| Kunnathunad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 84 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at Kizhakkambalam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 1,51,003 (2021) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent P. V. Srinijin | |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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. 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:
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Adv. P.V.Sreenijin | 51,180 | 33.77 |  8.55
| |
| INC | V. P. Sajendran | 48463 | 31.98 | 12.15
| |
| Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam | Dr. Sujith.P.Surendran | 41890 | 27.64 | New | |
| BJP | Renu Suresh | 7056 | 4.66 | 6.44
| |
| 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 |
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. P. Sajendran | 65,445 | 44.13 | 5.59
| |
| CPI(M) | Shiji Sivaji | 62,766 | 42.32 | 0.57
| |
| BJP | Thuravoor Suresh | 16,459 | 11.10 |  6.52
| |
| 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 | 5.02
| ||
| Turnout | 1,48,317 | 85.93 | 2.34
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.59
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| 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
- Kunnathunad
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
| Elections in Kerala | |
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| Legislative Assembly | |
| Local elections | |
| See also: Elections in India | |