The Pala Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 93 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), Left Democratic Front (LDF), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), United Democratic Front (UDF), the Janata Dal Secular (JDS), the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Pala Assembly constituency comes under the Kottayam Lok Sabha constituency. In 2021, Independent candidate Mani C Kappen won the seat by defeating Kerala Congress (M) candidate Jose K Mani with a margin of 15,378 votes.
Pala Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala is being implemented in accordance with the Election Commission of India's order before the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026. The objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the Electoral Roll (ER) so as to enable them to exercise their franchise. The last intensive revision in Kerala was conducted by the Commission in the year 2002. The Pala Assembly constituency is a part of the Kottayam district.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 1,84,760 voters in the Pala constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 89,895 were male and 94,865 were female voters. No voters belonged to the third gender. 5,111 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Pala in 2021 was 151 (142 men and 9 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in the Pala constituency was 1,79,778. Out of this, 87,936 voters were male, 91,842 were female. No voters belonged to a third gender. There were 898 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Pala in 2016 was 262 (170 men and 92 women).
Pala Assembly Election 2026: Poll Date
The voting in Kerala (Keralam) will take place in a single phase for all 140 Assembly seats. The voting in Kerala's (Keralam) Pala will take place on April 9, 2026.
Pala Assembly Election 2026: Result Date
The result for Kerala (Keralam) will be declared on May 4 (Monday), along with the other 139 constituencies in Kerala (Keralam).
Pala Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Shone George, and the Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani are the main candidates in the Pala constituency of Kerala.
The BJP is in alliance with the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and Twenty20 Party in Kerala, United Democratic Front-led by Congress has a pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Kerala Congress (Joseph), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is in alliance with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM), Communist Party of India (CPI), Kerala Congress M, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) and the Indian National League (INL).
Pala Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Independent candidate Mani C Kappen won the Pala seat with a margin of 15,378 votes (11.09%). He polled 69,804 votes with a vote share of 50.43%. He defeated Kerala Congress (M) candidate Jose K Mani, who got 54,426 votes (39.32%). BJP candidate Prameeladevi J stood third with 10,869 votes (7.85%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, Kerala Congress (M) candidate K M Mani won the Pala seat with a margin of 4,703 votes (3.36%). He polled 58,884 votes with a vote share of 42.13%. NCP candidate Mani C Kappen got 54,181 votes (38.76%) and was the runner-up. BJP candidate N Hari stood third with 24,821 votes (17.76%).
Pala Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 2021: Mani C Kappan (Kerala Congress M)
- 2019: Mani C Kappan (NCP)
- 2016: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 2011: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 2006: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 2001: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 1996: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 1991: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 1987: K M Mani (Kerala Congress M)
- 1982: K M Mani (Kerala Congress)
- 1980: K M Mani (Kerala Congress)
- 1977: K M Mani (Kerala Congress)
- 1970: K M Mani (Kerala Congress)
- 1967: K M Mani (Kerala Congress)
Pala Constituency Voter Turnout in 2021 and 2016
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Pala Assembly constituency was 1,38,431 or 74.82 per cent. In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,39,775 or 77.61 per cent.
