Mavelikara Assembly constituency (No. 109) is a legislative entity in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. Rooted in the ancient history of the Onattukara principality, the constituency is a reserved seat for Scheduled Castes. It serves as a vital component of the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency and encompasses the historic Mavelikara Municipality along with seven surrounding rural panchayats.The current MLA is M. S. Arun Kumar from CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments Mavelikara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
Sl no.NameStatus (grama panchayat/municipality)Taluk1MavelikkaraMunicipalityMavelikkara2ChunakkaraGrama panchayatMavelikkara3Mavelikkara-ThekkekaraGrama panchayatMavelikkara4Mavelikara-ThamarakkulamGrama panchayatMavelikkara5NooranadGrama panchayatMavelikkara6PalamelGrama panchayatMavelikkara7ThazhakkaraGrama panchayatMavelikkara8VallikunnamGrama panchayatMavelikkara
Members of the Legislative Assembly ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure19571st P. K. Kunjachan 1957 – 1960K. C. George19602ndEravankara Gopala Kurup1960 – 1965P. K. Kunjachan19673rd G. Gopinathan Pillai 1967 – 197019704th 1970 – 197719775thN. Bhaskaran Nair1977 – 198019806thS. Govinda Kurup 1980 – 198219827th1982 – 198719878th1987 – 199119919th M Murali 1991 – 1996199610th1996 – 2001200111th2001 – 2006200612th2006 – 2011201113thR. Rajesh 2011 – 2016201614th2016-21202115thM. S. Arun KumarIncumbent
Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
+ By Local body SegmentsNo.Status (Local body)VotesLead M. S. Arun Kumar Muthara Raj K. Ajimon1Mavelikkara Municipality5,6035,5192,990842Thazhakkara6,6135,2332,5301,3803 Mavelikkara-Thekkekara12,4818,2124,5674,2694Chunakkara6,8255,0802,0241,7455Nooranad7,7185,1172,5672,6016Palamel9,9477,4032,5462,5447Vallikunnam5,0414,3651,5406768 Mavelikkara-Thamarakkulam11,6319,4243,9552,207Postal Votes1,3211,091481230
2021 There were 2,06,012 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
2016 There were 1,98,395 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
2011 There were 1,77,789 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2006 There were 1,31,267 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2001 There were 1,47,414 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
See also Mavelikara Alappuzha district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
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