Puthukkad Assembly constituency

Puthukkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K. Ramachandran of CPI(M).

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Puthukkad Assembly constituency

Local self-governed segments

Puthukkad Assembly constituency

Puthukkad 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>Alagappa Nagar</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Mukundapuram</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Nenmanikkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Mukundapuram</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Parappukkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Mukundapuram</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Puthukkad</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Mukundapuram</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Trikkur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Mukundapuram</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Mattathur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chalakudy</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Varandarappilly</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chalakudy</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Vallachira</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thrissur</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of Legislative Assembly

Puthukkad Assembly constituency

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

CPI(M)

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>C. Raveendranath</td><td>CPI(M)</td><td></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>K. K. Ramachandran</td><td>Incumbent</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>CPI(M)</td><td>K. K. Ramachandran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. M. Baburaj</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Nagesh</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Jayakrishnan P. N.</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 2,01,035 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>CPI(M)</td><td>K. K. Ramachandran</td><td>73,365</td><td>46.94</td><td>3.07</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sunil Anthikad</td><td>46,012</td><td>29.44</td><td>3.62</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Nagesh</td><td>34,893</td><td>22.33</td><td>0.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,069</td><td>0.68</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M-L)</td><td>Rajesh Appat</td><td>489</td><td>0.31</td><td>0.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. C. Pushpakaran</td><td>455</td><td>0.29</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>27,353</td><td>17.50</td><td>6.75</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,56,283</td><td>77.74</td><td>3.50</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>3.07</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,95,265 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 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>C. Raveendranath</td><td>79,464</td><td>50.07</td><td>2.77</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sundaran Kunnathully</td><td>40,986</td><td>25.82</td><td>7.86</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>A. Nagesh</td><td>35,833</td><td>22.58</td><td>12.15</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>779</td><td>0.49</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>Asif Niyas</td><td>519</td><td>0.33</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. V. Vijayan</td><td>431</td><td>0.27</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SS</td><td>Santhosh Polakulath</td><td>239</td><td>0.15</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M-L)</td><td>Jayan Konikkara</td><td>237</td><td>0.15</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Santhosh Iythadan</td><td>233</td><td>0,15</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>38,478</td><td>24.25</td><td>5.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,58,721</td><td>81.28</td><td>2.75</td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,76,055 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>C. Raveendranath</td><td>73,047</td><td>52.84</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. P. Vishwanathan</td><td>46,565</td><td>33.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Sobha Surendran</td><td>14,425</td><td>10.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. J. Monsy</td><td>2,084</td><td>1.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. C. Pushpakaran</td><td>1,013</td><td>0.73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Paulson Kalloor</td><td>622</td><td>0.45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. V. Purushottaman</td><td>495</td><td>0.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>26,482</td><td>19.16</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) win (new seat)</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,38,251</td><td>78.53</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>