MUVATTUPUZHA
Assembly seat no. 86 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MUVATTUPUZHA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 10 results.
Winner, 2001
JOHNY NELLOOR
KECJ
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
KECJ
won 4 of 15
Margin, 2001
8,893
8.46% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPIGEORGE KUNNAPPILLY
- Votes
- 45,138
- Vote share
- 42.95%
- Behind by
- 8,893
Electors
1,49,151
Total votes polled
1,05,106
Valid votes
1,05,106
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.5%
Full result, 2001
4 candidates · 1,05,106 valid votes
JOHNY NELLOORKECJwon
54,031
51.4%
GEORGE KUNNAPPILLYCPI
45,138
43.0%
P C MURALEEDHARANBJP
3,395
3.2%
ADV.TOM JOSEIND
2,542
2.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr. Mathew Kuzhalnadan | INC | 89,914 | 60.70% | N Arun | 42,829 |
| 2021 | Dr. MATHEW KUZHALNADAN | INC | 64,425 | 44.63% | ELDHO ABRAHAM | 6,161 |
| 2016 | ELDHO ABRAHAM | CPI | 70,269 | 49.27% | JOSEPH VAZHACKAN | 9,375 |
| 2011 | JOSEPH VAZHACKKAN | INC | 58,012 | 49.90% | BABU PAUL | 5,163 |
| 2006 | BABU PAUL | CPI | 48,338 | 50.53% | ADV. JOHNY NELLOOR | 13,225 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
