V S Joy — MLA, Thavanur (Indian National Congress)
V S Joy
V S Joy is the MLA from the Thavanur assembly constituency in Kerala, representing the Indian National Congress in the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly (elected 2026).
Member identity and party: Kerala Legislative Assembly, sitting members, cross-checked with PRS Legislative Research. Sitting-member roster checked on 17 October 2026. Party labels retain the elected party unless a formal change is verified. Photo: PRS Legislative Research, CC BY 4.0.
Thavanur constituency
Thavanur is seat number 47 of the 140 in the Kerala Legislative Assembly and lies in Malappuram district. It is a general (unreserved) seat. The seat had about 201,183 registered electors at the last election.
At a general election Thavanur votes as part of the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency, whose sitting member is listed on this site.
Indian National Congress in the Kerala assembly
Indian National Congress holds 63 of the 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, against a majority mark of 71. V S Joy was returned from Thavanur in 2026.
Other MLAs in Malappuram district
Malappuram district returns 16 members to the Kerala assembly. The others are:
- T P Ashrafali — Kondotty, Indian Union Muslim League
- P K Basheer — Eranad, Indian Union Muslim League
- Aryadan Shoukath — Nilambur, Indian National Congress
- A P Anilkumar — Wandoor, Indian National Congress
- M Rahmathulla — Manjeri, Indian Union Muslim League
- Najeeb Kanthapuram — Perinthalmanna, Indian Union Muslim League
- Manjalamkuzhi Ali — Mankada, Indian Union Muslim League
- P K Kunhalikutty — Malappuram, Indian Union Muslim League
- K M Shaji — Vengara, Indian Union Muslim League
- T V Ibrahim — Vallikkunnu, Indian Union Muslim League
- P M A Sameer — Tirurangadi, Indian Union Muslim League
- P K Navas — Tanur, Indian Union Muslim League
The Kerala Legislative Assembly
The assembly has 140 seats and was last elected in 2026. The next election is expected in April–May 2031.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is the MLA of Thavanur?
- V S Joy of the Indian National Congress is the sitting MLA for Thavanur, elected in 2026.
- Which party does V S Joy belong to?
- V S Joy represents the Indian National Congress, which holds 63 of the 140 seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
- Which district is Thavanur constituency in?
- Thavanur is seat number 47 and lies in Malappuram district of Kerala.
- Is Thavanur a reserved constituency?
- Thavanur is a general (unreserved) seat.
- Which Lok Sabha seat does Thavanur fall under?
- Thavanur is one of the assembly segments of the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.
- How many voters are there in Thavanur?
- Thavanur had about 201,183 registered electors at the last assembly election.
MPs and MLAs explained
हिंदी में जानकारी
V S Joy, Kerala की Thavanur विधानसभा सीट से विधायक हैं। पार्टी: Indian National Congress। निर्वाचन: 2026 के विधानसभा चुनाव।
Thavanur सीट Malappuram ज़िले में है और इसमें लगभग 2,01,183 मतदाता हैं। सीट का पूरा विवरण Thavanur विधानसभा क्षेत्र पर देखें।
मतदाता सूची में अपना नाम देखने, नया वोटर आईडी बनवाने या उसमें सुधार कराने के लिए मतदाता गाइड देखें। यदि आप चुनाव लड़ने की तैयारी कर रहे हैं तो चुनाव प्रचार सेवाएँ देखें।