Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
Ambalappuzha 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 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA is H. Salam of CPI(M).
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Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
Ambalappuzha 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 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA is H. Salam of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Parts of Alappuzha</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr><tr><td>Ambalapuzha North</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr><tr><td>Ambalapuzha South</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr><tr><td>Punnapra North</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr><tr><td>Punnapra South</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr><tr><td>Purakkad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Ambalappuzha</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of Legislative Assembly
Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
CPI(M) INC Independent RSP
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>V. S. Achuthanandan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>K. K. Kumara Pillai</td><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>P. K. Chandrananandan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>V. Dinakaran</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>C. K. Sadasivan</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>Susheela Gopalan</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>D. Sugathan</td><td></td><td>INC</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>G. Sudhakaran</td><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>2016 - 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>H. Salam</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Ambalappuzha Assembly constituency
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>H. Salam</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>G. Sudhakaran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Arun Anirudhan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
There were 1,78,623 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>H. Salam</td><td>61,365</td><td>44.79</td><td>2.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Liju</td><td>50,240</td><td>36.67</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Anoop Antony</td><td>22,389</td><td>16.34</td><td>0.71</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>M. M. Thahir</td><td>1,690</td><td>1.23</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>591</td><td>0.43</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>Subadramma Thottappally</td><td>525</td><td>0.38</td><td>0.28</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Subaida</td><td>221</td><td>0.16</td><td>0.92</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,125</td><td>8.12</td><td>8.86</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,37,021</td><td>76.71</td><td>2.19</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.53</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 1,68,949 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>G. Sudhakaran</td><td>63,069</td><td>47.32</td><td>7.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JD(U)</td><td>Shaik P. Harriz</td><td>40,448</td><td>30.34</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>L. P. Jayachandran</td><td>22,730</td><td>17.05</td><td>14.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>K. S. Shan</td><td>1,622</td><td>1.22</td><td>0.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>R. Arjunan</td><td>1,439</td><td>1.08</td><td>0.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Nassar M. Pygamadom</td><td>1,053</td><td>0.79</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>A. Ansari</td><td>931</td><td>0.70</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>Nasar Arattupuzha</td><td>878</td><td>0.66</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>627</td><td>0.47</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joseph Kuttikadan</td><td>266</td><td>0.20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. G. Sugunan</td><td>231</td><td>0.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>22,621</td><td>16.98</td><td>2.81</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,33,294</td><td>78.90</td><td>0.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.16</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 1,46,890 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>G. Sudhakaran</td><td>63,728</td><td>54.48</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>M. Liju</td><td>47,148</td><td>40.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. K. Vasudevan</td><td>2,668</td><td>2.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>S. H. Alhadhi</td><td>1,852</td><td>1.58</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Omanakuttan</td><td>672</td><td>0.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>K. R. Sasi</td><td>415</td><td>0.35</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sivakumar</td><td>347</td><td>0.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Nazeer Ahammed</td><td>136</td><td>0.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,580</td><td>14.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,16,966</td><td>79.63</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
There were 1,28,577 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>G. Sudhakaran</td><td>50,040</td><td>53.27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>DIC</td><td>Adv. D. Sugathan</td><td>38,111</td><td>40.57</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Baladevan</td><td>2,591</td><td>2.76</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. R. Sasi</td><td>1,811</td><td>1.93</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. J. Chandramohan</td><td>797</td><td>0.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AIADMK</td><td>Saleena Rehim</td><td>582</td><td>0.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,929</td><td>12.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>93,953</td><td>73.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2001
There were 1,43,058 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Adv. D. Sugathan</td><td>53,119</td><td>51.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>C. K. Sadasivan</td><td>48,602</td><td>47.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Sasi</td><td>890</td><td>0.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vasudevan Nair R.</td><td>709</td><td>0.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,517</td><td>4.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,03,325</td><td>72.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>