Pala Assembly constituency

Pala
Constituency No. 93 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKottayam
Established1965
Total electors1,84,857 (2019)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  KDP
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2026

Pala 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 Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Kerala Democratic Party.

Local self-governed segments

Pala Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk Ruling alliance
1 Pala Municipality Meenachil UDF
2 Bharananganam Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
3 Kadanad Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
4 Karoor Grama panchayat Meenachil LDF
5 Kozhuvanal Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
6 Meenachil Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
7 Melukavu Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
8 Moonilavu Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
9 Mutholy Grama panchayat Meenachil LDF
10 Ramapuram Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
11 Thalanadu Grama panchayat Meenachil LDF
12 Thalappalam Grama panchayat Meenachil UDF
13 Elikkulam Grama panchayat Kanjirappally UDF

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Pala Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:

Election Name Party
1965 K. M. Mani Kerala Congress
1967
1970
1977
1980
1982
1987 Kerala Congress (M)
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
2019^ Mani C. Kappan Nationalist Congress Party
2021 Democratic Congress Kerala
2026 Independent politician

*by-election

Election results

Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026

There were 1, 76,726 registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. UDF-backed candidate Mani C. Kappan contested the election as an independent candidate.

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mani C. Kappan 50,799 37.39 Decrease13.04
KC(M) Jose K. Mani 47,808 35.19 Decrease4.13
BJP Adv. Shone George 35,304 25.99 Increase18.14
NOTA None of the above 583 0.43 Decrease0.01
AAP Adv. Rony Nedumpallil 506 0.37 −
Independent C G Babu 325 0.24 −
BSP Santhosh Nadoopparampil 254 0.19 Decrease0.08
Independent Santhosh Pulickal 272 0.20 Decrease0.12
Margin of victory 2,991 2.30 Decrease8.81
Turnout 1,35,851 76.87 Increase0.41
UDF hold Swing

2021

There were 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DCK Mani C. Kappan 69,804 50.43 Increase10.19
KC(M) Jose K. Mani 54,426 39.32 Decrease3.23
BJP Prameeladevi J. 10,869 7.85 Decrease6.33
Independent Mani C. Kuriakose 1,098 0.79
NOTA None of the above 604 0.44
Independent Santosh Pulickal 444 0.32
BSP Joy Thomas Vazhamattom 368 0.27
Independent C. V. John 249 0.18 −
Independent Sreejith V. S. 195 0.14
Independent Thomas J. Nidiry 160 0.12
Independent Albin Mathew 121 0.09 −
Independent Sunil Alancheril 93 0.07
Margin of victory 15,378 11.11 Increase8.80
Turnout 1,38,431 76.46 Increase5.49
DCK gain from NCP Swing Increase10.19

2019 by-election

Due to the death of the sitting MLA K. M. Mani in April 2019, Pala Assembly constituency held a by-election on 23 September 2019.

There were 1,79,107 registered voters in Pala Assembly constituency for the 2019 Kerala Assembly by-election.

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NCP Mani C. Kappan 54,137 42.55 Increase3.79
KC(M) Jose Tom Pulikkunnel 51,194 40.24 Decrease1.89
BJP N. Hari 18,044 14.18 Decrease3.58
Independent C. J. Philip 1,085 0.85 −
Independent Maju Puthenkandam 1,012 0.80 −
NOTA None of the above 742 0.58
Independent George Pooveli 565 0.44
Independent Tom Thomas 303 0.24
Independent Ignatious Illimoottil 233 0.18
Independent Joseph Jacob 178 0.14
Independent Babu Joseph 130 0.10
Independent Joemon Joseph Srampickal 130 0.10
Independent Joby Thomas 112 0.09
Independent Sunilkumar 97 0.08
Margin of victory 2,943 2.31 Decrease1.06
Turnout 1,27,220 70.97 Decrease6.64
NCP gain from KC(M) Swing Increase3.79

2016

There were 1,80,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) K. M. Mani 58,884 42.13 Decrease7.01
NCP Mani C. Kappan 54,181 38.78 Decrease6.14
BJP N. Hari 24,821 17.76 Increase12.66
NOTA None of the above 907 0.65 −
Independent Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal 489 0.35 −
Independent Anthony 217 0.16
Independent Shaiju Ponkunnam 103 0.07
Independent Hassan Kunju P. S. 90 0.06
Independent Babu 83 0.06
Margin of victory 4,703 3.37 Decrease0.85
Turnout 1,39,775 77.61 Increase3.95
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease7.01

2011

There were 1,69,192 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) K. M. Mani 61,239 49.14 Decrease2.40
NCP Mani C. Kappan 55,980 44.92 Increase1.96
BJP B. Vijayakumar 6,359 5.10 Increase1.16
Independent C. V. John 576 0.46 −
Independent James Joseph 465 0.16
Margin of victory 5,259 4.22 Decrease4.36
Turnout 1,24,619 73.66 Increase3.10
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease2.40

2006

There were 1,28,184 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) K. M. Mani 46,608 51.54 Decrease11.83
NCP Mani C. Kappan 38,849 42.96 Increase6.33
BJP S. Jayasooryan 3,566 3.94
BSP P. I. Thankachan 362 0.40
Independent Shiby M. Aikkara 319 0.35
Independent K. T. Mathew 310 0.34
Independent Paul 230 0.25
Independent V. A. Sunny 191 0.21
Rejected Rejected & Missing Votes 18
Margin of victory 7,759 8.58 Decrease18.16
Turnout 90,453 70.56 Increase6.54
KC(M) hold Swing Decrease11.83

2001

There were 1,30,305 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pala
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
KC(M) K. M. Mani 52,838 63.37
NCP Uzhavoor Vijayan 30,537 36.63
Rejected Rejected & Missing Votes 50
Margin of victory 22,301 26.74
Turnout 83,425 64.02
KC(M) hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kottayam district, Kerala". kottayam.nic.in.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kottayam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pala". www.mapsofindia.com.
  4. ↑ The Indian Express (27 September 2019). "Hamirpur, Dantewada, Badharghat bye-election results 2019 Highlights: BJP wins Hamirpur seat; Congress gets Dantewada". Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 – Assembly Constituency 93 - PALA (Kerala)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  7. ↑ "Pala Niyamasabha By-election Results 2019, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  9. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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