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| Poonjar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 101 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kaippally, the hilly region of Poonjar | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kottayam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 3,00,000 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Poonjar State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M.J Sebastian of INC.
Local self-governed segments
[edit]Poonjar Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erattupetta | Municipality | Meenachil |
| 2 | Poonjar | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 3 | Poonjar Thekkekara | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 4 | Teekoy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 5 | Thidanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 6 | Erumely | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 7 | Koottickal | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 8 | Koruthodu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 9 | Mundakayam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 10 | Parathodu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | T. A. Thomman | Indian National Congress | |
| 1960 | 2nd | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. M. George | Kerala Congress | |
| 1970 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | 5th | V. J. Joseph | Kerala Congress | |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress | |
| 1982 | 7th | |||
| 1987 | 8th | N. M. Joseph | Janata Dal | |
| 1991 | 9th | Joy Abraham | Kerala Congress | |
| 1996 | 10th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress | |
| 2001 | 11th | |||
| 2006 | 12th | Kerala Congress | ||
| 2011 | 13th | Kerala Congress | ||
| 2016 | 14th | Independent | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Sebastian Kulathunkal | Kerala Congress | |
| 2026 | 16th | Adv. Sebastian M. J. | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
[edit]2026
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adv. Sebastian M. J. | 56,900 | 40.3 |  15.54 | |
| KC(M) | Sebastian Kulathunkal | 50,207 | 34.67 |  7.27 | |
| BJP | P. C. George | 36,172 | 24.98 | 6.13 | |
| BSP | Shiny A C | 603 | 0.42 | 0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 498 | 0.34 | 0.09 | |
| Independent | Abhiram Babu | 205 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | Mayamol K P | 136 | 0.09 | − | |
| Independent | Santhosh Joseph | 73 | 0.05 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,693 | 4.62 | 7.85 | ||
| Turnout | 1,44,794 | 78.34 | 4.36 | ||
| INC gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit]There were 1,89,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Sebastian Kulathunkal | 58,668 | 41.94 | 26.66 | |
| KJ (S) | P. C. George | 41,851 | 29.99 | 13.72 | |
| INC | Tomy Kallany | 34,633 | 24.76 | 0.20 | |
| BDJS | M. P Sen | 2,965 | 2.12 | 11.58 | |
| BSP | Ancy George | 596 | 0.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 345 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | M. V George | 278 | 0.2 | ||
| Independent | Abdu Samad | 259 | 0.19 | − | |
| Independent | Albin Mathew | 205 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Tomy Chemarapallil | 94 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,581 | 11.85% | 7.25 | ||
| Turnout | 1,39,894 | 73.98 | 5.41 | ||
| KC(M) gain from Independent | Swing | 26.66 |
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2016
[edit]There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | P. C. George | 63,621 | 43.65 | − | |
| KC(M) | Georgekutty Augustine | 35,800 | 24.56 | 26.21 | |
| JKC | P. C. Joseph Ponnattu | 22,270 | 15.28 | 22.16 | |
| BDJS | M. R. Ullas | 19,966 | 13.70 | 9.45 | |
| WPOI | P. A. Abdul Hakkim | 804 | 0.55 | − | |
| PDP | Nishad Nadakkal | 530 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Sainulladeen | 525 | 0.36 | − | |
| Independent | Indulekha Joseph | 397 | 0.27 | − | |
| Independent | Georgekutty Sebastan | 375 | 0.26 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 313 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Joseph P. C. Purathayil | 234 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | Siyam P. Ashraf | 194 | 0.13 | ||
| Independent | George Chacko | 166 | 0.11 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 148 | 0.10 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | James Joseph | 143 | 0.10 | − | |
| KJ | Santhosh Chennadu | 96 | 0.07 | − | |
| CPI(M-L) | T. M. Surendran | 94 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Abraham | 77 | 0.05 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 27,821 | 19.10 | 5.77 | ||
| Turnout | 1,45,753 | 79.39 | 9.24 | ||
| Independent gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | P. C. George | 59,809 | 50.77 | 6.86 | |
| LDF | Mohan Thomas | 44,105 | 37.44 | 14.62 | |
| BJP | K. M. Santhosh Kumar | 5,010 | 4.25 | 2.49 | |
| SDPI | V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi | 3,579 | 3.04 | − | |
| BSP | P. P. Joshy | 2,956 | 2.51 | − | |
| Independent | Sivan | 524 | 0.44 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Divakaran | 455 | 0.39 | − | |
| Independent | P. C. George | 417 | 0.35 | − | |
| Independent | K. Rajappan | 280 | 0.24 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 243 | 0.21 | − | |
| Independent | Mano George | 192 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Anoop Bhaskaran | 132 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Anil Mathew | 107 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,984 | 13.33 | 5.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,809 | 70.15 | 4.66 | ||
| KC(M) gain from Kerala Congress (Secular) | Swing | 6.86 |
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2006
[edit]There were 1,24,825 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala Congress (Secular) | P. C. George | 48,878 | 52.06 | 1.93 | |
| KC(M) | T. V. Abraham | 41,158 | 43.91 | 4.26 | |
| BJP | T. S. Jayakumar | 1,652 | 1.76 | ||
| United India Peoples Party | P. C. George Padinjarepur | 736 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | P. V. Abraham | 372 | 0.40 | ||
| Independent | Saji Abraham | 314 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | P. C. George Plakkuttam | 293 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Rajendra Prasad | 287 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | T. S. Abraham | 122 | 0.13 | ||
| Rejected | Rejected & Missing Votes | 21 | |||
| Margin of victory | 7,637 | 8.13 | 6.18 | ||
| Turnout | 93,750 | 74.81 | 2.41 | ||
| LDF hold | Swing | 1.93 |
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2001
[edit]There were 1,25,310 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEC | P. C. George | 48,449 | 50.13 | ||
| KC(M) | T. V. Abraham | 46,605 | 48.17 | ||
| Independent | P. C. George | 1,047 | 1.08 | ||
| JD(U) | Rajesh Abraham Kallarackal | 600 | 0.62 | ||
| Rejected | Rejected & Missing Votes | 17 | |||
| Margin of victory | 1,894 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 96,768 | 77.22 | |||
| KEC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district". kottayam.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "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.