{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Kuttanad | type = SLA | state = Kerala | constituency_no = 106 | map_image = File:Muttar village.jpg | map_caption = Muttar village in Kuttanad Assembly constituency | established = 1965 | reservation = None | electors = 1,65,172 (2016) | mla = [[Reji Cheriyan]] | party = [[Kerala Congress]] | latest_election_year = 2026 | district = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]] }} '''Kuttanad State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://alappuzha.nic.in/legislative-assembly-constituencies |website = alappuzha.nic.in |title = State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala |access-date = 11 March 2020 }}</ref>
==Local self-governed segments== Kuttanad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District |access-date = 10 March 2020 |archive-date = 13 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313040130/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" !width="30px" |Sl no. !width="100px" |Name !width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]]) !width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]] |- |1 |[[Champakulam]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |2 |[[Edathua]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |3 |[[Kainakary]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |4 |[[Kavalam]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |5 |[[Muttar]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |6 |[[Nedumudi]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |7 |[[Neelamperoor]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |8 |[[Pulinkunnoo]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |9 |[[Ramankary]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |10 |[[Thakazhy]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |11 |[[Thalavady]] |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |12 |Veliyanad |Grama panchayat |Kuttanad |- |13 |[[Veeyapuram]] |Grama panchayat |Karthikappally |} <ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District |access-date = 11 March 2020 |archive-date = 13 March 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313040130/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>
==Members of Legislative Assembly== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Niyama Sabha !Name ! colspan="2"|Party !Tenure |- | [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | 3rd | K. K. K. Pillai | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} | 1967 – 1970 |- | [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]] | 4th | Oommen Thalavady | {{Full party name with color|Socialist Party (India)}} | 1970 – 1977 |- | [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | 5th | Eapen Kandakudy | {{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress}} | 1977 – 1980 |- | [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | 6th | [[Oommen Mathew]] | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}} | 1980 – 1982 |- | [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]] | 7th | rowspan=5 |[[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | 1982 – 1987 |- | [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]] | 8th | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Kerala Congress}} | 1987 – 1991 |- | [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]] | 9th | 1991 – 1996 |- | [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]] | 10th | 1996 – 2001 |- | [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]] | 11th | 2001 – 2006 |- | [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]] | 12th | rowspan="3" |[[Thomas Chandy]] | {{Full party name with color|Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)}} | 2006 – 2011 |- | [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]] | 13th | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Nationalist Congress Party}} | 2011 – 2016 |- | [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] |14th | 2016 - 2019{{Efn|A by-election due to the vacancy caused by the incumbent MLA's death was cancelled per the Election Commission of India.|name=|group=}} |- |[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | 15th |[[Thomas K. Thomas]] | {{Full party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}} | 2021-2026 |- |[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]] | 16th |[[Reji Cheriyan]] |{{Full party name with color|Kerala Congress}} |2026 - |} {{notelist}}<ref>{{cite web |url = https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ |website = eci.gov.in |title = Members of Kerala Niyamasabha: Kuttanad |access-date = 11 March 2020 }}</ref>
==Brief election history== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px" ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Votes polled ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Winner ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 1 ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan=4 |Runner-up 2 ! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Margin of victory |- ! Year ! ! Name ! Party ! colspan="2"|Votes ! Name ! Party ! colspan="2"|Votes ! Name ! Party ! colspan="2"|Votes ! Votes ! Percent |- ! [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] | 130082 (78.76%) | [[Thomas Chandy]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 50114 | 38.52% | Jacob Abraham | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (M)}}|[[Kerala Congress (M)|KC(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 45223 | 34.76% | [[Subash Vasu]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharath Dharma Jana Sena}}|[[Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|BDJS]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 33044 | 25.40% | 4891 | 3.76%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2016 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]] | 118110 (78.63%) | [[Thomas Chandy]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Nationalist Congress Party}}|[[Nationalist Congress Party|NCP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 60010 | 50.81% | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (M)}}|[[Kerala Congress (M)|KC(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 52039 | 44.06% | K. Soman | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 4395 | 3.72% | 7971 | 6.75%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2011 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- | colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']] |- ! [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]] | 83460 (75.16%) | [[Thomas Chandy]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)}}|[[Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)|DIC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 42109 | 50.45% | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 36728 | 44.01% | Thomas | {{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 1553 | 1.86% | 5381 | 6.44%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3762-kerala-2006/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]] | 84639 (71.02%) | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 44534 | 52.62% | [[Oommen Mathew]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}}|[[Kerala Congress (Jacob)|KEC(J)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 34144 | 40.34% | A. K. Chacko | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 4243 | 5.01% | 10390 | 12.28%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3760-kerala-2001/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]] | 87889 (73.10%) | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 44532 | 50.67% | J. Joseph | {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 40447 | 46.02% | G. Mohandas | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 2602 | 2.96% | 4085 | 4.65%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3759-kerala-1996/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]] | 86408 (73.07%) | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 45669 | 52.85% | P. D. Luke | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (M)}}|[[Kerala Congress (M)|KC(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 36673 | 42.44% | S. Radhakrishnan | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 3107 | 3.60% | 8996 | 10.41%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3758-kerala-1991/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]] | 85551 (84.41%) | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 41096 | 48.04% | M. M. Anthony | {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 37833 | 44.22% | V. S. Vijayakumar | {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 5462 | 6.38% | 3263 | 3.82%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3756-kerala-1987/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]] | 71356 (80.69%) | [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}}|[[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|KC(J)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 37172 | 52.09% | G. Suchakaran Nair | {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 34184 | 47.91% | colspan=4|''Only two candidates contested'' | 2988 | 4.18%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3755-kerala-1982/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | 70772 (78.09%) | [[Oommen Mathew]] | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress (Joseph)}}|[[Kerala Congress (Joseph)|KC(J)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 37346 | 52.77% | K. P. Joseph | {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 33256 | 46.99% | Mathew J. Pallithanam | {{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 170 | 0.24% | 4090 | 5.78%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3754-kerala-1980/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | 64686 (83.23%) | Eapen Kandakudy | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 34161 | 52.81% | K. P. Joseph | {{legend2|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 27014 | 41.76% | K. Ravu | {{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 3054 | 4.72% | 7147 | 11.05%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3753-kerala-1977/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- | colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|'''''Major delimitation of constituency''''']] |- ! [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]] | 57606 (77.67%) | Oommen Thalavady | {{legend2|{{party color|Socialist Party (India)}}|[[Socialist Party (India, 1948)|SP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 27372 | 47.52% | Thomas John | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 21866 | 37.96% | P. N. Padmanabhan | {{legend2|{{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 7743 | 13.44% | 5506 | 9.56%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3752-kerala-1970/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | 48938 (79.15%) | K. K. K. Pillai | {{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 23797 | 48.63% | T. John | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 16633 | 33.93% | M. C. Joseph | {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 8508 | 17.39% | 7164 | 14.70%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3751-kerala-1967/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |- ! [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]] | 49124 (76.46%) | Thomas John | {{legend2|{{party color|Kerala Congress}}|[[Kerala Congress|KEC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 25319 | 51.54% | V. Z. Job | {{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 15067 | 30.67% | Sonney Sebastian | {{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent (politician)|Ind.]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | 7684 | 15.64% | 10252 | 20.87%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3749-kerala-1965/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 |access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |}
==Detailed election results== Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
===2026===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link|party= Kerala Congress |candidate=[[Reji Cheriyan]]|votes=56,594|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar|candidate=[[Thomas K. Thomas]]|votes=35,994|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Santhosh Shanthi|votes=16,932|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Roy Muttar|votes=689|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=713|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 20,600 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,12,560|percentage=|change=}} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Kerala Congress |loser = Nationalist Congress Party |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
===2021=== There were 1,67,970 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Nationalist Congress Party |candidate = [[Thomas K. Thomas]] |votes = 57,379 |percentage = 45.67 |change = {{up}}7.15 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress |candidate = Jacob Abraham |votes = 51,863 |percentage = 41.28 |change = {{up}}6.52 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena |candidate = Thampi Mettuthara |votes = 14,946 |percentage = 11.90 |change = {{down}}13.5 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Democratic Social Justice Party |candidate = Vinu |votes = 533 |percentage = 0.42 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = 523 |percentage = 0.41 |change = {{down}}0.16 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |candidate = Biju Xavier |votes = 392 |percentage = 0.31 |change = {{up}}0.02 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 5,516 |percentage = 4.39 |change = {{up}}0.63 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,25,636 |percentage = 74.80 |change = {{down}}3.96 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |swing = {{up}}7.15 }} {{Election box end}}
===2016=== There were 1,65,172 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016 |website = eci.gov.in |title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India |access-date = 11 March 2020 }}</ref>
==== Results by party ==== {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kuttanad]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Nationalist Congress Party |candidate = [[Thomas Chandy]] |votes = 50,114 |percentage = 38.52 |change = {{decrease}}12.29 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Kerala Congress (M) |candidate = Jacob Abraham |votes = 45,223 |percentage = 34.76 |change = {{decrease}}9.30 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena |candidate = [[Subash Vasu]] |votes = 33,044 |percentage = 25.40 |change = {{up}}21.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |candidate = Nandanan Valiyaparambu |votes = 371 |percentage = 0.29 |change = {{decrease}}0.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Sunny Pathinaril |votes = 354 |percentage = 0.27 |change = {{decrease}}0.32 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = 346 |percentage = 0.27 |change = {{increase}}0.27 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jose Koippally |votes = 263 |percentage = 0.20 |change = {{dash}} }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Jacob Abraham Panavelil |votes = 262 |percentage = 0.20 |change = {{dash}} }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mohanan |votes = 105 |percentage = 0.08 |change = {{dash}} }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 4,891 |percentage = 3.76 |change = {{decrease}}2.99 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,30,082 |percentage = 78.76 |change = {{increase}}0.13 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Kerala Congress (M) |swing = {{down}}12.29 }} {{Election box end}}
==== Results by local self-governed segment ==== The results of 2016 Assembly election for each self-governed segment is as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/generalelection2016/PS_LIST_2016.pdf |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Polling booth details 2016, www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |access-date = 15 March 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/BOOTH_WISE_RESULTS/GE2016/045.pdf |website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Boothwise Results, www.ceo.kerala.gov.in |access-date = 15 March 2020 }}</ref> {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px" !rowspan="2" |No. !rowspan="2" |Segment !rowspan="2" |Valid votes !colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| !colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| !colspan="2" style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}"| !rowspan="2" |Lead !rowspan="2" |Alliance !rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Margin of lead |- ! colspan="2" width="50" class="unsortable " |[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF Votes]] ! colspan="2" width="50" class="unsortable " |[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF Votes]] ! colspan="2" width="50" class="unsortable " |[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA Votes]] |- !1 ![[Kainakary]] |align="center"|11966 |align="right"|3406 | 28.46% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''5516''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''46.10%''' |align="right"|2899 | 24.23% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''2110''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''17.64%''' |- !2 ![[Kavalam]] |align="center"|8894 |align="right"|2276 | 25.59% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''3658''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''41.13%''' |align="right"|2803 | 31.52% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''855''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''9.61%''' |- !3 ![[Neelamperoor]] |align="center"|8694 |align="right"|2450 | 28.18% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''3259''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''37.49%''' |align="right"|2855 | 32.84% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''404''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''4.65%''' |- !4 !Veliyanad |align="center"|8370 |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''3250''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''38.83%''' |align="right"| 2700 | 32.26% |align="right"| 2344 | 28.00% |Jacob Abraham |align="center" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''UDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''550''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''6.57%''' |- !5 ![[Pulinkunnoo]] |align="center"|13060 |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''4613''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''35.32%''' |align="right"| 4288 | 32.83% |align="right"| 4022 | 30.80% |Jacob Abraham |align="center" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''UDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''325''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''2.49%''' |- !6 ![[Nedumudi]] |align="center"|12386 |align="right"|4506 | 36.38% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''5256''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''42.44%''' |align="right"|2490 | 20.10% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''750''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''6.06%''' |- !7 ![[Champakulam]] |align="center"|9791 |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''4061''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''41.48%''' |align="right"| 3098 | 31.64% |align="right"| 2427 | 24.79% |Jacob Abraham |align="center" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''UDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''963''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''9.84%''' |- !8 ![[Ramankary]] |align="center"|8234 |align="right"|2969 | 36.06% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''3385''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''41.11%''' |align="right"|1766 | 21.45% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''416''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''5.05%''' |- !9 ![[Muttar]] |align="center"|5760 |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''2315''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''40.19%''' |align="right"| 2058 | 35.73% |align="right"| 1290 | 22.40% |Jacob Abraham |align="center" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''UDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''257''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''4.46%''' |- !10 ![[Thalavady]] |align="center"|12031 |align="right"|3701 | 30.76% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''4738''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''39.38%''' |align="right"|3448 | 28.66% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''1037''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''8.62%''' |- !11 ![[Edathua]] |align="center"|11879 |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''5671''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''47.74%''' |align="right"| 3722 | 31.33% |align="right"| 2353 | 19.81% |Jacob Abraham |align="center" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''UDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''1949''' | style= "color:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''16.41%''' |- !12 ![[Thakazhy]] |align="center"|11263 |align="right"|3262 | 28.96% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''5070''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''45.01%''' |align="right"|2797 | 24.83% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''1808''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''16.05%''' |- !13 ![[Veeyapuram]] |align="center"|7375 |align="right"|2618 | 35.50% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''3189''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''43.24%''' |align="right"|1476 | 20.01% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''571''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''7.74%''' |- !colspan=2 |Postal votes |align="center"|379 |align="right"|125 | 32.98% |align="right"style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''177''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''46.70%''' |align="right"|74 | 19.53% |[[Thomas Chandy]] |align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"|'''52''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''13.72%''' |- ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |TOTAL |align="center"|'''130082''' |align="right" style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"| '''45223''' | style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"| '''34.76%''' |align="right" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"| '''50114''' | style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''38.52%''' |align="right" style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white;"| '''33044''' | style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}}; color:white;"| '''25.40%''' |'''[[Thomas Chandy]]''' | align="center" style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}; color:white;"|'''LDF''' |align="right" style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''4891''' | style= "color:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}"| '''3.76%''' |}
===2011=== There were 1,50,213 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011 |website = eci.gov.in |title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India |access-date = 11 March 2020 }}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kuttanad]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Nationalist Congress Party |candidate = [[Thomas Chandy]] |votes = 60,010 |percentage = 50.81 |change = {{up}}6.80 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Kerala Congress (M) |candidate = [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] |votes = 52,039 |percentage = 44.06 |change = {{down}}6.39 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = K. Soman |votes = 4,395 |percentage = 3.72 |change = {{up}}2.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bahujan Samaj Party |candidate = Shibu Vadakkettom |votes = 697 |percentage = 0.59 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |candidate = P. R. Satheesan |votes = 373 |percentage = 0.32 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Joseph |votes = 361 |percentage = 0.31 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Asok Kumar |votes = 235 |percentage = 0.20 |change = }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 7,971 |percentage = 6.75 |change = {{up}}0.31 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,18,110 |percentage = 78.63 |change = {{up}}3.47 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Nationalist Congress Party |loser = Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) |swing = {{up}}6.80 }} {{Election box end}}
===2006=== There were 1,11,059 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) |candidate = [[Thomas Chandy]] |votes = 42,109 |percentage = 50.45 |change = {{up}}10.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress |candidate = [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] |votes = 36,728 |percentage = 44.01 |change = {{down}}8.61 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Thomas |votes = 1,553 |percentage = 1.86 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = BJP |candidate = T. K. Aravindakshan |votes = 1,393 |percentage = 1.67 |change = {{down}}3.34 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = V. R. Anil |votes = 707 |percentage = 0.85 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = M. J. Alex |votes = 498 |percentage = 0.60 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = K. D. Joseph |votes = 186 |percentage = 0.22 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Joseph |votes = 169 |percentage = 0.20 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Abraham Haijia |votes = 117 |percentage = 0.14 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Invalid |candidate = Invalidated Votes |votes = 16 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 5,381 |percentage = 6.44 |change = {{down}}5.84 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 83,476 |percentage = 75.16 |change = {{up}}4.14 }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) |loser = Kerala Congress |swing = {{up}}10.11 }} {{Election box end}}
===2001=== There were 1,19,188 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress |candidate = [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] |votes = 44,534 |percentage = 52.62 |change = {{up}}1.95 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress (Jacob) |candidate = Prof. Oommen Mathew |votes = 34,144 |percentage = 40.34 |change = {{down}}5.68 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = BJP |candidate = A. K. Chacko |votes = 4,243 |percentage = 5.01 |change = {{up}}2.05 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = P. R. Satheesan |votes = 1,718 |percentage = 2.03 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Invalid |candidate = Invalidated Votes |votes = 10 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 10,390 |percentage = 12.28 |change = {{up}}7.63 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 84,649 |percentage = 71.02 |change = {{down}}2.43 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Kerala Congress |loser = |swing = {{up}}1.95 }} {{Election box end}}
===1996=== There were 1,22,708 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 1996 Kerala Assembly election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress |candidate = [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] |votes = 44,532 |percentage = 50.67 |change = {{down}}0.53 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = J. Joseph |votes = 40,447 |percentage = 46.02 |change = {{up}}4.91 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = BJP |candidate = G. Mohandas |votes = 2,602 |percentage = 2.96 |change = {{down}}0.42 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = K. C. Sunny |votes = 130 |percentage = 0.15 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Thomas Antony |votes = 110 |percentage = 0.13 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Mohan Jose |votes = 68 |percentage = 0.08 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Rejected |candidate = Rejected & Missing Votes |votes = 2,246 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 4,085 |percentage = 4.65 |change = {{down}}5.44 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 90,135 |percentage = 73.45 |change = {{up}}0.13 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Kerala Congress |loser = |swing = {{down}}0.53 }} {{Election box end}}
===1991=== There were 1,21,633 eligible voters in Kuttanad Assembly constituency for the 1991 Kerala Assembly election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kuttanad}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress |candidate = [[K. C. Joseph (Kuttanadu politician)|K. C. Joseph]] |votes = 45,669 |percentage = 51.20 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Kerala Congress (Mani) |candidate = P. D. Luke |votes = 36,673 |percentage = 41.11 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = BJP |candidate = S. Radhakrishnan |votes = 3,017 |percentage = 3.38 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = K. C. Luke |votes = 959 |percentage = 1.07 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Invalid |candidate = Invalidated Votes |votes = 2,874 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 8,996 |percentage = 10.09 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 89,192 |percentage = 73.32 |change = }} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Left Democratic Front (Kerala) |loser = United Democratic Front (Kerala) |swing = }} {{Election box end}}
==See also== * [[Kuttanad]] * [[Alappuzha district]] * [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]] * [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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