Kongad Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kongad 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] K.A Thulasi of INC has been the current MLA since the 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
| Kongad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 53 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
A school in Kongad Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Palakkad |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Kongad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keralassery | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 2 | Kongad | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 3 | Mankara | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 4 | Mannur | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 5 | Parali | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 6 | Kanjirappuzha | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 7 | Karimba | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 8 | Karakurissi | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 9 | Tachampara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kongad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. V. Vijayadas | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | K. Shanthakumari | 2021 - 2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | K. A. Thulasi | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. A. Thulasi | 62,734 | 42.20 |  12.84 | |
| CPI(M) | K. Santhakumari | 59,028 | 39.71 |  9.30 | |
| BJP | Renu Suresh | 24,925 | 16.77 | 3.20 | |
| BSP | Guruvayoorappan P. E. | 859 | 0.58 | 0.01 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,109 | 0.75 | 0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 3,706 | 2.49 | 17.16 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,655 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 12.84 |
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2021
There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Santhakumari | 67,881 | 49.01 | 3.66 | |
| IUML | U. C. Raman | 40,662 | 29.36 | − | |
| BJP | M. Suresh Babu | 27,661 | 19.97 | 2.22 | |
| BSP | P. E. Guruvayoorappan | 1,351 | 0.59 | 0.39 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 953 | 0.69 | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,219 | 19.65 | 9.75 | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,508 | 76.45 | 0.69 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.66 |
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2016
There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 60,790 | 45.35 | 1.28 | |
| INC | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 47,519 | 35.45 | 8.04 | |
| BJP | Renu Suresh | 23,800 | 17.75 | 10.29 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,163 | 0.87 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam | 789 | 0.59 | 0.47 | |
| Margin of victory | 13,271 | 9.90 | 6.76 | ||
| Turnout | 1,34,061 | 77.14 | 4.30 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.28 |
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2011
There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 52,920 | 46.49 | ||
| INC | P. Swaminathan | 49,355 | 43.49 | ||
| BJP | V. Devayani | 8,467 | 7.46 | ||
| Independent | Vijayadasan | 1,543 | 1.36 | − | |
| BSP | K. Velayudhan | 1,198 | 1.06 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,565 | 3.14 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,483 | 72.84 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||