Ambalappuzha_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Ambalappuzha 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 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The current MLA is H. Salam of CPI(M).
| Ambalappuzha | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 105 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| LS constituency | Alappuzha |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,78,623 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ambalappuzha Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Parts of Alappuzha |
Municipality | Ambalappuzha |
| Ambalapuzha North | Grama panchayat | Ambalappuzha |
| Ambalapuzha South | Grama panchayat | Ambalappuzha |
| Punnapra North | Grama panchayat | Ambalappuzha |
| Punnapra South | Grama panchayat | Ambalappuzha |
| Purakkad | Grama panchayat | Ambalappuzha |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | V. S. Achuthanandan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | K. K. Kumara Pillai | RSP | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. K. Chandrananandan | CPI(M) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | V. Dinakaran | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | C. K. Sadasivan | CPI(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Susheela Gopalan | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | D. Sugathan | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | G. Sudhakaran | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | H. Salam | Incumbent | ||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 1,78,623 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | H. Salam | 61,365 | 44.79 |  2.53 | |
| INC | M. Liju | 50,240 | 36.67 | - | |
| BJP | Anoop Antony | 22,389 | 16.34 | 0.71 | |
| SDPI | M. M. Thahir | 1,690 | 1.23 |  0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 591 | 0.43 | - | |
| WPOI | Subadramma Thottappally | 525 | 0.38 | 0.28 | |
| SUCI(C) | R. Arjunan | 221 | 0.16 | 0.92 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,125 | 8.12 | 8.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,021 | 76.71 | 2.19 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.53 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,68,949 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | G. Sudhakaran | 63,069 | 47.32 | 7.16 | |
| JD(U) | Shaik P. Harriz | 40,448 | 30.34 | - | |
| BJP | L. P. Jayachandran | 22,730 | 17.05 | 14.77 | |
| SDPI | K. S. Shan | 1,622 | 1.22 | 0.36 | |
| SUCI(C) | R. Arjunan | 1,439 | 1.08 | 0.73 | |
| Independent | Nassar M. Pygamadom | 1,053 | 0.79 | - | |
| PDP | A. Ansari | 931 | 0.70 | - | |
| WPOI | Nasar Arattupuzha | 878 | 0.66 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 627 | 0.47 | - | |
| Independent | Joseph Kuttikadan | 266 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | P. G. Sugunan | 231 | 0.17 | ||
| Margin of victory | 22,621 | 16.98 | 2.81 | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,294 | 78.90 | 0.73 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 7.16 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,46,890 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | G. Sudhakaran | 63,728 | 54.48 | ||
| INC | M. Liju | 47,148 | 40.31 | ||
| BJP | P. K. Vasudevan | 2,668 | 2.28 | ||
| SDPI | S. H. Alhadhi | 1,852 | 1.58 | - | |
| BSP | Omanakuttan | 672 | 0.57 | ||
| SUCI(C) | K. R. Sasi | 415 | 0.35 | - | |
| Independent | Sivakumar | 347 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Nazeer Ahammed | 136 | 0.12 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,580 | 14.17 | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,966 | 79.63 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.