Kerala polls: Pala constituency picked a KEC(M) candidate in 2016

The Pala
constituency is currently being held by KEC(M) MLA KM Mani who defeated Mani C
Kappen of the NCP 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.

Pala has
been a stronghold for the KEC and the KEC(M) ever since the very first assembly
election. From 1967 to 2016, the constituency has been held five times by KEC
and seven times by KEC(M) respectively.

Here are a
few details about the Pala constituency:

Name of
the assembly constituency, district: Pala, Kottayam

Lok Sabha
constituency: Kottayam

Polling
date: 16/05/2016

2016
candidates: KM Mani (KECM), Mani C Kappen (NCP), N Hari (BJP)

Sitting
MLA, party: KM Mani, KEC(M)

Winning
margin in 2016: 4,703

Number of
voters in 2016: 1,39,807

Percentage
of votes polled in 2016: 77.63%

Number of
women voters in 2016: 68,889

Number of
polling stations in 2016: 170