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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kothamangalam<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 87<br />
| map_image = Inchathotty Hanging Bridge - ഇഞ്ചത്തൊട്ടി തൂക്കുപാലം-2.JPG<br />
| map_caption = [[Inchathotty]] suspension bridge, Kothamangalam<br />
| established = 1965<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = 1,59,539 (2016)<br />
| mla = [[Shibu Thekkumpuram]]<br />
| party = [[Kerala Congress]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
| district = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Kothamangalam''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern India. It is also one of the seven constituencies included in [[Idukki Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly<br />
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], the current MLA is Anthony John of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] party. The [[Jacobite Syrian Christian Church|Jacobite Syrian community]] is a decisive factor in poll results here.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Paul |first=John L. |date=2021-03-14 |title=Church row a key factor in Kothamangalam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/church-row-a-key-factor-in-kothamangalam/article34069496.ece |access-date=2025-12-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Kothamangalam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.<br />
|access-date = 10 March 2021<br />
|archive-date = 14 March 2011<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Sl no.<br />
!Name<br />
!Status<br/>([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
![[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|Municipality<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|Kavalangad<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Keerampara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Kottappady]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Kuttampuzha]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Nellikuzhi]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|Pallarimangalam<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Pindimana]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Varappetty]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kothamangalam]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br>Sabha<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan="2"|Party<br />
!Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|T. M. Meethiyan<br />
|{{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
|[[M. I. Markose]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|M. V. Mani<br />
|{{Party name with color|Kerala Congress}}<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[T. M. Jacob]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|rowspan=2|Kerala Congress (Jacob)}}<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
|{{Party name with color|Independent (politician)}}|<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
| rowspan="3" |V. J. Paulose<br />
| {{Party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[T. U. Kuruvilla]]<br />
|{{Party name with color|Kerala Congress}}<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
|{{Party name with color|Kerala Congress (M)}}<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Antony John]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|2016 - 2021<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kothamangalam}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M)<br />
|candidate = [[Antony John]]<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Kerala Congress <br />
|candidate = Shibu Thekkumpuram<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena <br />
|candidate = Aji Narayanan<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 />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
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{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = <br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
There were 1,61,940 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1187.htm?ac=87}}</ref><br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kothamangalam}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate=[[Antony John]]<br />
|votes=64,234<br />
|percentage=47.1<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party=Kerala Congress<br />
|candidate=Shibu Thekkumpuram<br />
|votes=57,629<br />
|percentage=42.3<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party= Twenty20 Party <br />
|candidate=Dr. Joe Joseph<br />
|votes=7,978<br />
|percentage=5.8<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena<br />
|candidate=Shine K Krishnan<br />
|votes=4,638<br />
|percentage=3.4<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party=Social Democratic Party of India<br />
|candidate=T.M. Moosa<br />
|votes=1286<br />
|percentage=0.94<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party=None of the above<br />
|candidate=None of the above<br />
|votes=414<br />
|percentage=0.3<br />
|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes=6,605<br />
|percentage=4.8<br />
|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes=1,36,283<br />
|percentage=84.41<br />
|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
There were 1,59,539 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]]: Kothamangalam}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[Antony John]]|votes=65,467|percentage=50.98|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=T. U. Kuruvilla|votes=46,185|percentage=35.96|change={{decrease}}13.30|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. C. Cyriac|votes=12,926|percentage=10.06|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Anas N. A.|votes=1,490|percentage=1.16|change={{decrease}}3.21|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=803|percentage=0.63|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Yahiya Thangal|votes=775|percentage=0.60|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=T. K .Kuruvilla|votes=357|percentage=0.28|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Cherian Abraham|votes=261|percentage=0.20|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anto John|votes=163|percentage=0.13|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=19,282|percentage=15.02|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,28,427|percentage=80.50|change={{increase}}6.02}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Kerala Congress (M)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were 1,44,256 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 />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kothamangalam}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Kerala Congress (M)|candidate=T. U. Kuruvilla|votes=52,924|percentage=49.26|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Skariah Thomas|votes=40,702|percentage=37.88|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. Radhakrishnan|votes=5,769|percentage=5.37|change=|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Shine Muhammed|votes=4,691|percentage=4.37|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Skaria Thomas|votes=1,008|percentage=0.94|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=T. T. Kuruvilla|votes=718|percentage=0.67|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Devaki Narayanan|votes=524|percentage=0.49|change=-|}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Joy Davasia|votes=419|percentage=0.39|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Skaria Thomman|votes=363|percentage=0.34|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Somini Prabhakaran|votes=319|percentage=0.30|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,222|percentage=11.38|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,07,437|percentage=74.48|change={{decrease}}4.87}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Kerala Congress (M)|loser=Kerala Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Kothamangalam]]<br />
* [[Ernakulam district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1965]]<br />
[[Category:1965 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Kothamangalam, Kerala]]</div>
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