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==Structure==
==Structure==
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kunnathur assembly constituency consists of [[East Kallada]], [[Munroe Island]] [[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]], [[Mynagappally]], [[Poruvazhy]], [[Sasthamcotta]], [[Sooranad North]], [[Sooranad South]], [[West Kallada]], [[Pavithreswaram]] Panchayats in [[Kollam district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/Delimitation.pdf |title=ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT – Kerala |publisher=Kerala Assembly |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kollam.html |title=Constituencies – Kollam District |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>  
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kunnathur assembly constituency consists of [[East Kallada]], [[Munroe Island]] [[Kunnathur (Kerala)|Kunnathur]], [[Mynagappally]], [[Poruvazhy]], [[Sasthamcotta]], [[Sooranad North]], [[Sooranad South]], [[West Kallada]], [[Pavithreswaram]] Panchayats in [[Kollam district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/Delimitation.pdf |title=ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT – Kerala |publisher=Kerala Assembly |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kollam.html |title=Constituencies – Kollam District |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala |access-date=2020-02-12}}</ref>


==Electoral history==
==Electoral history==
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|G. Chandrasekhara Pillai
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|INC
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| rowspan="2" |1960–1965
| rowspan="2" |1960–1965
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|[[P. C. Adichan]]
|[[P. C. Adichan]]
|CPI
|CPI
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|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
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|K. C. S. Sastri
|K. C. S. Sastri
|INC
|INC
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|1967–1970
|1967–1970
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|Sathyapalan
|Sathyapalan
| rowspan="3" |RSP
| rowspan="3" |RSP
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}" |
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|1970–1977
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|M. Kottarakuzhi Sukumaran
|M. Kottarakuzhi Sukumaran
|INC
|INC
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|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|1982–1987
|1982–1987
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| rowspan="3" |T. Nanu
| rowspan="3" |T. Nanu
| rowspan="6" |RSP
| rowspan="6" |RSP
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/color}}" |
| rowspan="6" style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}" |
|1987–1991
|1987–1991
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|14th
|14th
| rowspan="2" | RSP(L)
| rowspan="2" | RSP(L)
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
| 2016 - 2021
| 2016 - 2021
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|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election | 2021]]
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|15th
|[[Incumbent]]
|[[Incumbent]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=C. K. Gopi|votes=1,422|percentage=0.89|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=C. K. Gopi|votes=1,422|percentage=0.89|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,051|percentage=0.66|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=V. Remadevi|votes=740|percentage=0.46|change={{decrease}}0.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,051|percentage=0.66|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=V. Remadevi|votes=740|percentage=0.46|change={{decrease}}0.34}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Manilal M. R.|votes=718|percentage=0.45|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=20,529|percentage=12.84|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Manilal M. R.|votes=718|percentage=0.45|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=20,529|percentage=12.84|change=}}
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{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Pulikuzhy Balachandran|votes=1,145|percentage=0.80|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Pulikuzhy Balachandran|votes=1,145|percentage=0.80|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shylaja P.|votes=611|percentage=0.42|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ravi|votes=525|percentage=0.36|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shylaja P.|votes=611|percentage=0.42|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ravi|votes=525|percentage=0.36|change=}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=V. Remadevi|votes=266|percentage=0.18|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,008|percentage=8.39|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=V. Remadevi|votes=266|percentage=0.18|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,008|percentage=8.39|change=}}

Latest revision as of 13:03, 7 December 2021

Kunnathur
Indian electoral constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictKollam
PartyRSP(L)

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 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Kovoor Kunjumon of RSP(L)

Structure[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

The Kunnathur constituency was a two-member constituency till 1965. It was officially became an SC reserved constituency since Kerala State Assembly Election 1967.[4]

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party Vote Margin
1951 Aadichan Indian National Congress 5,316
1951 Madhavan Unnithan Indian National Congress 6,247[5]
1954 P. R. Madhavan Pillai CPI 5,778
1954 K. S. Krishna Sastri RSP 5,566[6]

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

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

Key

  CPI    INC    Independent    [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Template:Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)/meta/shortname]]  

Election Niyama

Sabha

Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. R. Madhavan Pillai CPI 1957–1960
R. Govindan
1960 2nd G. Chandrasekhara Pillai INC 1960–1965
P. C. Adichan CPI
1967 3rd K. C. S. Sastri INC 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 RSP(L) 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results[edit | edit source]

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

Niyamasabha Election 2016[edit | edit source]

There were 2,08,541 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kovoor Kunjumon 75,725 47.38
RSP Ullas Kovur 55,196 34.54 Decrease15.43
BDJS Thazhava Sahadevan 21,742 13.61
SDPI Thulaseedharan Pallickal 1,698 1.06 Decrease0.55
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 Decrease0.34
Independent Manilal M. R. 718 0.45
Margin of victory 20,529 12.84
Turnout 1,59,808 76.63 Increase2.62
LDF hold Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011[edit | edit source]

There were 1,94,463 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT – Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Constituencies – Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Sudhish, Navamy (7 March 2021). "Kunnathur has mostly leaned towards the Left". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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