Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)

Muvattupuzha was a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:^[1]

1. Kunnathunad
2. Piravom
3. Muvattupuzha
4. Kothamangalam
5. Kanjirappally
6. Poonjar
7. Palai

Members of Parliament

• 1952: P. T. Chacko, Pullolil (resigned 1953); George Thomas Kottukapally (byelection) Indian National Congress
• 1957: George Thomas Kottukapally, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Cherian Kappan, Indian National Congress
• 1967: P. P. Esthose, Communist Party of India (Marxist) (K. M. Chandy of INC is defeated due to vote splitting with the Kerala Congress candidate A. Thayil)
• 1971: C. M. Stephen, Indian National Congress
• 1977: George J. Matthew, Kerala Congress (presently a member of KPCC [1])
• 1980: George Joseph Mundackal, Independent Obituary reference
• 1984: George Joseph Mundackal, Kerala Congress (Joseph)
• 1989: P. C. Thomas, Kerala Congress (Mani)
• 1991: P. C. Thomas, Kerala Congress (Mani)
• 1996: P. C. Thomas, Kerala Congress (Mani)
• 1998: P. C. Thomas, Kerala Congress (Mani)
• 1999: P. C. Thomas, Kerala Congress (Mani)
• 2004: P. C. Thomas, Indian Federal Democratic Party won by c. 500 votes over P. M. Ismail; however the election was reversed by the Supreme court, it having found P. C. Thomas guilty of violations of the Electoral code.

Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency is no longer in existence due to changes in constituencies made by election commission. Most parts have been merged to Kottayam, some to Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Chalakudy .

See also

• Muvattupuzha
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha

References

1. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-19. 

External links

• Election Commission of India: http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp