Template:Infobox Indian constituency Devikulam 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of the Scheduled Castes (SC). In the 2021 assembly elections, A. Raja of CPI(M) was elected as the MLA. However, he was subsequently disqualified by Kerala High Court on 20 March 2023.[2][3] The Kerala High Court order was challenged in the Supreme Court, which subsequently stayed the High Court order. The final ruling is pending as on 3 January 2025.[4][5]
Local self-governed segments
Devikulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1] Template:Srn
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Devikulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Adimali | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Edamalakkudy | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Kanthalloor | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Mankulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Marayur | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Munnar | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Pallivasal | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vattavada | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vellathuval | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Bisonvalley | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
| Chinnakanal | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[6]
Key
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| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Rosammma Punnose | Template:Full party name with color | 1957 – 1958 | |
| N. Ganapathy | Template:Full party name with color | 1957 – 1960 | |||
| 1958* | Rosammma Punnose | Template:Full party name with color | 1958 – 1960 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | M. M. Sundaram | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| Murugesan Thiruvengadan | Template:Full party name with color | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. Ganapathy | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | G. Varadan | Template:Full party name with color | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Kittappanarayanaswamy | Template:Full party name with color | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | G. Varadan | Template:Full party name with color | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Sundaram Manickam | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. K. Moni | Template:Full party name with color | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Template:Full party name with color | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | A. Raja | 2021-2023 | ||
* by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
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2021
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2016
There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[7] Template:Election box begin
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2011
There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
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See also
- Devikulam
- Idukki district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result,disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja. English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ High Court Annuls Election Results of Devikulam Constituency. Deshabhimani. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
- ↑ Supreme Court Stays Order Of Kerala High Court That Annuled CPM MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency, Sebastian, Sheryl. www.livelaw.in(2023-04-29). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ Supreme Court reserves verdict on Devikulam MLA A. Raja’s appeal against Kerala HC invalidation of his 2021 poll victory. The Hindu(2024-09-26). Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ↑ Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map. www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.