Ranni 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 member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is Pazhakulam Madhu of Indian National Congress.
| Ranni | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 112 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 A 33 Kilovolt Substation at Ranni-Perunad | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,93,634 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
editRanni Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (grama panchayat or municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottangal | Grama panchayat | Mallapally[3] |
| 2 | Vechoochira | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 3 | Ranni-Perunad | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 4 | Naranammoozhy | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 5 | Ranni-Pazhavangadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 6 | Ranni-Angadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 7 | Kottanad | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 8 | Ezhumattoor | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 9 | Ayiroor | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 10 | Ranni | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 11 | Vadasserikkara | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 12 | Cherukole | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Ranni Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
CPI(M) INC CPI Independent KEC INC(U) IC(S)
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Vayala Idicula | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | M . K . Divakaran | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Jacob Skariah | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. A. Mathew | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. C. Cherian | Indian National Congress (U) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Sunny Panavelil | IC(S) | 1982 – 1986 | |
| 1986* | Rachel Sunny Panavelil | 1986 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Eapen Varughese | Kerala Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. C. Cherian | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Pramod Narayan | Kerala Congress (M) | 2021-2026 | |
| 2026 | 16th | Pazhakulam Madhu | Indian National Congress | Incubment | |
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pazhakulam Madhu | 54,652 | 44.13% |  3.92 | |
| KC(M) | Pramod Narayan | 50,308 | 40.62% |  0.60 | |
| TTP | Thomas K Samuel (Blesson) | 17,993 | 14.53% | 0.80 | |
| Independent | Sreehari K P | 333 | 0.27% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 557 | 0.45% | ||
| Majority | 4,344 | 3.51% | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,843 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC gain from KC(M) | Swing | ||||
2021
editThere were 1,93,684 registered voters in Ranni Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Pramod Narayan | 52,669 | 41.22 | ||
| INC | Rinku Cherian | 51,384 | 40.21 | ||
| BDJS | Padmakumar K | 19,587 | 15.33 | 4.73 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 431 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,285 | 1.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,777 | 65.97 | 4.45 | ||
| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
editThere were 1,90,196 registered voters in Ranni Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,749 | 43.87% | 4.64 | |
| INC | Mariamma Cherian | 44,153 | 32.97% | 10.05 | |
| BDJS | Padmakumar K. | 28,201 | 21.06% | ||
| BSP | Prasad Uthimoodu | 1,072 | 0.80% | 0.28 | |
| SDPI | Fawseena Thakbeer | 862 | 0.64% | 0.11 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 438 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | Geethamma Madhavan | 298 | 0.22% | ||
| Independent | Varughese Thomas | 154 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,596 | 10.90% | 5.42 | ||
| Turnout | 1,33,927 | 70.42% | 1.90 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.64 |
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2011
editThere were 1,75,669 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,391 | 48.51% | ||
| INC | Peelipose Thomas | 51,777 | 43.02% | ||
| BJP | Suresh Kadambari | 7,442 | 6.18% | ||
| BSP | V. D. Saji Mon | 1,300 | 1.08% | ||
| SDPI | Ibrahim Kutty | 905 | 0.75% | ||
| Independent | S. Radhakrishan | 350 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | Ulakan Thevan | 196 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,614 | 5.42% | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,361 | 68.52% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Pathanamthitta District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Subdivisions Taluks and Villages in Pathanamthitta district". pathanamthitta.nic.in.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ranni". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
- ↑ "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.