla | Municipality | Thiruvalla |
| 2 | Kadapra | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 3 | Kaviyoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 4 | Kuttoor | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 5 | Nedumpuram | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 6 | Niranam | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 7 | Peringara | Grama panchayat | Thiruvalla |
| 8 | Anicadu | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 9 | Kallooppara | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 10 | Mallapally | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 11 | Puramattam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
| 12 | Kunnamthanam | Grama panchayat | Mallappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI KEC INC Independent JP KC(M) JD(S)
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | G. Padmanabhan Thampi | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. Chacko | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. John Jacob | KEC | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1979 | |||
| 1979* | 5th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | JNP | 1977 – 1979 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. Thomas Painummoottil | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ind. | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Mathew T. Thomas | JNP | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Mammen Mathai | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2003 | |||
| 2003* | 11th | Elizabeth Mammen Mathai | 2003 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
*by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISJD | Mathew T. Thomas | ||||
| KEC | Varghese Mammen | ||||
| BJP | Anoop Antony | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Independent | Aju Alex (Chekuthan Fund) | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 62,178 | 44.56 |  3.28 | |
| KEC | Kunju Koshy Paul | 50,757 | 36.37 | New | |
| BJP | Ashokan Kulanada | 22,674 | 16.25 | New | |
| Independent | Thomas Mathew | 1,461 | 1.05 | New | |
| BSP | Rajendra Das | 1,074 | 0.77 | 0.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 608 | 0.44 | 0.11 | |
| Turnout | 1,39,544 | - | − | ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 3.28 |
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2016
There were 2,08,798 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 59,660 | 41.28 |  8.69 | |
| KC(M) | Joseph M. Puthussery | 51,398 | 35.56 | 5.91 | |
| BDJS | Akkerman Kalidasan Bhattathiripad | 31,439 | 21.75 | − | |
| BSP | Saji Kadampanad | 756 | 0.52 | 0.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 479 | 0.33 | − | |
| SDPI | Simi M. Jacob | 444 | 0.31 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Cherian M. V. | 366 | 0.25 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,262 | 5.72 | 2.78 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,542 | 69.23 | 3.91 | ||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 8.69 |
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2011
There were 1,93,874 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 63,289 | 49.97 | ||
| KC(M) | Victor T. Thomas | 52,522 | 41.47 | ||
| BJP | Rajan Moolaveetil | 7,656 | 6.05 | ||
| BSP | Kurian Joseph | 1,511 | 1.19 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Radhamani S. | 456 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Niranam Rajan | 439 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | P. K .Sukumaran | 398 | 0.31 | ||
| SDPI | Sam Kutty Jacob | 371 | 0.29 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,737 | 8.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,26,642 | 65.32 | |||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | ||||
2006
There were 1,10,867 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Mathew T. Thomas | 28,874 | 40.6 | ||
| KC(M) | Victory T. Thomas | 19,952 | 28.1 | ||
| Independent | Sam Eapen | 14,300 | 20.1 | ||
| BJP | Madhu Parumala | 6,842 | 9.6 | ||
| Independent | Subramanian Nampoothiri | 376 | 0.5 | ||
| Independent | Adv. Mathew P. Thomas | 350 | 0.5 | ||
| AIADMK | Ambalapuzha Nateshan | 302 | 0.4 | ||
| Independent | Krishnan Kutty | 137 | 0.2 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,922 | 12.5 | |||
| Turnout | 71,137 | 64.2 | |||
| JD(S) gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2001
There were 1,15,694 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.