| Ranni | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 112 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
A 33 Kilovolt Substation at Ranni-Perunad
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Pathanamthitta |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,93,634 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Ranni is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 5 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Pramod NarayananofKerala Congress (M).
Ranni Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottangal | Grama panchayat | Mallapally[3] |
| 2 | Vechoochira | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 3 | Ranni-Perunad | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 4 | Naranammoozhy | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 5 | Ranni-Pazhavangadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 6 | Ranni-Angadi | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 7 | Kottanad | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 8 | Ezhumattoor | Grama panchayat | Mallapally |
| 9 | Ayiroor | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 10 | Ranni | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 11 | Vadasserikkara | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
| 12 | Cherukole | Grama panchayat | Ranni |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ranni Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
CPI(M) INC CPI Independent KEC INC(U) IC(S)
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Vayala Idicula | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | M . K . Divakaran | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Jacob Skariah | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. A. Mathew | style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #CC6600;" data-sort-value="Kerala Congress" | | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | M. C. Cherian | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Sunny Panavelil | IC(S) | 1982 – 1986 | |
| 1986* | Rachel Sunny Panavelil | 1986 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | Eapen Varughese | Kerala Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. C. Cherian | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Raju Abraham | CPI(M) | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016-2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Pramod Narayan | Kerala Congress | Incumbent | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,93,684 registered voters in Ranni Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(M) | Pramod Narayan | 52,669 | 41.22 | ||
| INC | Rinku Cherian | 51,384 | 40.21 | ||
| BDJS | Padmakumar K | 19,587 | 15.33 |  4.73
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| NOTA | None of the above | 431 | 0.34 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,285 | 1.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,777 | 65.97 | 4.45
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| KC(M) hold | Swing | ||||
There were 1,90,196 registered voters in Ranni Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,749 | 43.87% | 4.64
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| INC | Mariamma Cherian | 44,153 | 32.97% | 10.05
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| BDJS | Padmakumar K. | 28,201 | 21.06% | ||
| BSP | Prasad Uthimoodu | 1,072 | 0.80% | 0.28
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| SDPI | Fawseena Thakbeer | 862 | 0.64% | 0.11
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| NOTA | None of the above | 438 | 0.33% | ||
| Independent | Geethamma Madhavan | 298 | 0.22% | ||
| Independent | Varughese Thomas | 154 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,596 | 10.90% |  5.42
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| Turnout | 1,33,927 | 70.42% | 1.90
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| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.64
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There were 1,75,669 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Raju Abraham | 58,391 | 48.51% | ||
| INC | Peelipose Thomas | 51,777 | 43.02% | ||
| BJP | Suresh Kadambari | 7,442 | 6.18% | ||
| BSP | V. D. Saji Mon | 1,300 | 1.08% | ||
| SDPI | Ibrahim Kutty | 905 | 0.75% | ||
| Independent | S. Radhakrishan | 350 | 0.29% | ||
| Independent | Ulakan Thevan | 196 | 0.16% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,614 | 5.42% | |||
| Turnout | 1,20,361 | 68.52% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
