# Haripad Assembly constituency

Haripad State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Ramesh Chennithala of INC.

## Local self governed segments

Haripad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Haripad | Municipality | Karthikappally |
| 2 | Arattupuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 3 | Cheppad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 4 | Cheruthana | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 5 | Chingoli | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 6 | Karthikappally | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 7 | Karuvatta | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 8 | Kumarapuram | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 9 | Muthukulam | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 10 | Pallippad | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |
| 11 | Thrikkunnapuzha | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Haripad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Ramakrishna Pillai .V | Independent | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. S. Krishna Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | G. P. Mangalathu Madhom | Praja Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | C. B. C. Warrier | Communist Party of India 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | K. K. Sreenivasan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | A. V. Thamarakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | T. K. Devakumar | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Adv. B. Babuprasad | Indian National Congress | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Ramesh Chennithala | Indian National Congress | 2021 – 2026 |

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 1,96,024 registered voters in Haripad Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Haripad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 72,768 | 48.31% | 2.74 |
| | CPI | Adv. R. Sajilal | 59,102 | 39.24% | 0.7 |
| | BJP | Soman | 17,890 | 11.88% | 3.16 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 536 | 0.36% | − |
| | SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 204 | 0.14% | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Adv Niyaz Bharati | 123 | 0.08% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,666 | 9.07% | 3.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,96,024 | 74.20% | 4.69 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 2.74 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,88,651 registered voters in Haripad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Haripad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 75,980 | 51.05% | 1.02 |
| | CPI | P. Prasad | 57,359 | 38.54% | 7.39 |
| | BJP | D. Aswanidev | 12,985 | 8.72% | 6.38 |
| | PDP | Varkala Raj | 623 | 0.42% | − |
| | SDPI | Ashabul Haq | 512 | 0.34% | 0.10 |
| | BSP | C. Balakrishnan | 417 | 0.28% | 0.04 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 321 | 0.22% | − |
| | Independent | Sidharthan Karuvatta | 149 | 0.10% | |
| | SUCI(C) | A. Muhammed | 147 | 0.10% | 0.13 |
| | Independent | Samudayathil Ravi R. Unnithan | 93 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | Pradeep Karipuzha | 87 | 0.06% | |
| | Independent | Satheesh Kumar B. | 75 | 0.05% | |
| | Independent | D. Prasool Prakash | 46 | 0.03% | |
| | Independent | Prasad Unnikkanthara | 38 | 0.03% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,621 | 12.51% | 8.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,832 | 78.89% | 0.51 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 1.02 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,71,834 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Haripad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Ramesh Chennithala | 67,378 | 50.03% |
| | CPI | G. Krishnaprasad | 61,858 | 45.93% |
| | BJP | Ajith Sankar | 3,145 | 2.34% |
| | Independent | Rameshan | 499 | 0.37% |
| | BSP | Somalal Babu | 425 | 0.32% |
| | Independent | Krishnaprasad | 339 | 0.25% |
| | SDPI | Venu | 327 | 0.24% |
| | SUCI(C) | K. J. Sheela | 305 | 0.23% |
| | Independent | Biju J. | 233 | 0.17% |
| | Independent | N. Divakaran | 171 | 0.13% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,520 | 4.10% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,680 | 78.38% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |