Devikulam_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Devikulam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
Devikulam 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of Scheduled Caste (SC). After the 2021 assembly elections, A. Raja of CPI(M) was elected as the MLA however he was subsequently disqualified by Kerala High Court on 20 March 2023[2][3]
| Devikulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 88 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Mattupetty Dam near Munnar | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,64,803 (2016) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
Devikulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Adimali | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Edamalakkudy | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Kanthalloor | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Mankulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Marayur | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Munnar | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Pallivasal | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vattavada | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vellathuval | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Bisonvalley | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
| Chinnakanal | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1958 | |
| N. Ganapathy | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |||
| 1958* | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1958 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. M. Sundaram | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| Murugesan Thiruvengadan | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. Ganapathy | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Kittappanarayanaswamy | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Sundaram Manickam | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. K. Moni | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | A. Raja | 2021-2023 | ||
* indicates bypolls
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2024 by-election
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. Raja | 59,049 | 51.00 | ||
| INC | D. Kumar | 51,201 | 44.22 | ||
| BDJS | Ganesan. S | 4,717 | 4.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.78 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,848 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,15,774 | 68.34 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. Rajendran | 49,510 | 42.18 |  6.25 | |
| INC | A. K. Mony | 43,728 | 37.25 | 7.37 | |
| AIADMK | R. M. Dhanalakshmy | 11,613 | 9.89 |  9.29 | |
| BJP | N. Chandran | 9,592 | 8.17 | 4.82 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.78 | - | |
| Independent | J. Rajeshwary | 650 | 0.55 | - | |
| PDP | Rajendran R. | 485 | 0.41 | - | |
| Independent | C. K. Govindhan | 303 | 0.26 | - | |
| Independent | K. Manikandan | 267 | 0.23 | 0.03 | |
| Independent | Pandiraj | 184 | 0.16 | - | |
| Independent | K. P. Ayyapan | 129 | 0.11 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 6,232 | 4.93 | 1.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,382 | 71.23 | 1.18 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.25 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. Rajendran | 51,849 | 48.43 | - | |
| INC | A. K. Mony | 47,771 | 44.62 | ||
| BJP | S. Rajagopal | 3,582 | 3.35 | - | |
| Independent | Selvaraj Madaswami | 1,060 | 0.99 | - | |
| BSP | T. C. Thankappan | 913 | 0.85 | ||
| AIADMK | Mallika | 646 | 0.60 | - | |
| SDPI | Raju Ayyapan | 628 | 0.59 | - | |
| Independent | P. K. Mani | 336 | 0.31 | - | |
| Independent | K. Manikandan | 274 | 0.26 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 4,078 | 3.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,059 | 72.41 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
- "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result,disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- "High Court Annuls Election Results of Devikulam Constituency". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- "Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.