Thrippunithura Assembly constituency

{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Thrippunithura

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 81

| state = Kerala

| map_image = Hill Palace Cochin (23656703924).jpg

| map_caption = Hill Palace, Tripunithura

| established = 1965

| reservation = None

| electors = 1,98,425 (2016)

| mla = K. Babu

| party = 20px INC

| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

| latest_election_year = 2021

| district = Ernakulam

}}

Thrippunithura 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 Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web

|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly

|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala

}} As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Babu of Indian National Congress.

Local self governed segments

Thrippunithura Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 8 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Palluruthy zone) in Kochi Taluk, and 2 Municipalities and 2 Gram Panchayats in Kanayannur Taluk:{{cite web

|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html

|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in

|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.

}}

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|+ Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Thrippunithura Constituency

!width="20px" |Ward no.

!width="75px" |Name

!width="20px" |Ward no.

!width="75px" |Name

!width="20px" |Ward no.

!width="75px" |Name

13

|Kadebhagam

|14

|Thazhuppu

|15

|Edakochi North

16

|Edakochi South

|17

|Perumbadappu

|18

|Konam

19

|Palluruthy-Kacheripady

|20

|Nambyapuram

|

|

{{notelist}}All of the above 8 wards are included in Kochi Taluk.

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|+Other Local Bodies in Thrippunithura Constituency

width="30px" |Sl no.

!width="100px" |Name

!width="130px" |Local Body Type

!width="100px" |Taluk

1

|Thrippunithura

|Municipality

|Kanayannur

2

|Maradu

|Municipality

|Kanayannur

3

|Kumbalam

|Grama panchayat

|Kanayannur

4

|Udayamperoor

|Grama panchayat

|Kanayannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

{{Party index link|Independent (politician)}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

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! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama

Sabha

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member

! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party

! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure

1967

|3rd

|T. K. Ramakrishnan

|CPI(M)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|1967 – 1970

1970

|4th

|Paul P. Mani

|INC

| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1970 – 1977

1977

|5th

| rowspan="2" |T. K. Ramakrishnan

| rowspan="2" |CPI(M)

| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|1977 – 1980

1980

|6th

|1980 – 1982

1982

|7th

|K. G. R. Kartha

|NDP

| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |

|1982 – 1987

1987

|8th

|V. Viswanatha Menon

|CPI(M)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|1987 – 1991

1991

|9th

| rowspan="5" |K. Babu

| rowspan="5" |INC

| rowspan="5" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|1991 – 1996

1996

|10th

|1996 – 2001

2001

|11th

|2001 – 2006

2006

|12th

|2006 – 2011

2011

|13th

|2011 – 2016

2016

|14th

|M. Swaraj

|CPI(M)

| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |

|2016 - 2021

2021

|15th

|K. Babu

|INC

|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |

|Incumbent

Election results

= 2021 =

There were 2,11,581 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021|website=eci.gov.in}}

{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Thripunithura}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Babu|votes=66,875|percentage=42.14|change={{increase}}4.50|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Swaraj|votes=64,883|percentage=41.51|change={{increase}}0.98|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. S. Radhakrishnan|votes=23,756|percentage=15.20|change={{decrease}}4.09|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,099|percentage=0.70|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiv Sena|candidate=Arun Babu|votes=232|percentage=0.15|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rajesh Pairoad|votes=201|percentage=0.13|change=-}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=C. B. Asokan|votes=173|percentage=0.11|change={{increase}}0.01|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. P. Ayappen|votes=88|percentage=0.06|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=1232|percentage=0.23|change={{decrease}}2.66|}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,56,307|percentage=73.88|change={{decrease}}4.15}}

{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing={{increase}}4.50|}}{{Election box end}}

= Niyamasabha Election 2016 =

There were 1,98,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha 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: Thripunithura}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Swaraj|votes=62,346|percentage=40.53|change={{decrease}}0.78|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Babu|votes=58,230|percentage=37.64|change={{decrease}}15.72|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Thuravoor Vishwambharan|votes=29,843|percentage=19.29|change={{increase}}15.52|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,028|percentage=0.66|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=T. A. Kamarudeen|votes=683|percentage=0.44|change={{decrease}}0.19|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Sudheer Yousaf|votes=594|percentage=0.38|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Padmini D. Netoor|votes=410|percentage=0.27|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Swaraj Manickathan|votes=394|percentage=0.25|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Saju Kolattukudy|votes=172|percentage=0.11|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Sudha M. P.|votes=156|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sonia Jose|votes=128|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Gireesh Babu|votes=122|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. N. Pradeep|votes=116|percentage=0.07|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ayyapan|votes=112|percentage=0,07|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=4,467|percentage=2.89|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,54,685|percentage=78.03|change={{increase}}1.73}}

{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

= Niyamasabha Election 2011 =

There were 1,71,652 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: Thripunithura}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Babu|votes=69,886|percentage=53.36|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=C. M. Dinesh Mani|votes=54,108|percentage=41.31|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sabu Varghese|votes=4,942|percentage=3.77|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Karthikeyan|votes=826|percentage=0.63|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Babu Keezhathuparamu|votes=330|percentage=0.25|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Saju Kolattukudy|votes=327|percentage=0.25|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Shiv Sena|candidate=Saji Thuruthikunnel|votes=316|percentage=0.24|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. K. Thankamani|votes=137|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. P. Ayyapan|votes=105|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=15,778|percentage=12.05|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,30,977|percentage=76.30|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala

Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district