# Muvattupuzha Assembly constituency

Muvattupuzha 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 Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mathew Kuzhalnadan of Indian National Congress.

## Local self governed segments

Muvattupuzha Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Muvattupuzha | Municipality | Muvattupuzha |
| 2 | Arakuzha | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 3 | Avoly | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 4 | Ayavana | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 5 | Kalloorkkad | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 6 | Manjalloor | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 7 | Marady | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 8 | Paipra | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 9 | Palakkuzha | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 10 | Valakam | Grama panchayat | Muvattupuzha |
| 11 | Paingottoor | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 12 | Pothanikkad | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | K. M. George | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. M. George | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. V. Abraham | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Pennamma Jacob | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | V. V. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | V. V. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | A. V. Isaac | Independent | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Johnny Nellore | Kerala Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Johnny Nellore | Kerala Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Johnny Nellore | Kerala Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Babu Paul | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Joseph Vazhakkan | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Eldo Abraham | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | Indian National Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 1,91,116 registered voters in Muvattupuzha Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Muvattupuzha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mathew Kuzhalnadan | 74,425 | 44.63 | 1.93 |
| | CPI | Eldo Abraham | 68,264 | 40.36 | 8.91 |
| | Twenty 20 Party | Adv. C. N. Prakash | 13,535 | 9.38 | New |
| | BJP | Jiji Joseph | 7,527 | 5.21 | 1.63 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 427 | 0.3 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6961 | 4.27 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,354 | 75.53 | 4.62 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | 1.93 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,77,939 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Muvattupuzha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | Eldo Abraham | 70,269 | 49.27 | 3.81 |
| | INC | Joseph Vazhakkan | 60,894 | 42.70 | 7.20 |
| | BJP | P. J. Thomas | 9,759 | 6.84 | 3.08 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 635 | 0.45 | − |
| | PDP | P. K. Aboobacker Thangal | 512 | 0.36 | − |
| | SDPI | P. P. Moideenkunju | 426 | 0.30 | − |
| | Independent | Justin T. D. | 121 | 0.08 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,375 | 6.57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,42,616 | 80.15 | 4.87 |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,54,440 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Muvattupuzha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Joseph Vazhakkan | 58,012 | 49.90 | |
| | CPI | Babu Paul | 52,849 | 45.46 | |
| | BJP | Jiji Joseph | 4,367 | 3.76 | − |
| | Independent | Biju Sreedharan | 546 | 0.47 | − |
| | BSP | Boby Kaloor | 487 | 0.42 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,163 | 4.44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,16,261 | 75.28 | |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | | |