Kunnathur (State Assembly constituency)
Kunnathur is the only Scheduled Caste reserved legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Kovoor Kunjumon of RSP(L)
118 Kunnathur കുന്നത്തൂർ | |
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Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
Existence | 1957 - present |
Reservation | SC |
Electorate | 2,08,541 (2016) |
Current MLA | Kovoor Kunjumon |
Party | RSP(L) |
Political Front | LDF |
Elected Year | 2016 |
District | Kollam |
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kunnathur assembly constituency consists of East Kallada, Munroe Island Kunnathur, Mynagappally, Poruvazhy, Sasthamcotta, Sooranad North, Sooranad South, West Kallada, Pavithreswaram Panchayats in Kollam district.[2][3]
Electoral history
The Kunnathur constituency was a two-member constituency during the Travancore-Cochin assembly election time. It was officially became an SC reserved constituency since Kerala State Assembly Election 1957.
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin |
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1951 | Aadichan | Indian National Congress | 5,316 |
1951 | Madhavan Unnithan | Indian National Congress | 6,247[4] |
1954 | P. R. Madhavan Pillai | CPI | 5,778 |
1954 | K. S. Krishna Sastri | RSP | 5,566[5] |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1957 | 1st | P. R. Madhavan Pillai | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
1960 | 2nd | G. Chandrasekhara Pillai | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
1967 | 3rd | K. S. Krishna Sastri | 1967 – 1970 | ||
1970 | 4th | Sathyapalan | RSP | 1970 – 1977 | |
1977 | 5th | Kallada Narayanan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | M. Kottarakuzhi Sukumaran | INC | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | T. Nanu | RSP | 1987 – 1991 | |
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | Kovoor Kunjumon | 2001 – 2006 | ||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | IND | Incumbent |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,08,541 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent | Kovoor Kunjumon | 75,725 | 47.38 | ||
RSP | Ullas Kovur | 55,196 | 34.54 | ||
BDJS | Thazhava Sahadevan | 21,742 | 13.61 | ||
SDPI | Thulaseedharan Pallickal | 1,698 | 1.06 | ||
Independent | Kunjumon | 1,516 | 0.95 | - | |
PDP | C. K. Gopi | 1,422 | 0.89 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 1,051 | 0.66 | ||
BSP | V. Remadevi | 740 | 0.46 | ||
Independent | Manilal M. R. | 718 | 0.45 | ||
Margin of victory | 20,529 | 12.84 | |||
Turnout | 1,59,808 | 76.63 | |||
LDF hold | Swing |
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,94,463 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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RSP | Kovoor Kunjumon | 71,923 | 49.97 | ||
INC | P. K. Ravi | 59,835 | 41.58 | ||
BJP | Raji Prasad | 5,949 | 4.13 | ||
SDPI | Thulaseedharan Pallickal | 2,310 | 1.61 | ||
Independent | Vallikunnam Prasad | 1,354 | 0.94 | - | |
BSP | Pulikuzhy Balachandran | 1,145 | 0.80 | ||
Independent | Shylaja P. | 611 | 0.42 | ||
Independent | Ravi | 525 | 0.36 | ||
Independent | V. Remadevi | 266 | 0.18 | ||
Margin of victory | 12,008 | 8.39 | |||
Turnout | 1,43,918 | 74.01 | |||
RSP hold | Swing |
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 118. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- "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.