Peerumade 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 Vazhoor Soman of CPI.
Peerumade | |
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Constituency No. 92 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Idukki |
Established | 1965 |
Total electors | 1,74,354 (2021) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | CPI |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editPeerumade Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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1 | Elappara | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
2 | Kokkayar | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
3 | Kumily | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
4 | Peermade | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
5 | Peruvanthanam | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
6 | Upputhara | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
7 | Vandiperiyar | Grama panchayat | Peerumedu |
8 | Ayyappancoil | Grama panchayat | Idukki |
9 | Chakkupallam | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editElection | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
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1967 | 3rd | K. I. Rajan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
1977 | 5th | C. A. Kurian | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | K. K. Thomas | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | C. A. Kurian | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
2001 | 11th | E. M. Augusty | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
2006 | 12th | E. S. Bijimol | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
2021 | 15th | Vazhoor Soman | Incumbent |
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
editThere were 1,75,524 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | E. S. Bijimol | 56,584 | 43.94 | 5.32 | |
INC | Cyriac Thomas | 56,270 | 43.70 | 1.41 | |
BJP | Kumar | 11,833 | 9.19 | 6.26 | |
AIADMK | Abdul Khader | 2,862 | 2.22 | − | |
BSP | Benny Thomas | 489 | 0.38 | 0.18 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 448 | 0.35 | − | |
Independent | Ramaswamy Govindan | 175 | 0.14 | − | |
Independent | Joseph M. T. | 107 | 0.08 | − | |
Margin of victory | 314 | 0.24 | 3.91 | ||
Turnout | 1,28,768 | 73.36 | 3.70 | ||
CPI hold | Swing | 5.32 |
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,65,380 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | E. S. Bijimol | 56,748 | 49.26 | ||
INC | E. M. Augusty | 51,971 | 45.11 | − | |
BJP | P. P. Sanu | 3,380 | 2.93 | − | |
Independent | M. K. Suppu Royal | 694 | 0.60 | − | |
Independent | K. D. Vasudevan | 667 | 0.58 | − | |
BSP | Biju Mattapally | 641 | 0.56 | − | |
SDPI | P. S. Madhu | 437 | 0.38 | − | |
Independent | Joseph Jacob | 307 | 0.27 | − | |
Margin of victory | 4,777 | 4.15 | |||
Turnout | 1,15,204 | 69.66 | |||
CPI hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.