Kunnamkulam
Constituency for the
Kunnamkulam New Bus Stand
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictThrissur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,91,274 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC   INC(U)   CPI(M)   CPI

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st T. K. Krishnan CPI 1957-1960
1960 2nd P. R. Krishnan INC 1960-1965
1967 3rd A. S. N. Nambissan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th T. K. Krishnan 1970 - 1977
1977 5th K. P. Vishwanathan INC 1977-1980
1980 6th INC(U) 1980 – 1982
1982 7th K. P. Aravindaksan CPI(M) 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th T. V. Chandramohan INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th N. R. Balan CPI(M) 1996 – 2001
2001 11th T. V. Chandramohan INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th Babu M. Palissery CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th A. C. Moideen 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

    Election results

    2016

    There were 1,91,274 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnamkulam
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) A. C. Moideen 63,274 41.92 Decrease2.42
    CMP C. P. John 55,492 36.77 Decrease7.21
    BJP K. K. Aneeshkumar 29,325 19.43 Increase10.5
    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 Decrease2.42

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnamkulam
    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

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