Pala Assembly Constituency
Pala State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.
Local self governed segments
Pala Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pala | Municipality | Meenachil |
| 2 | Bharananganam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 3 | Kadanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 4 | Karoor | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 5 | Kozhuvanal | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 6 | Meenachil | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 7 | Melukavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 8 | Moonilavu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 9 | Mutholy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 10 | Ramapuram | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 11 | Thalanadu | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 12 | Thalappalam | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 13 | Elikkulam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pala Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. M. Mani | Kerala Congress | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Kerala Congress | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2019 | |||
| 2019* | Mani C. Kappan | Nationalist Congress Party | 2019 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Democratic Congress Kerala | Incumbent | ||
- * Byepoll
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UDF | Mani C. Kappan | 69,804 | 50.43 |  7.99
| |
| KC(M) | Jose K. Mani | 54,426 | 39.32 | 3.92
| |
| BJP | Prameeladevi J. | 10,869 | 7.85 |  6.33
| |
| Independent | Mani C. Kuriakose | 1,098 | 0.79 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Pulickal | 444 | 0.32 | ||
| BSP | Joy Thomas Vazhamattom | 368 | 0.27 | ||
| Independent | C. V. John | 249 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Sreejith V. S. | 195 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | Thomas J. Nidiry | 160 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Albin Mathew | 121 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Sunil Alancheril | 93 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,378 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,38,431 | 76.46 | 5.49
| ||
Niyamasabha by-election 2019
Due to the death of sitting MLA K. M. Mani in April 2019, Pala went to bypoll on 23 September 2019.
There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Constituency for the 2019 Kerala Niyamasabha by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 54,137 | 42.55% | 3.79
| |
| KC(M) | Jose Tom Pulikkunnel | 51,194 | 40.24% | − | |
| BJP | N. Hari | 18,044 | 14.18% | 3.58
| |
| Independent | C. J. Philip | 1,085 | 0.85% | − | |
| Independent | Maju Puthenkandam | 1,012 | 0.80% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 742 | 0.58% | ||
| Independent | George Pooveli | 565 | 0.44% | ||
| Independent | Tom Thomas | 303 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | Ignatious Illimoottil | 233 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | Joseph Jacob | 178 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Babu Joseph | 130 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | Joemon Joseph Srampickal | 130 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | Joby Thomas | 112 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | Sunilkumar | 97 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,943 | 2.31% | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,220 | 70.97% | 6.64
| ||
| NCP gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | K. M. Mani | 58,884 | 42.13% | 7.01
| |
| NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 54,181 | 38.78% | 6.14
| |
| BJP | N. Hari | 24,821 | 17.76% | 12.66
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 907 | 0.65% | − | |
| Independent | Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal | 489 | 0.35% | − | |
| Independent | Anthony | 217 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | Shaiju Ponkunnam | 103 | 0.07% | ||
| Independent | Hassan Kunju P. S. | 90 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Babu | 83 | 0.06% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,703 | 3.37% | 0.85
| ||
| Turnout | 1,39,775 | 77.61% | 3.95
| ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | 7.01
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | K. M. Mani | 61,239 | 49.14% | ||
| NCP | Mani C. Kappan | 55,980 | 44.92% | ||
| BJP | B. Vijayakumar | 6,359 | 5.10% | ||
| Independent | C. V. John | 576 | 0.46% | − | |
| Independent | James Joseph | 465 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,259 | 4.22% | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,619 | 73.66% | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Pala
- Kottayam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala". kottayam.nic.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pala". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ The Indian Express (27 September 2019). "Hamirpur, Dantewada, Badharghat bye-election results 2019 Highlights: BJP wins Hamirpur seat; Congress gets Dantewada". Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Pala Niyamasabha By-election Results 2019, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.