Muvattupuzha is a town in the midlands directly to the east of Kochi in Ernakulam district, Kerala, India.
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21 Facts About Muvattupuzha
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Muvattupuzha is bordered by the Kottayam district on the southern side and the Idukki district on the eastern side.
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Muvattupuzha was part of the Vadakkumkoor Kingdom until it was seized by the Travancore.
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Old documents show that parts of the lands of Muvattupuzha belonged to Edappally Swaroopam, but were later transferred to Manas'.
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In 1956, when Kerala state was formed, Muvattupuzha remained as a part of Kottayam district until 1958, when Ernakulam district was formed on 1 April 1958.
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Muvattupuzha was raised to the status of a municipality in the year 1958.
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Muvattupuzha is the first municipality where the Communist Party came into power in a general election.
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The first block panchayat president of Muvattupuzha was Shyson P Manguzha in 1995 from the Arakuzha block panchayat division.
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Muvattupuzha is the seat of the Muvattupuzha diocese of Malankara Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church and the Kandanad East diocese.
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The Kothamangalam-Muvattupuzha region is an important center for Mappila Muslims.
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Muvattupuzha is one of the 140 legislative assembly constituencies of Kerala state.
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The major political parties of Muvattupuzha are Indian National Congress, Kerala Congress, CPI, CPI, Muslim League, and BJP.
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Administratively, Muvattupuzha is a municipality and the current municipal council is ruled by Indian National Congress, led by P P Eldose who was elected in 2020.
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The present political leaders of Kerala who are from Muvattupuzha are Mathew Kuzhalnadan, Johny Nelloor, Francis George, and Gopi Kottamurikkal.
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Muvattupuzha is well-connected to the main cities of the state via road.
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Muvattupuzha is in the center of the midlands region starting from the eastern borders of Kochi city at Kakkanad spreading all the way to Thodupuzha and Vannappuram.
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Muvattupuzha is a major junction for highways passing through the town.
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Muvattupuzha was an important commercial centre and a prominent town until about 1975.
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The Muvattupuzha–Theni Highway starts at the Chalikkadavu Bridge and goes through Randattinkara, Kotta, Udumbannoor, Kattappana, Nedumkandam and Cumbum before ending at Theni, which is a shorter route to Madurai in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
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Old Muvattupuzha bridge built over the Muvattupuzha river was the first concrete bridge in Asia, and was completed in 1914.
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