Aruvikkara Assembly constituency
Aruvikkara 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is G. Steephen of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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Aruvikkara Assembly constituency
Aruvikkara 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is G. Steephen of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Local self-governed segments
Aruvikkara Assembly constituency
Aruvikkara 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>Aruvikkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad</td></tr><tr><td>Aryanadu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad</td></tr><tr><td>Tholicode</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad</td></tr><tr><td>Vithura</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad</td></tr><tr><td>Uzhamalackal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad</td></tr><tr><td>Vellanad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Nedumangad and Kattakada</td></tr><tr><td>Kuttichal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kattakada</td></tr><tr><td>Poovachal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kattakada</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Aruvikkara Assembly constituency
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Political party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>G. Karthikeyan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2015^</td><td>K. S. Sabarinadhan</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>G. Steephen</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Aruvikkara 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>G. Steephen</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>V. S. Sivakumar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Vivek Gopan</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 1,93,873 registered voters in Aruvikkara 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>G. Steephen</td><td>66,776</td><td>45.83</td><td>11.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. S. Sabarinathan</td><td>61,730</td><td>42.37</td><td>6.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. Sivankutty</td><td>15,379</td><td>10.55</td><td>3.57</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>900</td><td>0.62</td><td>0.17</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5046</td><td>3.47</td><td>11.35</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,46,160</td><td>75.39</td><td>0.47</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td>11.33</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 189,505 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>INC</td><td>K. S. Sabarinathan</td><td>70,910</td><td>49.32</td><td>9.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>A. A. Rasheed</td><td>49,596</td><td>34.50</td><td>1.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Rajasenan</td><td>20,294</td><td>14.12</td><td>10.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>M. A. Jaleel</td><td>707</td><td>0.49</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Chitralekha E.</td><td>673</td><td>0.47</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>640</td><td>0.45</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>Sabarinath</td><td>331</td><td>0.23</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>Cherappally Viswanathan</td><td>188</td><td>0.13</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>Rasheed</td><td>158</td><td>0.11</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>A. P. Kakkadu</td><td>134</td><td>0.09</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent politician</td><td>Ajitha B.</td><td>130</td><td>0.09</td><td>–</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>21,314</td><td>14.82</td><td>7.64</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,43,761</td><td>75.86</td><td>0.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.30</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2015 by-election
Due to the death of the sitting MLA G. Karthikeyan, Aruvikkara Assembly constituency held a by-election on 27 June 2015. There were 185,216 registered voters for this election in the constituency.
<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>K. S. Sabarinathan</td><td>,448</td><td>40.02</td><td>8.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI</td><td>M. Vijayakumar</td><td>46,320</td><td>32.84</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>O. Rajagopal</td><td>34,145</td><td>24.20</td><td>17.59</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Das</td><td>1,197</td><td>0.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>Poonthura Siraj</td><td>703</td><td>0.50</td><td>0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Sukumaran</td><td>481</td><td>0.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sunil M. Karani</td><td>422</td><td>0.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Thomas Kaithaparambil</td><td>383</td><td>0.27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Irinchayam Suresh</td><td>354</td><td>0.25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>ABHM</td><td>Sreejita T. R.</td><td>171</td><td>0.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sabarinath M. S.</td><td>143</td><td>0.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>N. Sasidharan Pillai</td><td>93</td><td>0.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vijaya Kumar B.</td><td>69</td><td>0.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IGP</td><td>K. M. Sivaprasad</td><td>62</td><td>0.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vijaya Kumar Nair</td><td>40</td><td>0.03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. G. Mohanan</td><td>35</td><td>0.02</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,128</td><td>7.18</td><td>9.30</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,41,066</td><td>76.16</td><td>5.88</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>8.77</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 165,638 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>INC</td><td>G. Karthikeyan</td><td>56,797</td><td>48.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair</td><td>46,123</td><td>39.62</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Sivankutty C.</td><td>7,694</td><td>6.61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>A. Balan</td><td>1,746</td><td>1.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Poovathoor S. Rajeev</td><td>972</td><td>0.83</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sanil V. O.</td><td>913</td><td>0.78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>R. Rajappan</td><td>753</td><td>0.65</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Karakulam Sathyakumar</td><td>651</td><td>0.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>S. Sreekumar</td><td>525</td><td>0.45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Latha B. Vellumannadi</td><td>244</td><td>0.21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,674</td><td>9.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,16,418</td><td>70.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC win (new seat)</td></tr></tbody></table>