Kunnathunad
Constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at Kizhakkambalam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Established1965
Total electors1,51,003 (2021)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Kunnathunad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. V. Srinijin of the CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Kunnathunad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Aikaranad Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
2 Kizhakkambalam Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
3 Kunnathunad Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
4 Mazhuvannoor Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
5 Poothrikka Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
6 Thiruvaniyoor Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
7 Vadavucode-Puthencruz Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
8 Vazhakulam Grama panchayat Kunnathunad

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Niyama
Sabha
Name Party Tenure
1967 3rd M. K. Krishnan Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th T. A. Paraman Revolutionary Socialist Party 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. R. Esthose Communist Party of India 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th T. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th M. P. Varghese Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th T. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th M. M. Monayi Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th V. P. Sajeendran Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2021
2021 15th P. V. Srinijin Communist Party of India

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.

2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Adv. P.V.Sreenijin 51,180 33.77 Decrease
INC V. P. Sajendran 48463 31.98 Decrease
Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam Dr. Sujith.P.Surendran 41890 27.64 -
BJP Renu Suresh 7056 4.66 Decrease
SDPI Krishnan Eranhikal 1289 0.85 -
BSP Manikuttan.A.T 197 0.13 -
Independent Sujith.K.Surendran 761 0.50 -
Independent Velayudhan.V.K 165 0.11 -
Margin of victory 2717 1.81 Decrease

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. P. Sajendran 65,445 44.13 Decrease5.59
CPI(M) Shiji Sivaji 62,766 42.32 Decrease0.57
BJP Thuravoor Suresh 16,459 11.10 Increase6.52
SP N. O. Kuttapan 1,263 0.85 -
NOTA None of the above 1,179 0.79 -
PDP Orna Krishnankutty 653 0.44 -
Independent Sajeendran Parappurath 436 0.29 -
CPI(ML)L Manoj 116 0.08 -
Margin of victory 2,679 1.81 Decrease5.02
Turnout 1,48,317 85.93 Decrease2.34
INC hold Swing Decrease5.59

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. P. Sajendran 63,624 49.72
CPI(M) M .A. Surendran 54,892 42.89
BJP M. Ravi 5,862 4.58
SDPI M. K. Manoj Kumar 2,969 2.32
BSP Rajeev P. T. 625 0.49 -
Margin of victory 8,372 6.83
Turnout 1,27,972 83.59
INC win (new seat)

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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