Poonjar Assembly constituency
| Poonjar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 101 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kaippally, the hilly region of Poonjar | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,84,857 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | KC(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Poonjar State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sebastian Kulathunkal of KC(M).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Poonjar Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erattupetta | Municipality | Meenachil |
| 2 | Poonjar | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 3 | Poonjar Thekkekara | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 4 | Teekoy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 5 | Thidanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 6 | Erumely | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 7 | Koottickal | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 8 | Koruthodu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 9 | Mundakayam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 10 | Parathode | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | T. A. Thomman | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. M. George | KEC | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | V. J. Joseph | KEC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. George | KC(J) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | N. M. Joseph | JD | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Joy Abraham | KC(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | P. C. George | KEC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | KCS | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | KC(M) | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Ind. | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Sebastian Kulathunkal | KC(M) | Incumbent | |
Election results
[edit]Niyamasabha Election 2021
[edit]There were 1,89,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Sebastian Kulathunkal | 58,668 | 41.94 |  17.38
| |
| KJ(S) | P. C. George | 41,851 | 29.92 | − | |
| INC | Tomy Kallany | 34,633 | 24.76 | ||
| BDJS | M. P Sen | 2,965 | 2.12 |  11.58
| |
| BSP | Ancy George | 596 | 0.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 345 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | M. V George | 278 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Abdu Samad | 259 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | Albin Mathew | 205 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Tomy Chemarapallil | 94 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,581 | 11.85% | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,894 | 73.98 | 5.41
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
[edit]There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. C. George | 63,621 | 43.65 | − | |
| KC(M) | Georgekutty Augustine | 35,800 | 24.56 | 26.21
| |
| JKC | P. C. Joseph Ponnattu | 22,270 | 15.28 | − | |
| BDJS | M. R. Ullas | 19,966 | 13.70 | − | |
| WPOI | P. A. Abdul Hakkim | 804 | 0.55 | − | |
| PDP | Nishad Nadakkal | 530 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Sainulladeen | 525 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Indulekha Joseph | 397 | 0.27 | − | |
| Independent | Georgekutty Sebastan | 375 | 0.26 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 313 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Joseph P. C. Purathayil | 234 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | Siyam P. Ashraf | 194 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | George Chacko | 166 | 0.11 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 148 | 0.10 | 0.11
| |
| Independent | James Joseph | 143 | 0.10 | − | |
| KJ | Santhosh Chennadu | 96 | 0.07 | − | |
| CPI(M-L) | T. M. Surendran | 94 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Abraham | 77 | 0.05 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,821 | 19.10 | |||
| Turnout | 1,45,753 | 79.39 | 9.24
| ||
| Independent gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | P. C. George | 59,809 | 50.77 | − | |
| Independent | Mohan Thomas | 44,105 | 37.44 | − | |
| BJP | K. M. Santhosh Kumar | 5,010 | 4.25 | − | |
| SDPI | V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi | 3,579 | 3.04 | − | |
| BSP | P. P. Joshy | 2,956 | 2.51 | − | |
| Independent | Sivan | 524 | 0.44 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Divakaran | 455 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | P. C. George | 417 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | K. Rajappan | 280 | 0.24 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 243 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Mano George | 192 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Anoop Bhaskaran | 132 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Anil Mathew | 107 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,984 | 13.33 | |||
| Turnout | 1,17,809 | 70.15 | |||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]- Poonjar
- Kottayam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
[edit]- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.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.