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Devikulam
Constituency No. 88 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Mattupetty Dam near Munnar
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Established	1957
Total electors	1,64,803 (2016)
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vacant

Devikulam 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2011, the constituency has been reserved for members of Scheduled Caste (SC). After 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.

Local self governed segments

Devikulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI  INC  CPI(M)

* indicates bypolls

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2024 by-election

2021

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,64,803 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	S. Rajendran	49,510	42.18	6.25
	INC	A. K. Mony	43,728	37.25	7.37
	AIADMK	R. M. Dhanalakshmy	11,613	9.89	9.29
	BJP	N. Chandran	9,592	8.17	4.82
	NOTA	None of the above	921	0.78	−
	Independent	J. Rajeshwary	650	0.55	−
	PDP	Rajendran R.	485	0.41	−
	Independent	C. K. Govindhan	303	0.26	−
	Independent	K. Manikandan	267	0.23	0.03
	Independent	Pandiraj	184	0.16	−
	Independent	K. P. Ayyapan	129	0.11	−
Margin of victory			6,232	4.93	1.12
Turnout			1,17,382	71.23	1.18
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	6.25

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

See also

• Devikulam
• Idukki district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Idukki district". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
2. "Kerala HC calls off Devikulam Assembly election result,disqualifies CPM MLA A Raja". English.Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
3. "High Court Annuls Election Results of Devikulam Constituency". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
4. "Devikulam (SC) Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

• Assembly constituencies of Kerala
• State assembly constituencies in Idukki district