Mararikulam Assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, that existed before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was also one among the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alleppey Lok Sabha constituency.
| Mararikulam | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 141,433 (2006)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
The Mararikulam constituency came into existence in 1957. It was represented by veteran Communist leader and former Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan from 1991 to 1996. In 1996, Achuthanandan suffered a shock defeat from a constituency that was otherwise considered to be a communist bastion. This thwarted Achuthanandan from becoming the Chief Minister. He had to wait for another decade, until 2006, when he could fulfill his ambition, this time being elected from the Malampuzha constituency.
The following list contains all the members who have represented the constituency in the Kerala legislative assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member[2] | Party | Tenure | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Sadasivan C. G. | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | 9803 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | S Kumaran | 1960 – 1965 | 7350 | ||
| 1965 | 3rd | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India | N/A | 5717 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | S Damodaran | 1967 – 1970 | 12031 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | 7407 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | A.V. Thamarakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 | 4346 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | 9829 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | 3399 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | T J Anjalose | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | 12091 | |
| 1991 | 9th | V.S. Achuthanandan | 1991 – 1996 | 9980 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | P J Francis[3] | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 | 1965 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. M. Thomas Isaac | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 | 8403 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | 17679 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2006 to the Legislative Assembly of Kerala" (PDF). eci.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Mararikulam Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com.
- ^ A, Sam Paul (March 17, 2021). "P.J. Francis, the giant-killer who stole the show in 1996" – via www.thehindu.com.