Kaduthuruthy Assembly constituency, numbered 94, is located in Kottayam district of Kerala and falls under the Kottayam parliamentary constituency. Established in 1957 and redefined in the 2008 delimitation, it covers Kaduthuruthy panchayat and surrounding areas like Kuravilangad, Melukavu, and nearby villages, with around 131,000 electors. This general seat features rubber-paddy farming, Christian-majority communities (Syrian Catholics prominent), small-scale industries, and rural-urban fringes, blending agrarian lifestyles with suburban growth near Changanassery. Kerala Congress (KEC), aligned with UDF, dominates through Adv. Mons Joseph as current MLA since 2006 (with faction switches). In 2021, he won narrowly with 59,666 votes (45.40per cent), defeating KEC(M)'s Stephen George (55,410 votes) by 4,256 votes at 68.01per cent turnout—down from his 2016 landslide (73,793 votes, 42,256 margin). KEC's church-backed family rivalries define contests against LDF's CPI(M) and BJP's 8-9per cent share. Key issues include crop losses from erratic monsoons, poor rural roads and flooding, youth unemployment amid migration, water-electricity shortages, healthcare gaps in villages, demands for rubber price stabilization, school upgrades, and festival infrastructure. Family feuds within KEC amplify UDF's edge in this faith-driven, competitive rubber belt.