Kunnathunad Assembly constituency

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Kunnathunad
Constituency No. 84 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at Kizhakkambalam
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Established1965
Total electors1,51,003 (2021)
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

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

Contents

Local self-governed segments

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

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

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
1967 3rdM. K. Krishnan Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4thT. A. Paraman Revolutionary Socialist Party 1970 – 1977
1977 5thP. R. Esthose Communist Party of India 1977 – 1980
1980 6th1980 – 1982
1982 7th T. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th1987 – 1991
1991 9th1991 – 1996
1996 10thM. P. Varghese Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11thT. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12thM. M. Monayi Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th V. P. Sajeendran Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Adv. P.V.Sreenijin 51,180 33.77 Decrease2.svg8.55
INC V. P. Sajendran4846331.98Decrease2.svg12.15
Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam Dr. Sujith.P.Surendran4189027.64New
BJP Renu Suresh70564.66Decrease2.svg6.44
SDPI Krishnan Eranhikal12890.85
BSP Manikuttan.A.T1970.13
Independent Sujith.K.Surendran7610.50
Independent Velayudhan.V.K1650.11
Margin of victory27171.81Decrease2.svg

2016

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

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V. P. Sajendran65,44544.13Decrease2.svg5.59
CPI(M) Shiji Sivaji62,76642.32Decrease2.svg0.57
BJP Thuravoor Suresh16,45911.10Increase2.svg6.52
SP N. O. Kuttapan1,2630.85
NOTA None of the above1,1790.79
PDP Orna Krishnankutty6530.44
Independent Sajeendran Parappurath4360.29
CPI(ML)L Manoj1160.08
Margin of victory2,6791.81Decrease2.svg5.02
Turnout 1,48,31785.93Decrease2.svg2.34
INC hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.59

2011

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

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC V. P. Sajendran63,62449.72
CPI(M) M .A. Surendran54,89242.89
BJP M. Ravi5,8624.58
SDPI M. K. Manoj Kumar2,9692.32
BSP Rajeev P. T.6250.49
Margin of victory8,3726.83
Turnout 1,27,97283.59
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing {{{swing}}}

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  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.