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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,65,380 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.