The
Kaduthuruthy constituency is currently being held by KEC(M) MLA Adv Mons Joseph
who defeated Scaria Thomas of the KCST in 2016. The seat, one of Kerala’s 140
assembly constituencies, falls under the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency.

KEC(M) MP
Thomas Chazhikadan currently holds the Kottayam Lok Sabha seat, defeating VN
Vasavan of the LDF in the 2019 General Elections.

Kaduthuruthy
was held by Congress two times, from 1957-1960, and 1960-1965. After that, the
seat has almost always been held by either KEC or KEC(M).

Here are a
few details about the Kaduthuruthy constituency:

Name of
assembly constituency, district: Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam

Lok Sabha
constituency: Kottayam

Polling
date: 16/05/2016

2016
candidates: Adv Mon Joseph (KECM), Scaria Thomas (KCST), Stephen Chazhikadan
(KEC)

Sitting
MLA, party: Adv Mons Joseph, KEC(M)

Winning
margin in 2016: 42,256

Number of
voters in 2016: 1,27,174

Percentage
of votes polled in 2016: 69.59%

Number of women
voters in 2016: 92,274

Number of
polling stations in 2016: 166