Kundara Assembly constituency

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Kundara
Constituency No. 123 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Kollam Technopark in Kundara
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Established1967
Total electors2,00,163 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

Kundara is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. C. Vishnunath of the INC.

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History

The constituency was previously named Perinad Assembly constituency. In 1957, it was dissolved and Thrikkadavoor Assembly constituency was established. During the election of 1960, Thrikkadavur was a two-member constituency. [2] In 1967, Kundara Assembly constituency was formed by dissolving Thrikkadavur. After the general assembly election held in 1967, P. K. Sukumaran of CPI(M) became the first elected member from Kundara Assembly constituency. [3] [4]

Kadavoor Sivadasan and J. Mercykutty Amma were ministers in the state cabinet while representing the constituency.

Structure

As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Kundara Assembly constituency consists of seven panchayaths from Kollam taluk including Elampalloor, Kottamkara, Kundara, Nedumpana, Perayam, Perinad and Thrikkovilvattom. [5] [6]

In 2021, 47.8% of the voters were males and 52.2% females. The Scheduled Caste voters comprise 13.45% of the vote base.

Major institutions in the constituency

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
MemberPartyTenure
1967 3rdDr. P. K. Sukumaran Communist Party of India 1967–1970
1970 4th A. A. Rahim Indian National Congress 1970–1977
1977 5th1977–1980
1980 6thV. V. Joseph Communist Party of India 1980–1982
1982 7thThoppil Ravi Indian National Congress 1982–1984
1987 8th J. Mercykutty Amma Communist Party of India 1987–1991
1991 9thAlphonsa John Indian National Congress 1991–1996
1996 10thJ. Mercykutty Amma Communist Party of India 1996–2001
2001 11th Kadavoor Sivadasan Indian National Congress 2001–2006
2006 12th M. A. Baby Communist Party of India 2006–2011
2011 13th2011–2016
2016 14thJ. Mercykutty Amma2016 - 2021
2021 15th P. C. Vishnunadh Indian National Congress Incumbent

Election results

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

2021

There were 2,05,947 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. [7]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kundara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC P C Vishnunadh 76,405 48.85 Increase2.svg17.0
CPI(M) J. Mercykutty Amma71,88245.96Decrease2.svg5.85
BDJS Vanaja Vidhyadharan6,1003.9
RJD Vinod Bahuleyan1720.11
DSJP Shiju M Varghese1860.12
Anna DHRM Sibu Karamcodu2290.15
NOTA None of the above7100.45
Independent Santhosh Adooran2600.17
SUCI(C) R. Rahul4570.29Increase2.svg0.08
Margin of victory4,5232.89Decrease2.svg17.07
Turnout 1,56,40175.94Decrease2.svg0.28
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

2016

There were 2,00,163 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [8]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kundara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) J. Mercykutty Amma 79,047 51.81 Decrease2.svg0.67
INC Rajmohan Unnithan48,58731.85Decrease2.svg9.07
BJP M. S. Shyam Kumar20,25713.28Increase2.svg8.60
SDPI Sharafath Mallam1,3250.87
PDP Kabeer Kutty I. Puthezham1,1320.74
BSP S. M. Jaber6980.46Decrease2.svg0.18
NOTA None of the above6870.45
Independent Vijayakumar4850.32
SUCI(C) V. Anthony3400.22Decrease2.svg0.21
Margin of victory30,46019.96Increase2.svg9.73
Turnout 1,52,55876.22Increase2.svg4.75
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.67

2011

There were 1,78,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [9]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kundara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) M. A. Baby67,13552.48
INC P. Jermias52,34240.92
BJP Vellimon Dileep5,9904.68
Independent Sandhya Pallimon9570.75
BSP Suseela Mohan9470.74
SUCI(C) Anthony Vincent5530.43
Margin of victory14,70311.56
Turnout 1,27,92471.47
CPI(M) hold Swing

References

  1. "Constituencies in Kerala". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. "Interim Elections to the Kerala Assembly – 1960". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Kerala Assembly Election – 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT – Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. "Constituencies – Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. "Kundara Election Result 2021 Live Updates: P C Vishnunadh from INC Wins". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  9. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.