Aruvikkara Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Aruvikkara
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = Attingal
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 136
| map_image = Aruvikkara Dam 4.jpg
| map_caption = Aruvikkara Dam
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| district = Thiruvananthapuram
| mla = G. Steephen
| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| electors = {{formatnum:146160}} (2021)
| latest_election_year = 2021
}}
Aruvikkara 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
|url = https://trivandrum.nic.in/constituencies
|website = trivandrum.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district
|access-date = 16 March 2020
}} As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is G. Steephen of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Local self-governed segments
Aruvikkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District
}}
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name ! width="130px" | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) ! width="100px" | Taluk |
| Aruvikkara
| Grama panchayat |
| Aryanadu
| Grama panchayat |
| Tholicode
| Grama panchayat |
| Vithura
| Grama panchayat |
| Uzhamalackal
| Grama panchayat |
| Vellanad
| Grama panchayat | Nedumangad and Kattakada |
| Kuttichal
| Grama panchayat |
| Poovachal
| Grama panchayat |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"
! Election ! Member ! colspan="2" | Political party |
| 2011
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
| 2015^
|rowspan="2"|K. S. Sabarinadhan |
| 2016 |
| 2021
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=y}} |
^by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= 2021 =
Total votes polled {{formatnum:145708}}.
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Aruvikkara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=G. Stephen|votes=66,776|percentage=45.83|change={{increase}}11.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Sabarinathan|votes=61,730|percentage=42.37|change={{decrease}}6.95}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=C. Sivankutty|votes=15,379|percentage=10.55|change={{decrease}}3.57}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=900|percentage=0.62|change={{increase}}0.17}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=5046|percentage=3.47|change={{decrease}}11.35}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,45,708|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}11.33|}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
There were {{formatnum:189505}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Aruvikkara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Sabarinathan|votes=70,910|percentage=49.32|change={{increase}}9.30}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=A. A. Rasheed|votes=49,596|percentage=34.50|change={{increase}}1.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Rajasenan|votes=20,294|percentage=14.12|change={{decrease}}10.08}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=M. A. Jaleel|votes=707|percentage=0.49|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chitralekha E.|votes=673|percentage=0.47|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=640|percentage=0.45|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sabarinath|votes=331|percentage=0.23|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Cherappally Viswanathan|votes=188|percentage=0.13|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rasheed|votes=158|percentage=0.11|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=A. P. Kakkadu|votes=134|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajitha B.|votes=130|percentage=0.09|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=21,314|percentage=14.82|change={{increase}}7.64}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,43,761|percentage=75.86|change={{decrease}}0.30}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}9.30}}{{Election box end}}
= 2015 by-election =
Due to the death of the sitting MLA G. Karthikeyan, Aruvikkara Assembly constituency held a by-election on 27 June 2015.{{Cite web|title=Despite rains, 76% polling in Aruvikkara by-election|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/despite-rains-76-polling-in-aruvikkara-by-election-1.305521|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}} There were {{formatnum:185216}} registered voters for this election in the constituency.
{{Election box begin|title=2015 by-election: Aruvikkara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Sabarinathan|votes=56,448|percentage=40.02|change={{decrease}}8.77}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=M. Vijayakumar|votes=46,320|percentage=32.84|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=O. Rajagopal|votes=34,145|percentage=24.20|change={{increase}}17.59}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Das|votes=1,197|percentage=0.85|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Poonthura Siraj|votes=703|percentage=0.50|change={{decrease}}0.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. K. Sukumaran|votes=481|percentage=0.34|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sunil M. Karani|votes=422|percentage=0.30|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|Akhila Kerala Trinamool Party|candidate=Thomas Kaithaparambil|votes=383|percentage=0.27|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Irinchayam Suresh|votes=354|percentage=0.25|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha|candidate=Sreejita T. R.|votes=171|percentage=0.12|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sabarinath M. S.|votes=143|percentage=0.10|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|Ex-Sainik Kissan Party|candidate=N. Sasidharan Pillai|votes=93|percentage=0.07|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Vijaya Kumar B.|votes=69|percentage=0.05|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Gandhiyan Party|candidate=K. M. Sivaprasad|votes=62|percentage=0.04|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Vijaya Kumar Nair|votes=40|percentage=0.03|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. G. Mohanan|votes=35|percentage=0.02|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,128|percentage=7.18|change={{increase}}9.30}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,41,066|percentage=76.16|change={{increase}}5.88}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}8.77}}{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
There were {{formatnum:165638}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Aruvikkara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=G. Karthikeyan|votes=56,797|percentage=48.79|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair|votes=46,123|percentage=39.62|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sivankutty C.|votes=7,694|percentage=6.61|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=A. Balan|votes=1,746|percentage=1.50|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Poovathoor S. Rajeev|votes=972|percentage=0.83|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sanil V. O.|votes=913|percentage=0.78|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=R. Rajappan|votes=753|percentage=0.65|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Karakulam Sathyakumar|votes=651|percentage=0.56|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=S. Sreekumar|votes=525|percentage=0.45|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Latha B. Vellumannadi|votes=244|percentage=0.21|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,674|percentage=9.17|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,16,418|percentage=70.28|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian National Congress}}{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district