Poonjar
Constituency for the
Kaippally, the hilly region of Poonjar
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKottayam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,84,857 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyKC(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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

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

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC  Independent  KC(M)  KEC  JD

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

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,89,091registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Poonjar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) Sebastian Kulathunkal 58,668 41.94 Increase17.38
KJ(S) P. C. George 41,851 29.92 -
INC Tomy Kallany 34,633 24.76
BDJS M. P Sen 2,965 2.12 Decrease11.58
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 Decrease5.41

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Poonjar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent P. C. George 63,621 43.65 -
KC(M) Georgekutty Augustine 35,800 24.56 Decrease26.21
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 Decrease0.11
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 Increase9.24
Independent gain from KC(M) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Poonjar
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

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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