# Devikulam Assembly constituency

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. The Kerala High Court order was challenged in the Supreme Court, which subsequently stayed the High Court order. The final ruling is pending as on 3rd January 2025.

## Local self governed segments

Devikulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| Adimali | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Edamalakkudy | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Kanthalloor | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Mankulam | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Marayur | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Munnar | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Pallivasal | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vattavada | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Vellathuval | Grama panchayat | Devikulam |
| Bisonvalley | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |
| Chinnakanal | Grama panchayat | Udumbanchola |

## 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)
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1958 |
| 1957 | 1st | N. Ganapathy | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1958* | 1st | Rosammma Punnose | Communist Party of India | 1958 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | M. M. Sundaram | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Murugesan Thiruvengadan | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. Ganapathy | Indian National Congress | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Kittappanarayanaswamy | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | G. Varadan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Sundaram Manickam | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | A. K. Moni | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | A. K. Moni | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | A. K. Moni | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | S. Rajendran | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | A. Raja | Communist Party of India | 2021-2023 |
* indicates bypolls

## Election results

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

### 2024 by-election

Kerala Assembly by-election, 2024 (Note: election annulled by Kerala High Court) : Devikulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate |
| | CPI(M) | |
| | INC | |
| | BJP | |
| | NOTA | None of the above |
| Majority | Majority | Majority |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout |

### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | A. Raja | 59,049 | 51.00 |
| | INC | D. Kumar | 51,201 | 44.22 |
| | BDJS | Ganesan. S | 4,717 | 4.07 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 921 | 0.78 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,848 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,15,774 | 68.34 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 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 | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,232 | 4.93 | 1.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,382 | 71.23 | 1.18 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 6.25 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,47,855 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Devikulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | S. Rajendran | 51,849 | 48.43 | − |
| | INC | A. K. Mony | 47,771 | 44.62 | |
| | BJP | S. Rajagopal | 3,582 | 3.35 | − |
| | Independent | Selvaraj Madaswami | 1,060 | 0.99 | − |
| | BSP | T. C. Thankappan | 913 | 0.85 | |
| | AIADMK | Mallika | 646 | 0.60 | − |
| | SDPI | Raju Ayyapan | 628 | 0.59 | − |
| | Independent | P. K. Mani | 336 | 0.31 | − |
| | Independent | K. Manikandan | 274 | 0.26 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,078 | 3.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,059 | 72.41 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |