Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
Thiruvambady 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Linto Joseph of CPI(M).
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Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
Thiruvambady 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Linto Joseph of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
Thiruvambady 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>Thiruvambady</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kodencheri</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Koodaranji</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Puthuppadi</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thamarassery</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Karassery</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Kodiyathur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Mukkam</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of Legislative Assembly
Thiruvambady Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
INC IUML CPI(M) INC(U) Independent
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>P. Cyriac John</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>INC(U)</td><td></td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>Ind.</td><td></td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>P. P. George</td><td>INC</td><td></td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>A. V. Abdurahiman</td><td>IUML</td><td></td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>C. Moinkutty</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>Mathayi Chacko</td><td>CPI(M)</td><td></td><td>2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>George M. Thomas</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>C. Moinkutty</td><td>IUML</td><td></td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>George M. Thomas</td><td>CPI(M)</td><td></td><td>2016 – 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>Linto Joseph</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Thiruvambady 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>Linto Joseph</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>CK Kasim</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>TTP</td><td>Sunny Thomas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Sunny V 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 1,80,289 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>Linto Joseph</td><td>67,867</td><td>47.46</td><td>1.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>C. P Cheriya Muhammed</td><td>63,224</td><td>44.21</td><td>0.49</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Baby Ambattu</td><td>7,794</td><td>5.45</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sunny V Joseph</td><td>1,847</td><td>1.29</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. P Cheriya Muhammed</td><td>1,121</td><td>0.78</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Linto Joseph</td><td>579</td><td>0.4</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>419</td><td>0.17</td><td>0.29</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Lenilal T. D</td><td>80</td><td>0.06</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>George Mathew Thottathimyalil</td><td>78</td><td>0.05</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,643</td><td>3.25</td><td>1.04</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,43,009</td><td>79.32</td><td>1.25</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.53</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 1,68,412 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>George M. Thomas</td><td>62,324</td><td>45.93</td><td>0.53</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>V. M. Ummer</td><td>59,316</td><td>43.72</td><td>4.99</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BDJS</td><td>Giri Pambanal</td><td>8,749</td><td>6.45</td><td>3.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>Raju Punnakkal</td><td>2,226</td><td>1.64</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>776</td><td>0.57</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Simon Thonakkara</td><td>641</td><td>0.47</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>T. P. Mohammed</td><td>569</td><td>0.42</td><td>0.26</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>Noushad Kodiyathoor</td><td>517</td><td>0.38</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sibi Valayil</td><td>426</td><td>0.31</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. M. Ummer Chokliyil</td><td>77</td><td>0.06</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ummar Vilangot</td><td>65</td><td>0.05</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,008</td><td>2.21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,35,686</td><td>80.57</td><td>1.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from IUML</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 1,45,763 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>IUML</td><td>C. Moyinkutty</td><td>56,386</td><td>48.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>George M. Thomas</td><td>52,553</td><td>45.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Jose Kappattmala</td><td>3,894</td><td>3.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>C. T. Ashraf</td><td>790</td><td>0.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. Moyinkutty</td><td>576</td><td>0.50</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>George Thomas</td><td>574</td><td>0.50</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. P. Basheer Haji</td><td>541</td><td>0.47</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Gafoor Puthuppady</td><td>440</td><td>0.38</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,883</td><td>3.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,15,754</td><td>79.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>