# Kothamangalam Assembly constituency

Kothamangalam 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Anthony John of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Kothamangalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Kothamangalam | Municipality | Kothamangalam |
| 2 | Kavalangad | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 3 | Keerampara | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 4 | Kottappady | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 5 | Kuttampuzha | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 6 | Nellikuzhi | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 7 | Pallarimangalam | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 8 | Pindimana | Grama panchayat | Kothamangalam |
| 9 | Varappetty | 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 | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | T. M. Meethiyan | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | M. I. Markose | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Mani | KEC | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | T. M. Jacob | KC(J) | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | T. M. Jacob | KC(J) | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | T. M. Jacob | Independent | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | V. J. Paulose | INC | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | V. J. Paulose | INC | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | V. J. Paulose | INC | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | T. U. Kuruvilla | KEC | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | T. U. Kuruvilla | KC(M) | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Antony John | CPI(M) | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Antony John | CPI(M) | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### 2016

There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kothamangalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Antony John | 65,467 | 50.98 | − |
| | KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 46,185 | 35.96 | 13.30 |
| | Independent | P. C. Cyriac | 12,926 | 10.06 | − |
| | SDPI | Anas N. A. | 1,490 | 1.16 | 3.21 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 803 | 0.63 | − |
| | PDP | Yahiya Thangal | 775 | 0.60 | − |
| | Independent | T. K .Kuruvilla | 357 | 0.28 | − |
| | Independent | Cherian Abraham | 261 | 0.20 | − |
| | Independent | Anto John | 163 | 0.13 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,282 | 15.02 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,427 | 80.50 | 6.02 |
| | CPI(M) gain from KC(M) | CPI(M) gain from KC(M) | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kothamangalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | T. U. Kuruvilla | 52,924 | 49.26 | |
| | Independent | Skariah Thomas | 40,702 | 37.88 | |
| | BJP | K. Radhakrishnan | 5,769 | 5.37 | |
| | SDPI | Shine Muhammed | 4,691 | 4.37 | − |
| | Independent | Skaria Thomas | 1,008 | 0.94 | − |
| | Independent | T. T. Kuruvilla | 718 | 0.67 | − |
| | Independent | Devaki Narayanan | 524 | 0.49 | − |
| | Independent | Joy Davasia | 419 | 0.39 | − |
| | Independent | Skaria Thomman | 363 | 0.34 | − |
| | Independent | Somini Prabhakaran | 319 | 0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,222 | 11.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,437 | 74.48 | 4.87 |
| | KC(M) gain from KEC | KC(M) gain from KEC | Swing | | |