Haripad State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Ramesh Chennithala of INC.
| Haripad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 107 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 National Waterway at Thrikkunnapuzha in Haripad (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| LS constituency | Alappuzha |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,88,651 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editHaripad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haripad | Municipality | Karthikappally |
| 2 | Arattupuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 3 | Cheppad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 4 | Cheruthana | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 5 | Chingoli | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 6 | Karthikappally | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 7 | Karuvatta | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 8 | Kumarapuram | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 9 | Muthukulam | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 10 | Pallippad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 11 | Thrikkunnapuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Haripad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Ramakrishna Pillai .V | Independent | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. S. Krishna Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | G. P. Mangalathu Madhom | Praja Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India| 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | K. K. Sreenivasan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | A. V. Thamarakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. K. Devakumar | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Adv. B. Babuprasad | Indian National Congress | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Ramesh Chennithala | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 – 2026 | |||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Not yet declared | ||||
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | ||||
| CPI(M) | Not yet declared | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
editThere were 1,96,024 registered voters in Haripad Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 72,768 | 48.31% |  2.74
| |
| CPI | Adv. R. Sajilal | 59,102 | 39.24% |  0.7
| |
| BJP | Soman | 17,890 | 11.88% | 3.16
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 536 | 0.36% | − | |
| SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 204 | 0.14% | 0.04
| |
| Independent | Adv Niyaz Bharati | 123 | 0.08% | ||
| Margin of victory | 13,666 | 9.07% | 3.44
| ||
| Turnout | 1,96,024 | 74.20% | 4.69
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.74
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,88,651 registered voters in Haripad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 75,980 | 51.05% | 1.02
| |
| CPI | P. Prasad | 57,359 | 38.54% | 7.39
| |
| BJP | D. Aswanidev | 12,985 | 8.72% | 6.38
| |
| PDP | Varkala Raj | 623 | 0.42% | − | |
| SDPI | Ashabul Haq | 512 | 0.34% | 0.10
| |
| BSP | C. Balakrishnan | 417 | 0.28% | 0.04
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 321 | 0.22% | − | |
| Independent | Sidharthan Karuvatta | 149 | 0.10% | ||
| SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 147 | 0.10% | 0.13
| |
| Independent | Samudayathil Ravi R. Unnithan | 93 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Pradeep Karipuzha | 87 | 0.06% | ||
| Independent | Satheesh Kumar B. | 75 | 0.05% | ||
| Independent | D. Prasool Prakash | 46 | 0.03% | ||
| Independent | Prasad Unnikkanthara | 38 | 0.03% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,621 | 12.51% | 8.41
| ||
| Turnout | 1,48,832 | 78.89% | 0.51
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 1.02
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,71,834 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 67,378 | 50.03% | ||
| CPI | G. Krishnaprasad | 61,858 | 45.93% | ||
| BJP | Ajith Sankar | 3,145 | 2.34% | ||
| Independent | Rameshan | 499 | 0.37% | ||
| BSP | Somalal Babu | 425 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | Krishnaprasad | 339 | 0.25% | ||
| SDPI | Venu | 327 | 0.24% | ||
| SUCI(C) | K. J. Sheela | 305 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | Biju J. | 233 | 0.17% | ||
| Independent | N. Divakaran | 171 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,520 | 4.10% | |||
| Turnout | 1,34,680 | 78.38% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala". alappuzha.nic.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Haripad". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "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.