Kunnamkulam Assembly constituency
| Kunnamkulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 62 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kunnamkulam New Bus Stand | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| LS constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,91,274 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kunnamkulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. C. Moideen of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Kunnamkulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunnamkulam | Municipality | Kunnamkulam |
| 2 | Chowannur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 3 | Kadangode | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 4 | Kadavallur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 5 | Kattakampal | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 6 | Porkulam | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 7 | Velur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 8 | Erumapetty | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam and Thalapilly |
Local Bodies on Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | T. K. Krishnan | Communist Party of India| | 1957-1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Krishnan | Indian National Congress| | 1960-1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | A. S. N. Nambissan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | T. K. Krishnan | 1970 - 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Vishwanathan | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. P. Aravindaksan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | N. R. Balan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Babu M. Palissery | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | A. C. Moideen | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
[edit]2016
[edit]There were 1,91,274 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | 63,274 | 41.92 |  2.42
| |
| CMP | C. P. John | 55,492 | 36.77 | 7.21
| |
| BJP | K. K. Aneeshkumar | 29,325 | 19.43 |  10.5
| |
| SDPI | Jileef | 1,204 | 0.74 | − | |
| PDP | Sulaiman | 710 | 0.47 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 653 | 0.43 | − | |
| Independent | Sulaiman P. C. | 267 | 0.18 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 7,782 | 5.15 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,925 | 78.91% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.42
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Babu M. Palissery | 58,244 | 44.34 | ||
| CMP | C. P. John | 57,635 | 43.98 | ||
| BJP | K.K Aneesh Kumar | 11,725 | 8.93 | ||
| Independent | K.P.Preman | 2,059 | 1.57 | ||
| Independent | John | 860 | 0.65 | ||
| BSP | Unnikrishnan Varoli | 693 | 0.53 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 481 | 0.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,344 | 75.42% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur 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.
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