Cherthala State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA is P. Prasad of CPI.
Local self governed segments
Cherthala Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Cherthala | Municipality | Cherthala |
| Cherthala South | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kadakkarappally | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kanjikuzhy | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Muhamma | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Pattanakkad | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Thanneermukkom | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Vayalar | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI CPI(M) INC Independent
| Election | NiyamaSabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. R. Gowri Amma | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | N. P. Thandar | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Raghavan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Vaylar Ravi | Independent | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | INC | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | C. K. Chandrappan | CPI | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Prasad | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,04,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Thilothomman | 81,197 | 45.70 |  7.41 |
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| INC | S. Sarath | 74,001 | 41.65 | – | |
| BDJS | P. S. Rajeev | 19,614 | 11.04 | – | |
| BSP | C. P. Thilakan | 845 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
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| NOTA | None of the above | 687 | 0.39 | – | |
| Independent | S. Sarath | 639 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Sonnymon K. Mathew | 348 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Vayalar Rajeevan | 174 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | K. V. Joseph | 150 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,196 | 4.05 | 7.23 |
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| Turnout | 1,77,655 | 86.73 |  1.68 |
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| CPI hold | Swing | 7.41 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | P. Thilothomman | 86,193 | 53.11 | ||
| JSS | K. R. Gowriamma | 67,878 | 41.83 | ||
| BJP | P. K. Binoy | 5,933 | 3.66 | – | |
| BSP | K . R. Rajeevan | 1,185 | 0.73 | – | |
| Independent | Shajimon | 1,094 | 0.67 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,315 | 11.28 | |||
| Turnout | 1,62,283 | 85.05 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||