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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency  
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| parl_name      = [[Kerala Niyamasabha]]
| name            = Kunnathunad
| name            = Kunnathunad
| image          = Kitex Limited kizhakkambalam Aluva.jpg
| type=  SLA
| caption         = The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at [[Kizhakkambalam]]
| constituency_no    =  84
| established    = 1965 - present
| state = Kerala
| reservation    = [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|SC]]
| map_image = Kitex Limited kizhakkambalam Aluva.jpg
| map_caption         = The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at [[Kizhakkambalam]]
| established    = 1965
| reservation    = SC
| electors        = 1,51,003 (2021)
| electors        = 1,51,003 (2021)
| mla            = [[P. V. Srinijin]]
| mla            = [[P. V. Srinijin]]
| party          = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| party          = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| alliance        = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| alliance        = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| year           = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| latest_election_year           = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| district        = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
| district        = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
}}   
}}   
'''Kunnathunad State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]].  It is also one of the 7 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in the [[Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]].
'''Kunnathunad''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]].  It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
<ref>{{cite web
|url        = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|url        = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title      = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
|title      = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[P. V. Srinijin]] of the [[Communist Party of India|CPI(M)]].
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[P. V. Srinijin]] of the [[Communist Party of India|CPI(M)]].  


==Local self governed segments==
==Local self-governed segments==
Kunnathunad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web
Kunnathunad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
  |website     = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
  |website         = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
  |title       = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
  |title         = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
}}</ref>
|access-date        = 10 March 2021
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|archive-date        = 14 March 2011
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
|archive-url        = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
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!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
![[Tehsil|Taluk]]
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala legislative assembly]] who have represented the constituency:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
!Election
'''Key'''
!Niyama<br/>Sabha
 
!Name
{{Party index link|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}} {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
! colspan=2|Party
{| class="sortable" width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big;"
!Tenure
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama
Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|3rd
|3rd
|M. K. Krishnan
|M. K. Krishnan
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|1967 – 1970
|1967 – 1970
|-
|-
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|4th
|4th
|T. A. Paraman
|T. A. Paraman
|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]
| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}
|  style="background-color: {{party color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}" |
|1970 – 1977
|1970 – 1977
|-
|-
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|5th
|5th
| rowspan="2" |P. R. Esthose
| rowspan="2" |P. R. Esthose
| rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|1977 – 1980
|1977 – 1980
|-
|-
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|7th
|7th
| rowspan="3" |[[T. H. Musthafa|T. H. Mustafa]]
| rowspan="3" |[[T. H. Musthafa|T. H. Mustafa]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|1982 – 1987
|1982 – 1987
|-
|-
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|10th
|10th
|M. P. Varghese
|M. P. Varghese
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|1996 – 2001
|1996 – 2001
|-
|-
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|11th
|11th
|T. H. Mustafa
|T. H. Mustafa
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|2001 – 2006
|2001 – 2006
|-
|-
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|12th
|12th
|M. M. Monayi
|M. M. Monayi
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|2006 – 2011
|2006 – 2011
|-
|-
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|13th
|13th
| rowspan="2" |[[V. P. Sajeendran]]
| rowspan="2" |[[V. P. Sajeendran]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|2011 – 2016
|2011 – 2016
|-
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|14th
|2016 - 2021
|2016 – 2021
|-
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|15th
|[[P. V. Srinijin]]
|[[P. V. Srinijin]]
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|[[Incumbent]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.


=== Niyamasabha Election 2021 ===
===2026===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Kunnathunad}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kunnathunad}}
{{Election box  candidate with party link
  |party      = CPI(M)
  |candidate  = [[P. V. Srinijin]]
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = [[V. P. Sajeendran]]
  |votes      =


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Adv. P.V.Sreenijin|votes=51180|percentage=33.77|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=48463|percentage=31.98|change={{decrease}}|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam|candidate=Dr. Sujith.P.Surendran|votes=41890|percentage=27.64|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Renu Suresh|votes=7056|percentage=4.66|change={{decrease}}|}}


  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = Twenty20 Party
  |candidate  = Babu Divakaran
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = None of the above
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
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{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    =
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}


=== 2021 ===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kunnathunad}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P. V. Srinijin]]|votes=51180|percentage=33.77|change={{decrease}}8.55|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[V. P. Sajeendran]]|votes=48463|percentage=31.98|change={{decrease}}12.15|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Twenty20 Party|candidate=Dr.  Sujith. P. Surendran|votes=41890|percentage=27.64|change=New|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Renu Suresh|votes=7056|percentage=4.66|change={{decrease}}6.44|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Krishnan Eranhikal|votes=1289|percentage=0.85|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Krishnan Eranhikal|votes=1289|percentage=0.85|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Manikuttan.A.T|votes=197|percentage=0.13|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Manikuttan.A.T|votes=197|percentage=0.13|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sujith.K.Surendran|votes=761|percentage=0.50|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sujith.K.Surendran|votes=761|percentage=0.50|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Velayudhan.V.K|votes=165|percentage=0.11|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=2717|percentage=1.81|change={{decrease}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Velayudhan.V.K|votes=165|percentage=0.11|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=2717|percentage=1.81|change={{decrease}}}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Niyamasabha Election 2016 ===
=== 2016 ===
There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Kunnathunad}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kunnathunad}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=65,445|percentage=44.13|change={{decrease}}5.59|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=65,445|percentage=44.13|change={{decrease}}5.59|}}
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{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}5.59}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}5.59}}{{Election box end}}


=== Niyamasabha Election 2011 ===
=== 2011 ===
There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>


{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Kunnathunad}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kunnathunad}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=63,624|percentage=49.72|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=63,624|percentage=49.72|change=|}}
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{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,972|percentage=83.59|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,972|percentage=83.59|change=}}


{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian National Congress}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}{{Election box end}}


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Kerala]]

Latest revision as of 15:18, 27 March 2026


Kunnathunad
Constituency No. 84 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The headquarters of KITEX Garments Limited at Kizhakkambalam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Established1965
Total electors1,51,003 (2021)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Kunnathunad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. V. Srinijin of the CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]

Kunnathunad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Aikaranad Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
2 Kizhakkambalam Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
3 Kunnathunad Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
4 Mazhuvannoor Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
5 Poothrikka Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
6 Thiruvaniyoor Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
7 Vadavucode-Puthencruz Grama panchayat Kunnathunad
8 Vazhakulam Grama panchayat Kunnathunad

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Name Party Tenure
1967 3rd M. K. Krishnan Communist Party of India 1967 – 1970
1970 4th T. A. Paraman Revolutionary Socialist Party 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. R. Esthose Communist Party of India 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th T. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th M. P. Varghese Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th T. H. Mustafa Indian National Congress 2001 – 2006
2006 12th M. M. Monayi Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th V. P. Sajeendran Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 – 2021
2021 15th P. V. Srinijin Communist Party of India

Election results[edit | edit source]

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

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. V. Srinijin
INC V. P. Sajeendran
TTP Babu Divakaran
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) P. V. Srinijin 51,180 33.77 Decrease8.55
INC V. P. Sajeendran 48463 31.98 Decrease12.15
TTP Dr. Sujith. P. Surendran 41890 27.64 New
BJP Renu Suresh 7056 4.66 Decrease6.44
SDPI Krishnan Eranhikal 1289 0.85 −
BSP Manikuttan.A.T 197 0.13 −
Independent Sujith.K.Surendran 761 0.50 −
Independent Velayudhan.V.K 165 0.11 −
Margin of victory 2717 1.81 Decrease

2016[edit | edit source]

There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC V. P. Sajendran 65,445 44.13 Decrease5.59
CPI(M) Shiji Sivaji 62,766 42.32 Decrease0.57
BJP Thuravoor Suresh 16,459 11.10 Increase6.52
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 Decrease5.02
Turnout 1,48,317 85.93 Decrease2.34
INC hold Swing Decrease5.59

2011[edit | edit source]

There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

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 gain from CPI (M) Swing {{{swing}}}

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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