Devikulam Assembly constituency

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] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. Raja of CPI(M).

Devikulam
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Mattupetty Dam near Munnar
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictIdukki
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,64,803 (2016)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAA. Raja
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]

Key

  CPI    INC    CPI(M)  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st Rosammma Punnose CPI 1957 – 1958
N. Ganapathy INC 1957 – 1960
1958* Rosammma Punnose CPI 1958 – 1960
1960 2nd M. M. Sundaram 1960 – 1965
Murugesan Thiruvengadan INC 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd N. Ganapathy 1967 – 1970
1970 4th G. Varadan CPI(M) 1970 – 1977
1977 5th Kittappanarayanaswamy INC 1977 – 1980
1980 6th G. Varadan CPI(M) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Sundaram Manickam 1987 – 1991
1991 9th A. K. Moni INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th S. Rajendran CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th A. Raja Incumbent

* indicates bypolls

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Devikulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) S. Rajedran 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

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Devikulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) S. Rajedran 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

See also

References
  1. "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. "Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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