# Ranni Assembly constituency

Ranni is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 5 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pramod Narayanan of Kerala Congress (M).

## Local self governed segments

Ranni Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Kottangal | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 2 | Vechoochira | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 3 | Ranni-Perunad | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 4 | Naranammoozhy | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 5 | Ranni-Pazhavangadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 6 | Ranni-Angadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 7 | Kottanad | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 8 | Ezhumattoor | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 9 | Ayiroor | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 10 | Ranni | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 11 | Vadasserikkara | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 12 | Cherukole | Grama panchayat | Ranni |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ranni Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
CPI(M) INC CPI Independent KEC INC(U) IC(S)
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Vayala Idicula | INC | | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Vayala Idicula | INC | | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | M . K . Divakaran | | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Jacob Skariah | | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. A. Mathew | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC6600;" data-sort-value="Kerala Congress" | | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | M. C. Cherian | | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Sunny Panavelil | IC(S) | | 1982 – 1986 |
| 1986* | 7th | Rachel Sunny Panavelil | IC(S) | | 1986 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Eapen Varughese | | Kerala Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | M. C. Cherian | | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Pramod Narayan | | Kerala Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,93,684 registered voters in Ranni Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ranni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | Pramod Narayan | 52,669 | 41.22 | |
| | INC | Rinku Cherian | 51,384 | 40.21 | |
| | BDJS | Padmakumar K | 19,587 | 15.33 | 4.73 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 431 | 0.34 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,285 | 1.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,777 | 65.97 | 4.45 |
| | KC(M) hold | KC(M) hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,196 registered voters in Ranni Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ranni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,749 | 43.87% | 4.64 |
| | INC | Mariamma Cherian | 44,153 | 32.97% | 10.05 |
| | BDJS | Padmakumar K. | 28,201 | 21.06% | |
| | BSP | Prasad Uthimoodu | 1,072 | 0.80% | 0.28 |
| | SDPI | Fawseena Thakbeer | 862 | 0.64% | 0.11 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 438 | 0.33% | |
| | Independent | Geethamma Madhavan | 298 | 0.22% | |
| | Independent | Varughese Thomas | 154 | 0.11% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,596 | 10.90% | 5.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,927 | 70.42% | 1.90 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.64 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,75,669 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ranni :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,391 | 48.51% |
| | INC | Peelipose Thomas | 51,777 | 43.02% |
| | BJP | Suresh Kadambari | 7,442 | 6.18% |
| | BSP | V. D. Saji Mon | 1,300 | 1.08% |
| | SDPI | Ibrahim Kutty | 905 | 0.75% |
| | Independent | S. Radhakrishan | 350 | 0.29% |
| | Independent | Ulakan Thevan | 196 | 0.16% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,614 | 5.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,20,361 | 68.52% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |