Kothamangalam is one of the 140 Kerala Legislative Assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven constituencies included in Idukki Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is Shibu Thekkumpuram of the Kerala Congress party. The Jacobite Syrian community is a decisive factor in poll results here.
Local self-governed segments Kothamangalam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: Sl no.NameStatus(Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk1KothamangalamMunicipalityKothamangalam2KavalangadGrama panchayatKothamangalam3KeeramparaGrama panchayatKothamangalam4KottappadyGrama panchayatKothamangalam5KuttampuzhaGrama panchayatKothamangalam6NellikuzhiGrama panchayatKothamangalam7PallarimangalamGrama panchayatKothamangalam8PindimanaGrama panchayatKothamangalam9VarappettyGrama panchayatKothamangalam
Members of the Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure19673rdT. M. Meethiyan1967 – 197019704thM. I. Markose1970 – 197719775thM. V. Mani1977 – 198019806thT. M. Jacob 1980 – 198219827th1982 – 198719878th1987 – 199119919thV. J. Paulose 1991 – 1996199610th1996 – 2001200111th2001 – 2006200612thT. U. Kuruvilla2006 – 2011201113th2011 – 2016201614thAntony John 2016 - 2021202115th2021 - 2026202616thShibu ThekkumpuramIncumbent
Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026 There were 1,71,968 registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election.
2021 There were 1,61,940 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
2016 There were 1,59,539 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
2011 There were 1,44,256 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
See also Kothamangalam Ernakulam district List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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