The Kerala Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the state of Kerala in South India. Its seat is at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state, and the assembly sits for a term of five years unless dissolved early. Kerala is India's thirteenth largest state by population and the eighth smallest by area. The governance of the state over the last few decades has alternated between the communist-led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front.
Constituency boundaries are periodically redrawn by the delimitation commission which tries to keep them as geographically compact areas, and with due consideration to existing boundaries of administrative units. The latest census is used to draw the boundaries and every assembly constituency has to be completely within a parliamentary constituency. Since the 1977 election, Kerala has had 140 single-seat constituencies, each of which directly elects a representative based on a first past the post election.
Since the independence of India from the United Kingdom in 1947, the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) have been given reservation status, guaranteeing political representation, and the Constitution lays down the general principles of positive discrimination for SCs and STs. According to the 2011 census of India, the Scheduled Castes constitute 9.1%, while the Scheduled Tribes constitute 1.5% of the population of the state. The Scheduled Castes have been granted a reservation of 14 seats in the assembly, while 2 constituencies are reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Tribes.
History +Changes in the constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Year Act/OrderExplanation Totalseats Reserved seats Elections SC ST 1956 States Reorganisation Act, 1956 The new state of Kerala was formed by the merger of Travancore-Cochin with a few regions of Madras Presidency. The southern part of Travancore-Cochin (Kanyakumari district, along with Sengottai taluk) was transferred to Madras State. 114 12 0 1957,1960 1961 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1961There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. Two-member constituencies were abolished. 133 11 21965,1967,1970 1976 Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 1976There were changes in the number and reservation status of constituencies. 140 13 11977,1980,1982,1987,1991,1996,2001,2006 2007 Delimitation Commission Order, 2007 There were changes in the reservation status and area covered by constituencies. 140 14 22011,2016,2021,2026
Constituencies
+Constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Name Reservation District Lok Sabhaconstituency Electorate(2021) 1 Manjeshwaram None Kasargod Kasaragod 2 Kasaragod 3 Udma 4 Kanhangad 5 Thrikaripur 6 Payyanur Kannur 7 Kalliasseri 8 Taliparamba Kannur 9 Irikkur 10 Azhikode 11 Kannur 12 Dharmadom 13 Thalassery Vadakara 14 Kuthuparamba 15 Mattanur Kannur 16 Peravoor 17 MananthavadyST Wayanad Wayanad 18 Sulthan Bathery 19 Kalpetta None 20 Vatakara Kozhikode Vadakara 21 Kuttiady 22 Nadapuram 23 Koyilandy 24 Perambra 25 Balussery SC Kozhikode 26 Elathur None 27 Kozhikode North 28 Kozhikode South 29 Beypore 30 Kunnamangalam 31 Koduvally 32 Thiruvambady Wayanad 33 Kondotty Malappuram Malappuram 34 Eranad Wayanad 35 Nilambur 36 Wandoor SC 37 Manjeri None Malappuram 38 Perinthalmanna 39 Mankada 40 Malappuram 41 Vengara 42 Vallikkunnu 43 Tirurangadi Ponnani 44 Tanur 45 Tirur 46 Kottakkal 47 Thavanur 48 Ponnani 49 Thrithala Palakkad 50 Pattambi Palakkad 51 Shornur 52 Ottapalam 53 Kongad SC 54 Mannarkkad None 55 Malampuzha 56 Palakkad 57 Tarur SC Alathur 58 Chittur None 59 Nenmara 60 Alathur 61 Chelakkara SC Thrissur 62 Kunnamkulam None 63 Guruvayur Thrissur 64 Manalur 65 Wadakkanchery Alathur 66 Ollur Thrissur 67 Thrissur 68 Nattika SC 69 Kaipamangalam None Chalakudy 70 Irinjalakuda Thrissur 71 Puthukkad 72 Chalakudy Chalakudy 73 Kodungallur 74 Perumbavoor Ernakulam 75 Angamaly 76 Aluva 77 Kalamassery Ernakulam 78 Paravur 79 Vypin 80 Kochi 81 Thrippunithura 82 Ernakulam 83 Thrikkakara 84 Kunnathunad SC Chalakudy 85 Piravom None Kottayam 86 Muvattupuzha Idukki 87 Kothamangalam 88 Devikulam SC Idukki 89 Udumbanchola None 90 Thodupuzha 91 Idukki 92 Peerumade 93 Pala Kottayam Kottayam 94 Kaduthuruthy 95 Vaikom SC 96 Ettumanoor None 97 Kottayam 98 Puthuppally 99 Changanassery Mavelikkara 100 Kanjirappally Pathanamthitta 101 Poonjar 102 Aroor Alappuzha Alappuzha 103 Cherthala 104 Alappuzha 105 Ambalappuzha 106 Kuttanad Mavelikkara 107 Haripad Alappuzha 108 Kayamkulam 109 Mavelikara SC Mavelikkara 110 Chengannur None 111 Thiruvalla Pathanamthitta Pathanamthitta 112 Ranni 113 Aranmula 114 Konni 115 Adoor SC 116 Karunagapally None Kollam Alappuzha 117 Chavara Kollam 118 Kunnathur SC Mavelikkara 119 Kottarakkara None 120 Pathanapuram 121 Punalur Kollam 122 Chadayamangalam 123 Kundara 124 Kollam 125 Eravipuram 126 Chathannoor 127 Varkala Thiruvananthapuram Attingal 128 Attingal SC 129 Chirayinkeezhu 130 Nedumangad None 131 Vamanapuram 132 Kazhakkoottam Thiruvananthapuram 133 Vattiyoorkavu 134 Thiruvananthapuram 135 Nemom 136 Aruvikkara Attingal 137 Parassala Thiruvananthapuram 138 Kattakkada Attingal 139 Kovalam Thiruvananthapuram 140 Neyyattinkara
See also
List of former constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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