| Thrippunithura | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 81 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,98,425 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Thrippunithura State assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala in southernIndia. It is also one of the sevenstate legislative assembly constituencies included inErnakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA isK. Babu ofIndian National Congress.
Thrippunithura Assembly constituency is composed of the following eight wards of theKochi Municipal Corporation (Palluruthy zone) inKochiTaluk, and twoMunicipalities and twoGram Panchayats inKanayannurTaluk:[2]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kadebhagam | 14 | Thazhuppu | 15 | Edakochi North |
| 16 | Edakochi South | 17 | Perumbadappu | 18 | Konam |
| 19 | Palluruthy-Kacheripady | 20 | Nambyapuram |
All of the above eight wards are included inKochi Taluk.
| Sl no. | Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thrippunithura | Municipality | Kanayannur |
| 2 | Maradu | Municipality | Kanayannur |
| 3 | Kumbalam | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
| 4 | Udayamperoor | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Paul P. Mani | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | T. K. Ramakrishnan | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | K. G. R. Kartha | NDP | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | V. Viswanatha Menon | CPI(M) | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | K. Babu | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | M. Swaraj | CPI(M) | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | K. Babu | INC | Incumbent | |
There were 2,11,581 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Babu | 66,875 | 42.14 |  4.50 | |
| CPI(M) | M. Swaraj | 64,883 | 41.51 | 0.98 | |
| BJP | K. S. Radhakrishnan | 23,756 | 15.20 |  4.09 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,099 | 0.70 | − | |
| SS | Arun Babu | 232 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Rajesh Pairoad | 201 | 0.13 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | C. B. Asokan | 173 | 0.11 | 0.01 | |
| Independent | K. P. Ayappen | 88 | 0.06 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1232 | 0.23 | 2.66 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,307 | 73.88 | 4.15 | ||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | 4.50 | |||
There were 1,98,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Swaraj | 62,346 | 40.53 | 0.78 | |
| INC | K. Babu | 58,230 | 37.64 | 15.72 | |
| BJP | Thuravoor Vishwambharan | 29,843 | 19.29 | 15.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,028 | 0.66 | − | |
| BSP | T. A. Kamarudeen | 683 | 0.44 | 0.19 | |
| SDPI | Sudheer Yousaf | 594 | 0.38 | − | |
| PDP | Padmini D. Netoor | 410 | 0.27 | − | |
| Independent | Swaraj Manickathan | 394 | 0.25 | − | |
| Independent | Saju Kolattukudy | 172 | 0.11 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | Sudha M. P. | 156 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | Sonia Jose | 128 | 0.08 | − | |
| Independent | Gireesh Babu | 122 | 0.08 | − | |
| Independent | K. N. Pradeep | 116 | 0.07 | − | |
| Independent | Ayyapan | 112 | 0,07 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 4,467 | 2.89 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,685 | 78.03 | 1.73 | ||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,71,652 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Babu | 69,886 | 53.36 | ||
| CPI(M) | C. M. Dinesh Mani | 54,108 | 41.31 | ||
| BJP | Sabu Varghese | 4,942 | 3.77 | − | |
| BSP | Karthikeyan | 826 | 0.63 | − | |
| Independent | Babu Keezhathuparamu | 330 | 0.25 | − | |
| Independent | Saju Kolattukudy | 327 | 0.25 | ||
| SS | Saji Thuruthikunnel | 316 | 0.24 | − | |
| Independent | P. K. Thankamani | 137 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | K. P. Ayyapan | 105 | 0.08 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,778 | 12.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,30,977 | 76.30 | |||
| INChold | Swing | ||||