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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Aruvikkara<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Attingal Lok Sabha constituency|Attingal]]<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 136<br />
| map_image = Aruvikkara Dam 4.jpg<br />
| map_caption = [[Aruvikkara]] Dam<br />
| established = 2008<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| district = [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| mla = [[G. Steephen]]<br />
| party = [[File:Cpm election symbol.svg|20px]] [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] <br />
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| electors = 1,93,873 (2021)<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Aruvikkara''' 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 [[Attingal Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = https://trivandrum.nic.in/constituencies<br />
|website = trivandrum.nic.in<br />
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district<br />
|access-date = 16 March 2020<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[G. Steephen]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].<br />
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==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Aruvikkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thiruvananthapuram.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District<br />
}}</ref><br />
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{{srn}}<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"<br />
! width="100px" | Name<br />
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Aruvikkara]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Aryanadu]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Tholicode]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vithura]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Uzhamalackal]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vellanad]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Nedumangad (tehsil)|Nedumangad]] and [[Kattakada]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kuttichal]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Kattakada]]<br />
|-<br />
| Poovachal<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| [[Kattakada]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan="2" | Political party<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|[[G. Karthikeyan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2015 elections in India#Kerala|2015^]]<br />
|rowspan="2"|[[K. S. Sabarinadhan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|[[G. Steephen]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=y}}<br />
|}<br />
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^by-election<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
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===2026===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aruvikkara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M) <br />
|candidate = [[G. Steephen]]<br />
|votes = <br />
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}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[V. S. Sivakumar]]<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP <br />
|candidate = [[Vivek Gopan]]<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
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|change = <br />
}}<br />
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=== 2021 ===<br />
There were 1,93,873 registered voters in Aruvikkara Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |title=Legislative Assembly 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121075941/https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=21 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aruvikkara}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[G. Steephen]]|votes=66,776|percentage=45.83|change={{increase}}11.33}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[K. S. Sabarinathan]]|votes=61,730|percentage=42.37|change={{decrease}}6.95}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=C. Sivankutty|votes=15,379|percentage=10.55|change={{decrease}}3.57}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=900|percentage=0.62|change={{increase}}0.17}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=5046|percentage=3.47|change={{decrease}}11.35}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,46,160|percentage=75.39|change={{loss}}0.47}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}11.33|}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2016 ===<br />
There were {{formatnum:189505}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aruvikkara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Sabarinathan|votes=70,910|percentage=49.32|change={{increase}}9.30}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=A. A. Rasheed|votes=49,596|percentage=34.50|change={{increase}}1.66}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Rajasenan]]|votes=20,294|percentage=14.12|change={{decrease}}10.08}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=M. A. Jaleel|votes=707|percentage=0.49|change=– }}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chitralekha E.|votes=673|percentage=0.47|change=– }}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=640|percentage=0.45|change=– }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sabarinath|votes=331|percentage=0.23|change=–}}{{Election box candidate|party=Independent politician|candidate=Cherappally Viswanathan|votes=188|percentage=0.13|change=–}}{{Election box candidate |party=Independent politician|candidate=Rasheed|votes=158|percentage=0.11|change=–}}{{Election box candidate|party=Independent politician|candidate=A. P. Kakkadu|votes=134|percentage=0.09|change=–}}{{Election box candidate|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajitha B.|votes=130|percentage=0.09|change=– }}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=21,314|percentage=14.82|change={{increase}}7.64}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,43,761|percentage=75.86|change={{decrease}}0.30}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}9.30}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2015 by-election ===<br />
Due to the death of the sitting MLA G. Karthikeyan, Aruvikkara Assembly constituency held a by-election on 27 June 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Despite rains, 76% polling in Aruvikkara by-election|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/despite-rains-76-polling-in-aruvikkara-by-election-1.305521|access-date=27 August 2020|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref> There were {{formatnum:185216}} registered voters for this election in the constituency.<br />
{{Election box begin|title=2015 by-election: Aruvikkara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Sabarinathan|votes=,448|percentage=40.02|change={{decrease}}8.77}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=[[M. Vijayakumar]]|votes=46,320|percentage=32.84|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[O. Rajagopal]]|votes=34,145|percentage=24.20|change={{increase}}17.59}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Das|votes=1,197|percentage=0.85|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Poonthura Siraj|votes=703|percentage=0.50|change={{decrease}}0.25}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. K. Sukumaran|votes=481|percentage=0.34|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sunil M. Karani|votes=422|percentage=0.30|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|Akhila Kerala Trinamool Party|candidate=Thomas Kaithaparambil|votes=383|percentage=0.27|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Irinchayam Suresh|votes=354|percentage=0.25|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha|candidate=Sreejita T. R.|votes=171|percentage=0.12|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sabarinath M. S.|votes=143|percentage=0.10|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|Ex-Sainik Kissan Party|candidate=N. Sasidharan Pillai|votes=93|percentage=0.07|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Vijaya Kumar B.|votes=69|percentage=0.05|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Gandhiyan Party|candidate=K. M. Sivaprasad|votes=62|percentage=0.04|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Vijaya Kumar Nair|votes=40|percentage=0.03|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. G. Mohanan|votes=35|percentage=0.02|change=}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,128|percentage=7.18|change={{increase}}9.30}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,41,066|percentage=76.16|change={{increase}}5.88}}<br />
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{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}8.77}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2011 ===<br />
There were {{formatnum:165638}} 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><br />
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Aruvikkara}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[G. Karthikeyan]]|votes=56,797|percentage=48.79|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=Ambalathara Sreedharan Nair|votes=46,123|percentage=39.62|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sivankutty C.|votes=7,694|percentage=6.61|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=A. Balan|votes=1,746|percentage=1.50|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Poovathoor S. Rajeev|votes=972|percentage=0.83|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sanil V. O.|votes=913|percentage=0.78|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=R. Rajappan|votes=753|percentage=0.65|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Karakulam Sathyakumar|votes=651|percentage=0.56|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=S. Sreekumar|votes=525|percentage=0.45|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Latha B. Vellumannadi|votes=244|percentage=0.21|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,674|percentage=9.17|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,16,418|percentage=70.28|change=}}<br />
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{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian National Congress}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Aruvikkara]]<br />
* [[Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies established in 2008]]<br />
[[Category:2008 establishments in Kerala]]</div>ArryArrd