Poonjar Assembly constituency

Poonjar 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Sebastian Kulathunkal of KC(M).

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Poonjar Assembly constituency

Poonjar 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Sebastian Kulathunkal of KC(M).

Local self-governed segments

Poonjar Assembly constituency

Poonjar 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>Erattupetta</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Poonjar</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Poonjar Thekkekara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Teekoy</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Thidanad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Meenachil</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Erumely</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Koottickal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Koruthodu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Mundakayam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Parathodu</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kanjirappally</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Poonjar Assembly constituency

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

  INC   Independent   KC(M)   KEC   JD

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>1st</td><td>T. A. Thomman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>K. M. George</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>V. J. Joseph</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>P. C. George</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>N. M. Joseph</td><td></td><td>Janata Dal</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>Joy Abraham</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>P. C. George</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>Sebastian Kulathunkal</td><td></td><td>Kerala Congress</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>P. C. George</td><td>65,000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>Adv. Sebastian M J</td><td>35,000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>Adv. Sebastian Kulathunkal</td><td>15,000</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Shiny A C</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abhiram Babu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mayamol K P</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Santhosh Joseph</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 1,89,091 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>KC(M)</td><td>Sebastian Kulathunkal</td><td>58,668</td><td>41.94</td><td>17.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KJ(S)</td><td>P. C. George</td><td>41,851</td><td>29.92</td><td>13.72</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Tomy Kallany</td><td>34,633</td><td>24.76</td><td>0.2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BDJS</td><td>M. P Sen</td><td>2,965</td><td>2.12</td><td>11.58</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Ancy George</td><td>596</td><td>0.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>345</td><td>0.25</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>M. V George</td><td>278</td><td>0.2</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdu Samad</td><td>259</td><td>0.19</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Albin Mathew</td><td>205</td><td>0.15</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Tomy Chemarapallil</td><td>94</td><td>0.07</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>16,581</td><td>11.85%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,39,894</td><td>73.98</td><td>5.41</td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,83,590 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>Independent</td><td>P. C. George</td><td>63,621</td><td>43.65</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M)</td><td>Georgekutty Augustine</td><td>35,800</td><td>24.56</td><td>26.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>JKC</td><td>P. C. Joseph Ponnattu</td><td>22,270</td><td>15.28</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BDJS</td><td>M. R. Ullas</td><td>19,966</td><td>13.70</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>P. A. Abdul Hakkim</td><td>804</td><td>0.55</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>Nishad Nadakkal</td><td>530</td><td>0.36</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sainulladeen</td><td>525</td><td>0.36</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Indulekha Joseph</td><td>397</td><td>0.27</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Georgekutty Sebastan</td><td>375</td><td>0.26</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>313</td><td>0.21</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Joseph P. C. Purathayil</td><td>234</td><td>0.16</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Siyam P. Ashraf</td><td>194</td><td>0.13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>George Chacko</td><td>166</td><td>0.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Raju Vattapara</td><td>148</td><td>0.10</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>James Joseph</td><td>143</td><td>0.10</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KJ</td><td>Santhosh Chennadu</td><td>96</td><td>0.07</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M-L)</td><td>T. M. Surendran</td><td>94</td><td>0.06</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abraham</td><td>77</td><td>0.05</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,821</td><td>19.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,45,753</td><td>79.39</td><td>9.24</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from KC(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,67,928 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>P. C. George</td><td>59,809</td><td>50.77</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mohan Thomas</td><td>44,105</td><td>37.44</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. M. Santhosh Kumar</td><td>5,010</td><td>4.25</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi</td><td>3,579</td><td>3.04</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. P. Joshy</td><td>2,956</td><td>2.51</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sivan</td><td>524</td><td>0.44</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. K. Divakaran</td><td>455</td><td>0.39</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. C. George</td><td>417</td><td>0.35</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Rajappan</td><td>280</td><td>0.24</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SUCI(C)</td><td>Raju Vattapara</td><td>243</td><td>0.21</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Mano George</td><td>192</td><td>0.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Anoop Bhaskaran</td><td>132</td><td>0.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Anil Mathew</td><td>107</td><td>0.09</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>14,984</td><td>13.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,17,809</td><td>70.15</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>KC(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>