Piravom Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
UDF
Piravom State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anoop Jacob of KC(J).
Local self governed segments
Piravom Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elanji | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 2 | Maneed | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 3 | Pampakuda | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 4 | Ramamangalam | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 5 | Thirumarady | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 6 | Amballur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 7 | Edakkattuvayal | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 8 | Chottanikkara | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 9 | Mulanthuruthy | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 10 | Thiruvankulam region of Thrippunithura | Municipality | Kanayannur |
| 11 | Piravom | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
| 12 | Koothattukulam | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. Chacko | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Benny Behanan | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Gopi Kottaramunikkal | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Kerala Congress | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | M. J. Jacob | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | T. M. Jacob | Kerala Congress | 2011 – 2012 | |
| 2012* | 13th | Anoop Jacob | 2012 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates by-elections
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 85,056 | 53.8 |  8.03 | |
| KC(M) | Dr.Sindhumol Jacob | 59,692 | 37.76 | ||
| BJP | N. Ashish | 11,021 | 6.97 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1109 | 0.7 | ||
| Majority | 25,364 | 16.04 | 12.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,097 | 74.62 |  7.04 | ||
| Registered electors | 2,11,861 | ||||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,81,261 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 73,770 | 45.77 | 7.04 | |
| CPI(M) | M. J .Jacob | 67,575 | 41.93 | 0.32 | |
| BDJS | C. P. Sathyan | 17,503 | 10.86 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 964 | 0.60 | − | |
| PpGP | Gireesh | 485 | 0.30 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | K. O. Sudheer | 342 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Anoop | 298 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Rajan | 233 | 0.14 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,195 | 3.84 | 3.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,770 | 80.58 | 5.72 | ||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | 7.04 | |||
2012 by-election
Piravom bye-election was held in Piravom assembly constituency following the death of sitting MLA and minister T. M. Jacob on 30 October 2011.[4][5][6][7] There were 1,81,556 registered voters in the constituency for the resulting by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | Anoop Jacob | 82,756 | 52.81 | 5.28 | |
| CPI(M) | M. J .Jacob | 70,686 | 45.11 | 2.30 | |
| BJP | K. R. Rajagopal | 3,241 | 2.07 | 0.96 | |
| Margin of victory | 12,071 | 7.70 | 7.58 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,683 | 86.30 | 6.93 | ||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | 5.28 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,59,877 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | T. M. Jacob | 66,503 | 47.53 | ||
| CPI(M) | M. J. Jacob | 66,346 | 47.41 | ||
| BJP | M. N. Madhu | 4,234 | 3.03 | − | |
| Independent | Sau Kunjappan | 958 | 0.65 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | M. K. Usha | 908 | 0.65 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 157 | 0.12 | |||
| Turnout | 1,39,928 | 79.37 | |||
| KC(J) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Piravom
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Anoop Jacob to contest in Piravom". kaumudiglobal.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
- ^ "M J Jacob to face son of late UDF minister in Piravom by-poll". News.in.msn.com. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ Anita (21 March 2012). "Piravom bypoll results | Kerala | UDF's Anoop Jacob wins | 12,071 vote margin | LDF | MJ Jacob". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ Mathew, Roy (21 March 2012). "UDF candidate wins Piravom bypoll in Kerala". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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