Pala Assembly constituency
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 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.
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Pala Assembly constituency
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 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Mani C. Kappan of Nationalist Congress Kerala.
Local self-governed segments
Pala Assembly constituency
Pala Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Pala</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Bharananganam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Kadanad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Karoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kozhuvanal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Meenachil</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Melukavu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Moonilavu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Mutholy</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Ramapuram</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Thalanadu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Thalappalam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Elikkulam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Pala Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Pala Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1967</td><td>K. M. Mani</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2019^</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td></td><td>Nationalist Congress Party</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td></td><td>Democratic Congress Kerala</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Pala 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>KDP</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Adv. Shone George</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Jose K. Mani</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Rony Jose Nedumpallil</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 1,84,857 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>DCK</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td>69,804</td><td>50.43</td><td>7.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Jose K. Mani</td><td>54,426</td><td>39.32</td><td>3.92</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Prameeladevi J.</td><td>10,869</td><td>7.85</td><td>6.33</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mani C. Kuriakose</td><td>1,098</td><td>0.79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>604</td><td>0.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Santosh Pulickal</td><td>444</td><td>0.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Joy Thomas Vazhamattom</td><td>368</td><td>0.27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. V. John</td><td>249</td><td>0.18</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sreejith V. S.</td><td>195</td><td>0.14</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Thomas J. Nidiry</td><td>160</td><td>0.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Albin Mathew</td><td>121</td><td>0.09</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sunil Alancheril</td><td>93</td><td>0.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>15,378</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,38,431</td><td>76.46</td><td>5.49</td></tr></tbody></table>
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.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td>54,137</td><td>42.55%</td><td>3.79</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Jose Tom Pulikkunnel</td><td>51,194</td><td>40.24%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Hari</td><td>18,044</td><td>14.18%</td><td>3.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. J. Philip</td><td>1,085</td><td>0.85%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Maju Puthenkandam</td><td>1,012</td><td>0.80%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>742</td><td>0.58%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>George Pooveli</td><td>565</td><td>0.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Tom Thomas</td><td>303</td><td>0.24%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ignatious Illimoottil</td><td>233</td><td>0.18%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joseph Jacob</td><td>178</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Babu Joseph</td><td>130</td><td>0.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joemon Joseph Srampickal</td><td>130</td><td>0.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joby Thomas</td><td>112</td><td>0.09%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sunilkumar</td><td>97</td><td>0.08%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,943</td><td>2.31%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,27,220</td><td>70.97%</td><td>6.64</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP gain from KC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 1,80,091 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>KC(M)</td><td>K. M. Mani</td><td>58,884</td><td>42.13%</td><td>7.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td>54,181</td><td>38.78%</td><td>6.14</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>N. Hari</td><td>24,821</td><td>17.76%</td><td>12.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>907</td><td>0.65%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Jose Thomas Padiyammakkal</td><td>489</td><td>0.35%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Anthony</td><td>217</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Shaiju Ponkunnam</td><td>103</td><td>0.07%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Hassan Kunju P. S.</td><td>90</td><td>0.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Babu</td><td>83</td><td>0.06%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,703</td><td>3.37%</td><td>0.85</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,39,775</td><td>77.61%</td><td>3.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>7.01</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 1,69,192 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>KC(M)</td><td>K. M. Mani</td><td>61,239</td><td>49.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NCP</td><td>Mani C. Kappan</td><td>55,980</td><td>44.92%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>B. Vijayakumar</td><td>6,359</td><td>5.10%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. V. John</td><td>576</td><td>0.46%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>James Joseph</td><td>465</td><td>0.16%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,259</td><td>4.22%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,24,619</td><td>73.66%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>