The Thrithala Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 49 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 Thrithala Assembly constituency comes under the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency. In 2021, M B Rajesh of the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) won the seat by defeating V T Balram of the Congress with a margin of 3,016 votes.
Thrithala 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 2003. The Thrithala Assembly constituency is a part of the Palakkad district.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 1,92,560 voters in the Thrithala constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 93,052 were male, and 99,506 were female voters. Two voters belonged to the third gender. 3,011 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Thrithala in 2021 was 128 (119 men and 9 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in the Thrithala constituency was 1,78,249. Out of this, 85,443 voters were male, 92,806 were female. No voters belonged to a third gender. There were 403 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Thrithala in 2016 was 313 (202 men and 111 women).
Thrithala 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) Thrithala will take place on April 9, 2026.
Thrithala 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).
Thrithala Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) V Unnikrishnan Master, the Congress leader VT Balram, Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPIM) MB Rajesh, and Social Democratic Party of India's (SDPI) Shaheer Chalipram are the main candidates in the Thrithala 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).
Thrithala Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate M B Rajesh won the Thrithala seat with a margin of 3,016 votes (1.98%). He received 69,814 votes with a vote share of 45.84%. He defeated Congress candidate V T Balram, who got 66,798 votes (43.86%). Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Sanku T Das stood third with 12,851 votes (8.44%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, Congress candidate V T Balram won the Thrithala seat with a margin of 10,547 votes (7.48%). He polled 66,505 votes with a vote share of 47.16%. Communist Party of India's Subaida Isha got 55958 votes (39.68%) and was the runner-up. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate VT Rema stood third with 14,510 votes (10.29%).
Thrithala Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 2021: MB Rajesh (CPIM)
- 2016: V T Balram (Congress)
- 2011: V T Balram (Congress)
- 2006: TP Kunjunni (CPIM)
- 2001: V K Chandran (CPIM)
- 1996: V K Chandran (CPIM)
- 1991: E Sankaran (CPIM)
- 1987: M P Thami (Congress)
- 1982: K K Balakrishnan (Congress)
- 1980: MP Thami (Congress)
- 1977: K Sankaranarayanan (Congress)
- 1970: Vella Eacharan (Congress)
- 1967: ET Kunhan (CPIM)
Thrithala Constituency Voter Turnout in 2021 and 2016
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Thrithala Assembly constituency was 1,52,311 or 78.42 per cent. In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,41,021 or 78.88 per cent.
