The Thripunithura Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 81 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 Thripunithura Assembly constituency comes under the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. In 2021, K Babu of the Congress won the seat by defeating Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate M Swaraj with a margin of 992 votes.
Thripunithura 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 2002-04. The Thripunithura Assembly constituency is a part of the Ernakulam district.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,11,494 voters in the Thripunithura constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,02,331 were male and 1,09,159 were female voters. Four voters belonged to the third gender. 2,463 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Thripunithura in 2021 was 133 (113 men and 20 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in the Thripunithura constituency was 1,97,980. Out of this, 95,798 voters were male, 1,02,182 were female. No voters belonged to a third gender. There were 639 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Thripunithura in 2016 was 242 (150 men and 92 women).
Thripunithura 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) Thripunithura will take place on April 9, 2026.
Thripunithura 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).
Thripunithura Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
Twenty 20 Party's Anjali PV, the Congress leader Deepak Joy, and Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPIM) KN Unnikrishnan are the main candidates in the Thripunithura 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, Congress (Secular), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) and the Indian National League (INL).
Thripunithura Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress candidate K Babu won the Thripunithura seat with a margin of 992 votes (0.63%). He polled 65,875 votes with a vote share of 42.14%. He defeated Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate M Swaraj, who got 64,883 votes (41.51%). Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate KS Radhakrishnan stood third with 23,756 votes (15.2%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate M Swaraj won the Thripunithura seat with a margin of 4,467 votes (2.89%). He polled 62,697 votes with a vote share of 40.53%. Congress candidate K Babu got 58,230 votes (37.64%) and was the runner-up. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Thuravoor Viswambharan stood third with 29,843 votes (19.29%).
Thripunithura Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 2021: K Babu (Congress)
- 2016: M Swaraj (CPIM)
- 2011: K Babu (Congress)
- 2006: K Babu (Congress)
- 2001: K Babu (Congress)
- 1996: K Babu (Congress)
- 1991: K Babu (Congress)
- 1987: V Viswanatha Menon (CPIM)
- 1982: KGR Kartha (NDP)
- 1980: TK Ramakrishnan (CPIM)
- 1977: TK Ramakrishnan (CPIM)
- 1970: Paul P Mani (Congress)
- 1967: TK Ramakrishnan (CPIM)
Thripunithura Constituency Voter Turnout in 2021 and 2016
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Thripunithura Assembly constituency was 1,56,307 or 73.83 per cent. In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,54,685 or 78.03 per cent.
