| Kalamassery | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 77 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,93,343 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent V.E Abdul Gafoor | |
| Party | Indian Union Muslim League |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Kalamassery State assembly constituency 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 Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Abdul Gafoor.
The assembly has major PSU Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore two major industrial estates and more than 500 small and medium scale enterprises.[2]
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Kalamassery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalamassery | Municipality | Kanayannur |
| 2 | Eloor | Municipality | Paravur |
| 3 | Alangad | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 4 | Kadungalloor | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 5 | Karumalloor | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 6 | Kunnukara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kalamassery Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | V. K. Ebrahimkunju | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| 2016 | 14th | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Rajeev | Communist Party of India | |
| 2026 | 15th | V. E. Abdul Gafoor | Indian Union Muslim League | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | V. E. Abdul Gafoor | 80,606 | |||
| CPI(M) | P. Rajeev | 64,294 | |||
| BDJS | M. P. Binu | 14,130 | |||
| AAP | Shamsu T. K. | 553 | |||
| None of the above (India) | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | 16312 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 2,01,707 registered voters in Kalamassery Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Rajeev | 77,141 | 49.49% |  11.94
| |
| IUML | V. E. Abdul Gafoor | 61,805 | 39.65% |  4.72
| |
| BDJS | P. S. Jayaraj | 11,179 | 7.17% | 8.48
| |
| SDPI | V. M. Faizal | 2,385 | 1.53% | 0.43
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,518 | 0.97% | − | |
| BSP | P. S. Unnikrishnan | 857 | 0.55% | − | |
| Independent | P. M. K. Bava | 526 | 0.34% | − | |
| Independent | Nayana Unnikrishnan | 452 | 0.29% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,336 | 9.84% | 3.02
| ||
| Turnout | 1,55,863 | 77.27% | 4.02
| ||
| CPI (M) gain from IUML | Swing | 11.94
|
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,90,530 registered voters in Kalamassery Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | V. K. Ebrahimkunju | 68,726 | 44.37% | 3.37
| |
| CPI(M) | A. M. Yousaf | 56,608 | 37.55% | 4.26
| |
| BDJS | V. Gopakumar | 24,244 | 15.65% | ||
| SDPI | Safeer Muhammed | 1,706 | 1.10% | 0.50
| |
| WPOI | Prema G. Pisharady | 1,391 | 0.90% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,081 | 0.70% | − | |
| PDP | V. M. Aliyar | 634 | 0.41% | − | |
| Independent | Unnikrishnan N. A. | 182 | 0.12 | − | |
| Independent | Yussuf Kodoppilly | 155 | 0.10 | − | |
| Independent | P. K .Yousli Pathalakkodath | 155 | 0.10 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,118 | 6.82% | 0.90
| ||
| Turnout | 1,54,882 | 81.29% | 1.54
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 3.37
|
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,65,107 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | V. K. Ebrahimkunju | 62,843 | 47.73% | ||
| CPI(M) | K. Chandran Pillai | 55,054 | 41.81% | ||
| BJP | P. Krishnadas | 8,438 | 6.41% | ||
| SDPI | P. A. Muhammed Aslam | 2,104 | 1.60% | ||
| Independent | T. A. Mujeeb Rahman | 1,236 | 0.94% | ||
| Independent | Chandrasekhara Pillai | 657 | 0.50% | ||
| BSP | Gireesh Babu G. | 508 | 0.30% | ||
| Independent | Shibu Thattampadi | 505 | 0.38% | ||
| AIADMK | D. Sundara Moorthy | 186 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | K. P. Mohanan | 145 | 0.11% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,789 | 5.92% | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,676 | 79.75% | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Kalamassery
- Ernakulam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- ↑ Martin, K. A. (22 March 2021). "LDF senses a chance for victory in Kalamassery". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District". Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kalamassery".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.