Kunnathunad (State Assembly constituency)

Kunnathunad State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കുന്നത്തുനാട് നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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. [1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. P. Sajeendran of INC.

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Kunnathunad
കുന്നത്തുനാട്
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence1965 - present
ReservationSC
Electorate1,72,595 (2016)
Current MLAV. P. Sajeendran
PartyINC
Political Front  UDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictErnakulam
Local Self Governed SegmentsAikaranad, Kizhakkambalam, Kunnathunad, Mazhuvannoor, Poothrikka, Thiruvaniyoor, Vadavucode-Puthencruz and Vazhakulam Panchayats in Kunnathunad Taluk.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Key

  RSP     INC     CPI (M)  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd M. K. Krishnan CPI(M) 1967 – 1970
1970 4th T. A. Paraman RSP 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. R. Esthose CPI(M) 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th T. H. Mustafa INC 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th M. P. Varghese CPI(M) 1996 – 2001
2001 11th T. H. Mustafa INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th M. M. Monayi CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th V. P. Sajeendran INC 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent

Election results

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnathunad
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

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Kunnathunad
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)
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See also

References
  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  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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