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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Aroor
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = [[Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency|Alappuzha]]
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 102
| map_image = {{Photomontage
| photo1a = Sunrise Beauty of Nature.jpg
| photo2a = Aroorseafood.jpg
| spacing = 1
| color_border = black
| color = white
| size = 200
}}
| map_caption = '''Top to Bottom''':<br>sunrise from Aroor Bridge, seafood export processing plant at [[Aroor]].
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,91,898 (2019)
| mla = [[Shanimol Osman]]
| party = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]
}}
'''Aroor State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://alappuzha.nic.in/legislative-assembly-constituencies
|website = alappuzha.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[Daleema|Daleema Jojo]] of [[CPI(M)]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Aroor Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District
}}</ref>

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Arookutty]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Aroor]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Pallippuram, Alappuzha|Chennam - Pallippuram]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Ezhupunna]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Kodamthuruth]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Kuthiathode]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Panavally]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Perumbalam]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Thaikattussery|Thycattussery]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|-
| [[Thuravoor, Cherthala|Thuravoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| Cherthala
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Aroor Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/aroor-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Aroor
}}</ref>

'''Travancore - Cochin Legislative Assembly'''

[[1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1952]]- Avira Tharakan

[[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|1954]]- Avira Tharakan

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} {{Party index link|Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}

{| class="sortable" width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br>Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| 1st
| rowspan="2" |[[P. S. Karthikeyan]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| 1957–1960
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| 2nd
| 1960–1965
|-
|[[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]
| -
| rowspan="3" |[[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
|
|
|
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}
| 1967–1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| 1970–1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[P. S. Sreenivasan]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
| 1977–1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| rowspan="6" |K. R. Gowri Amma
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=4}}
| 1980–1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| 1982–1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| 1987–1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| 1991–1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| {{Party name with color|Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy|rowspan=2}}
| 1996–2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| 2001–2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| rowspan="3" |[[A. M. Ariff]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
| 2006–2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| 2011–2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| rowspan="2" |14th
| 2016–2019
|-
| [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|2019*]]
| [[Shanimol Usman]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 2019-2021
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|[[Daleema]]
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|2021-2026
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|16th
| [[Shanimol Usman]]
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 2026 – present
|-
|}

==Election results==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Shanimol Usman]]
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Daleema]]
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
|candidate = Adv. P. S. Jyothis
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Dravida Party
|candidate = Vayalar Rajeevan
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = N. K. Sasikumar
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Vipin
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 83.35
|change = {{up}}1.11
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
There were 2,00,005 registered voters in Aroor Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[Daleema]]
|votes = 75,617
|percentage = 45.98
|change = {{up}}2.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Shanimol Usman]]
|votes = 68,604
|percentage = 41.71
|change = {{down}}3.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
|candidate = T. Aniyappan
|votes = 17,479
|percentage = 10.63
|change = {{up}}0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 846
|percentage = 0.51
|change = {{down}}0.03
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Rugma Prasad
|votes = 682
|percentage = 0.41
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Democratic Social Justice Party
|candidate = Ambika K. N.
|votes = 682
|percentage = 0.41
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = K. Prathapan
|votes = 374
|percentage = 0.23
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Vayalar Rajeevan
|votes = 164
|percentage = 0.10
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Pramod Perumpuzha
|votes = 161
|percentage = 0.10
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Chandran
|votes = 89
|percentage = 0.05
|change = -
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 7,013
|percentage = 4.26
|change = {{up}}2.92
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,64,491
|percentage = 82.24
|change = {{up}}1.77
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{up}}2.44
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2019 by-election===
Due to the election of the sitting MLA, [[A. M. Ariff]], as the [[Member of parliament (India)|MP]] from [[Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency]], Aroor Assembly constituency held a by-election in 2019. There were 1,91,898 registered voters in Aroor Constituency for this election.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://results.eci.gov.in/ACBYEOCT2019/ConstituencywiseS11102.htm?ac=102
|website = results.eci.gov.in
|title = Aroor Niyamasabha Constituency Byelection Results, Election Commission of India.
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: [[Aroor]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Shanimol Usman]]
|votes = 69,356
|percentage = 44.88%
|change = {{gain}}16.34
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Manu C. Pulikkal
|votes = 67,277
|percentage = 43.54%
|change = {{loss}}8.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = K. P. Prakash Babu
|votes = 16,289
|percentage = 10.54%
|change = {{down}}6.60
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 840
|percentage = 0.54%
|change = {{gain}}0.09
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Geetha Asokan
|votes = 352
|percentage = 0.23%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = K. B. Sunil Kumar
|votes = 278
|percentage = 0.18%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Alleppy Sugunan
|votes = 142
|percentage = 0.09%
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 2,079
|percentage = 1.34%
|change = {{loss}}22.46
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,54,534
|percentage = 80.47%
|change = {{loss}}5.35
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing = {{gain}}16.34
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were 1,88,615 registered voters in Aroor Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Aroor]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[A. M. Ariff]]|votes=84,720|percentage=52.34%|change={{increase}}0.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=C. R. Jayaprakash|votes=46,201|percentage=28.54%|change={{decrease}}12.25}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=T. Aniyappan|votes=27,753|percentage=17.14%|change={{up}}12.04 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Mohan Chacko|votes=761|percentage=0.47%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=736|percentage=0.45%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=K. Prathapan|votes=556|percentage=0.34%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Liyakath Ali|votes=434|percentage=0.27%|change={{decrease}}0.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Faizal|votes=433|percentage=0.27%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Thuravoor Rajasekharan|votes=281|percentage=0.17%|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 38,519
|percentage = 23.80%
|change ={{increase}}12.31
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,61,875|percentage=85.82%|change={{increase}}1.59}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing ={{increase}}0.06
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,74,130 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Aroor]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[A. M. Ariff]]|votes=76,675|percentage=52.28|change={{up}}2.73 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=A. A. Shukoor|votes=59,823|percentage=40.79|change={{down}}4.72 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=T. Sajeev Lal|votes=7,486|percentage=5.10|change={{up}}2.17 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=V. Lenin|votes=787|percentage=0.54|change={{up}}0.19 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Suresh Babu|votes=776|percentage=0.53|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Jayaprakash|votes=476|percentage=0.32|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=S. Sarath|votes=378|percentage=0.26|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=T. P. Radhakrishnan|votes=275|percentage=0.19|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 16,852
|percentage = 11.49
|change = {{up}}7.45
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,46,676|percentage=84.23|change={{up}}5.98 }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{up}}2.73
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
There were 1,31,411 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = [[A. M. Ariff]]
|votes = 58,218
|percentage = 49.55
|change = {{up}}9.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|candidate = [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
|votes = 53,465
|percentage = 45.51
|change = {{down}}4.48
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = N. V. Prakashan
|votes = 3,437
|percentage = 2.93
|change = {{down}}0.79
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Gowri
|votes = 1,063
|percentage = 0.90
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = K. Prathapan
|votes = 707
|percentage = 0.60
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Thuravoor Suresh
|votes = 407
|percentage = 0.35
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = K. C. Kochappan
|votes = 186
|percentage = 0.16
|change = -
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 4,753
|percentage = 4.04
|change = {{down}}6.06
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,17,483
|percentage = 78.25
|change = {{down}}0.61
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = CPI(M)
|loser = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|swing = {{up}}9.67
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2001===
There were 1,54,969 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|candidate = [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
|votes = 61,073
|percentage = 49.99
|change = {{down}}5.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = K. V. Devadas
|votes = 48,731
|percentage = 39.88
|change = {{down}}0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = K. Rajeevan
|votes = 5,521
|percentage = 4.52
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = R. Viswakumar
|votes = 4,545
|percentage = 3.72
|change = {{up}}0.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = K. S. Devadas
|votes = 878
|percentage = 0.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = K. Sabu Dinesh
|votes = 496
|percentage = 0.41
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Sebastin J. Thankiyil
|votes = 447
|percentage = 0.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = M. K. Sasikumar
|votes = 429
|percentage = 0.35
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 12,342
|percentage = 10.10
|change = {{down}}4.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,22,204
|percentage = 78.86
|change = {{up}}3.34
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|swing = {{down}}5.21
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1996===
There were 1,41,555 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|candidate = [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
|votes = 61,972
|percentage = 55.2
|change = {{up}}8.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = B. Vinod
|votes = 45,439
|percentage = 40.5
|change = {{down}}9.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = H. Jayakumar
|votes = 4,004
|percentage = 3.6
|change = {{up}}0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = T. S. Balakrishnan
|votes = 528
|percentage = 0.5.
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = T. K. Vasu
|votes = 232
|percentage = 0.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Prabhakaran Vava
|votes = 156
|percentage = 0.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 16,533
|percentage = 14.2
|change = {{up}}11.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,16,406
|percentage = 82.2
|change = {{down}}2.1
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy
|loser = CPI(M)
|swing = {{up}}8.5
}}
{{Election box end}}

===1991===
There were 1,34,671 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aroor}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[K. R. Gowri Amma]]
|votes = 56,230
|percentage = 49.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = P. J. Francis
|votes = 52,613
|percentage = 46.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = V. Padmanabhan
|votes = 3,357
|percentage = 3.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Chellappan Pillai
|votes = 405
|percentage = 0.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 3,617
|percentage = 3.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,13,512
|percentage = 84.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = CPI(M)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Aroor]]
* [[Alappuzha district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Aroor Assembly constituency - Revision history

Joann47Q9259 at 07:16, 5 May 2026