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'''V. Kunhikrishnan''' (born 1952) is an Indian politician from Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2026-05-04 |title=CPI(M) rebel Kunhikrishnan breaches Left fortress in Payyannur, wins by over 7,000 votes |url=https://theprint.in/india/cpim-rebel-kunhikrishnan-breaches-left-fortress-in-payyannur-wins-by-over-7000-votes/2921546/ |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref> He is a [[Member of the Legislative Assembly]] from [[Payyanur Assembly constituency]] in Kannur district. He won as an independent candidate and made history by winning in a constituency where the CPI(M) was undefeated for more than 60 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-05-04 |title=Kerala Assembly poll results: CPI(M) rebel V. Kunhikrishnan wins Payyannur seat with 7,487 votes, breaking CPI(M) stronghold |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/kerala-assembly-poll-results-cpim-rebel-v-kunhikrishnan-wins-payyannur-seat-with-7487-votes-breaking-cpim-stronghold/article70938239.ece |access-date=2026-05-04 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Payyanur Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Independent V. Kunhikrishnan wins by 7487 votes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/payyanur-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates-lefts-t-i-madhusoodhan-and-bjps-a-p-gangadharan-are-contesting-for-this-seat-among-others/liveblog/130692738.cms |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Kunhikrishnan is from Payyanur, Kannur district, Kerala. He is the son of Kammara Poduval. He did his schooling as Government High School, Karivellur and passed the SSLC examination in March 1970. He later did a Junior Diploma at Co-Operative Training Center, Kozhikode in 1976. He is a retired employee and decalred assets worth Rs.4 crore in his affidavit to the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=V. Kunhikrishnan(Independent(IND)):Constituency- PAYYANNUR(KANNUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate: |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=643 |access-date=2026-05-07 |website=www.myneta.info}}</ref>

== Career ==
He contested as a rebel CPI (M) candidate and won the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] from Payyanur Assembly constituency as an [[independent politician]]. He polled 76,640 votes and defeated his nearest rival and sitting MLA [[T. I. Madhusoodanan]] of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], by a margin of 7,487 votes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Rebels rewrite poll script in Kerala, cost CPM its bastions |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/kerala-election-2026-cpim-sudhakaran-kunhikrishnan-govindan-10672140/ |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-04 |title=Payyannur Election Result 2026 Live: IND's V. Kunhikrishnan defeats CPM's T. I. Madhusoodanan with 7487 votes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/story/payyannur-assembly-election-results-2026-live-updates-kerala-vote-counting-seat-constituency-candidates-leading-trailing-kaelb-2905364-2026-05-04 |access-date=2026-05-04 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:1952 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031]]
[[Category:People from Kannur district]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian politicians]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]]

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