Devikulam Assembly constituency
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Devikulam 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes (SC). Since the 2026 assembly elections, F Raja of INC is the MLA.
| Devikulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 88 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Mattupetty Dam near Munnar | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Idukki |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,64,803 (2016) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
Local self-governed segments
editDevikulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Devikulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Adimali | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Edamalakkudy | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Kanthalloor | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Mankulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Marayur | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Munnar | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Pallivasal | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vattavada | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vellathuval | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Bisonvalley | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
| Chinnakanal | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1958 | |
| N. Ganapathy | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |||
| 1958* | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1958 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. M. Sundaram | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| Murugesan Thiruvengadan | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. Ganapathy | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Kittappanarayanaswamy | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Sundaram Manickam | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. K. Moni | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | A. Raja | 2021-2023 | ||
| 2026 | 9th | F. Raja | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
* by-election
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Francis Raja | 50,590 | 45.12 |  0.90 | |
| CPI(M) | A.Raja | 45,357 | 40.45 |  10.55 | |
| BJP | S.Rajendran | 15,032 | 13.41 | 9.34 | |
| BSP | Rajendran V B | 206 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Chelladurai M | 89 | 0.08 | − | |
| Independent | Selvi | 194 | 0.17 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 667 | 0.57 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 5,133 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Adv A.Raja | 59,049 | 51.00 | ||
| INC | D. Kumar | 51,201 | 44.22 | ||
| NDA | Ganesan. S | 4,717 | 4.07 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.78 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,848 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,15,774 | 68.34 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
editThere were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. Rajendran | 49,510 | 42.18 | 6.25 | |
| INC | A. K. Mony | 43,728 | 37.25 | 7.37 | |
| AIADMK | R. M. Dhanalakshmy | 11,613 | 9.89 | 9.29 | |
| BJP | N. Chandran | 9,592 | 8.17 | 4.82 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.78 | − | |
| Independent | J. Rajeshwary | 650 | 0.55 | − | |
| PDP | Rajendran R. | 485 | 0.41 | − | |
| Independent | C. K. Govindhan | 303 | 0.26 | − | |
| Independent | K. Manikandan | 267 | 0.23 | 0.03 | |
| Independent | Pandiraj | 184 | 0.16 | − | |
| Independent | K. P. Ayyapan | 129 | 0.11 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 6,232 | 4.93 | 1.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,17,382 | 71.23 | 1.18 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.25 |
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2011
editThere were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | S. Rajendran | 51,849 | 48.43 | − | |
| INC | A. K. Mony | 47,771 | 44.62 | ||
| BJP | S. Rajagopal | 3,582 | 3.35 | − | |
| Independent | Selvaraj Madaswami | 1,060 | 0.99 | − | |
| BSP | T. C. Thankappan | 913 | 0.85 | ||
| AIADMK | Mallika | 646 | 0.60 | − | |
| SDPI | Raju Ayyapan | 628 | 0.59 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Mani | 336 | 0.31 | − | |
| Independent | K. Manikandan | 274 | 0.26 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 4,078 | 3.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,059 | 72.41 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ↑ "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.