Puthuppally Assembly constituency

Puthuppally is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.^[1] As of the 2023 Niyamasabha by-elections, the current MLA is Chandy Oommen of the Indian National Congress.

Puthuppally
Constituency No. 98 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Puthuppally (State Assembly constituency)
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Established	1957
Total electors	1,76,412 (2023)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Chandy Oommen
Party	INC
Alliance	UDF
Elected year	2023

Local self-governed segments

Puthuppally Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:^[2]

Sl no.	Name	Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)	Taluk
1	Akalakunnam	Grama Panchayath	Kottayam[3]
2	Ayarkunnam	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
3	Kooroppada	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
4	Manarcaud	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
5	Meenadam	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
6	Pampady	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
7	Puthuppally	Grama panchayat	Kottayam
8	Vakathanam	Grama panchayat	Changanassery

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Puthuppally Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:^[4]

Key

  INC   CPI(M)

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
1957	1st	P. C. Cherian	INC		1957 – 1960
1960	2nd				1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	E.M George	CPI(M)		1967 – 1970
1970	4th	Oommen Chandy	INC		1970 – 1977
1977	5th				1977 – 1980
1980	6th				1980 – 1982
1982	7th				1982 – 1987
1987	8th				1987 – 1991
1991	9th				1991 – 1996
1996	10th				1996 – 2001
2001	11th				2001 – 2006
2006	12th				2006 – 2011
2011	13th				2011 – 2016
2016	14th				2016 – 2021
2021	15th				2021 – 2023
2023^		Chandy Oommen			2023-Incumbent

^2023 by polls

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 1970

1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oommen Chandy	29784	54.55%
	CPI(M)	E M George	22496	41.20%
Margin of victory			7288	13.34%
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing

Niyamasabha Election 1977

1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oommen Chandy	40376	60.10%
	BLD	P C Cherian	24466	36.42%
Margin of victory			15910	23.68%
	INC hold		Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,57,222 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.^[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oommen Chandy	69,922	59.74%
	CPI(M)	Suja Susan George	36,667	31.33%
	BJP	P. Sunilkumar	6,679	5.71%
	BSP	Saji K. Cheraman	3,230	2.76%	'
	Independent	Jayakumar Kavunkal	537	0.46%
Margin of victory			33,255	28.41%
Turnout			1,17,035	74.44%
	INC hold		Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,73,253 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.^[6]

Partywise Results

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oommen Chandy	71,597	53.42	6.32
	CPI(M)	Jaick C. Thomas	44,505	33.20	1.87
	BJP	George Kurien	15,993	11.93	6.22
	NOTA	None of the above	630	0.47	−
Margin of victory			27,092	20.22	8.19
Turnout			1,34,034	77.36	2.92
	INC hold		Swing	6.32

Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,75,959 registered voters in Puthuppally Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.^[7]

Partywise Results

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Oommen Chandy	63,372	48.08%	5.34
	CPI(M)	Jaick C. Thomas	54,328	41.22%	8.02
	BJP	N. Hari	11,694	8.87%	3.06
	Independent	George Joseph Vathappally	997	0.76%	−
	BSP	P. P. Abhilash	763	0.58%	0.10
	NOTA	None of the above	497	0.38%	−
	SUCI(C)	M. V. Cherian	146	0.11%	0.01
Margin of victory			9,044	6.86%	13.36
Turnout			1,31,797	77.36%	2.46
	INC hold		Swing	5.34

Niyamasabha by-election 2023

Kerala Assembly by-election, 2023: Puthuppally

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Chandy Oommen	80,144	61.38%	13.3
	CPI(M)	Jaick C. Thomas	42,425	32.49%	8.73
	BJP	G. Lijinlal	6,558	5.02%	3.82
	AAP	Luke Thomas	835	0.64%
	Independent	Santhosh Pulickal	78	0.06%
	Independent	Shaji	63	0.05%
	Independent	P.K Devadas	60	0.05%
	NOTA	None of the above	400	0.31%	0.07
Margin of victory			37,719	29.32%	22.46
Turnout			1,28,624	72.1%	5.26
	INC hold		Swing	13.3

See also

• Puthuppally, Kottayam
• Kottayam district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly