# Cherthala Assembly constituency

Cherthala 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 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency. The current MLA is P. Prasad of CPI.

## Local self governed segments

Cherthala Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| Cherthala | Municipality | Cherthala |
| Cherthala South | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kadakkarappally | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Kanjikuzhy | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Muhamma | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Pattanakkad | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Thanneermukkom | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |
| Vayalar | Grama panchayat | Cherthala |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
CPI CPI(M) INC Independent
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | K. R. Gowri Amma | CPI | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. R. Gowri Amma | CPI | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. P. Thandar | CPI(M) | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | M. K. Raghavan | INC | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | P. S. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Vaylar Ravi | Independent | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Vaylar Ravi | INC | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | C. K. Chandrappan | CPI | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | A. K. Antony | INC | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | A. K. Antony | INC | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | P. Thilothaman | CPI | 2016-2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. Prasad | CPI | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,04,830 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | P. Thilothomman | 81,197 | 45.70 | 7.41 |
| | INC | S. Sarath | 74,001 | 41.65 | − |
| | BDJS | P. S. Rajeev | 19,614 | 11.04 | − |
| | BSP | C. P. Thilakan | 845 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 687 | 0.39 | − |
| | Independent | S. Sarath | 639 | 0.36 | |
| | Independent | Sonnymon K. Mathew | 348 | 0.20 | |
| | Independent | Vayalar Rajeevan | 174 | 0.10 | |
| | Independent | K. V. Joseph | 150 | 0.08 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,196 | 4.05 | 7.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,77,655 | 86.73 | 1.68 |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 7.41 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,90,806 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | P. Thilothomman | 86,193 | 53.11 | |
| | JSS | K. R. Gowriamma | 67,878 | 41.83 | |
| | BJP | P. K. Binoy | 5,933 | 3.66 | − |
| | BSP | K . R. Rajeevan | 1,185 | 0.73 | − |
| | Independent | Shajimon | 1,094 | 0.67 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,315 | 11.28 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,283 | 85.05 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | | |
Niyamasabha Election 2006
2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | P Thilothaman | 55,626 | 51.55 |
| | INC | C K Shajimohan | 47,092 | 44.39 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8534 | 7.90 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 107896 | |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 2001
There were 1,41,109 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | A.K. Antony | 59,661 | 51.79 |
| | CPI | C K Chandrappan | 52,801 | 45.83 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6860 | 5.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115208 | 81.65 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1996
There were 1,28,441 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | A.K. Antony | 56,691 | 52.21 |
| | CPI | C K Chandrappan | 48,306 | 44.48 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8385 | 7.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108590 | 85.53 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1991
There were 1,26,734 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | C.K. Chandrappan | 50,844 | 49.03 |
| | INC | Vayalar Ravi | 49,853 | 48.07 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 991 | 0.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 103710 | 82.66 |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1987
There were 1,00,207 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vayalar Ravi | 43,812 | 49.01 |
| | CPI | C.K. Chandrappan | 41,528 | 46.46 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2284 | 2.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 89391 | 89.75 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1982
There were 84,974 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.
1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Vayalar Ravi | 36,940 | 50.97 |
| | CPI | P S Sreenivasan | 35,067 | 48.38 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1873 | 2.59 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 72478 | 85.82 |
| | INC gain from CPI | INC gain from CPI | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1980
There were 82,654 registered voters in the constituency for the 1980 election.
1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | P S Sreenivasan | 38,613 | 57.11 |
| | JP | Joseph Mathan | 27,200 | 40.23 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11413 | 16.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 67617 | 82.32 |
| | CPI gain from INC | CPI gain from INC | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1977
There were 76,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 1977 election.
1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | M. K. Raghavan | 37,767 | 58.7 |
| | CPI(M) | N P Thandar | 26,007 | 40.4 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,760 | 18.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 65,197 | 85.2 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
Niyamasabha Election 1970
There were 68,755 registered voters in the constituency for the 1970 election.
1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Cherthala :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | A.K. Antony | 28,419 | 48.77 |
| | CPI(M) | N P Thandar | 28,059 | 48.15 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 360 | 0.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58274 | 85.51 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |