Kunnamkulam Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Kunnamkulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. C. Moideen of CPI(M).
| Kunnamkulam | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 62 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Kunnamkulam New Bus Stand | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,91,274 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Kunnamkulam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunnamkulam | Municipality | Kunnamkulam |
| 2 | Chowannur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 3 | Kadangode | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 4 | Kadavallur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 5 | Kattakampal | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 6 | Porkulam | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 7 | Velur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 8 | Erumapetty | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam and Thalapilly |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | T. K. Krishnan | | scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Communist Party of India| | 1957-1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Krishnan | | scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Indian National Congress| | 1960-1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | A. S. N. Nambissan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | T. K. Krishnan | 1970 - 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Vishwanathan | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. P. Aravindaksan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | N. R. Balan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Babu M. Palissery | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | A. C. Moideen | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | ||||
| INC | P.T Ajay Mohan | ||||
| BDJS | Rajil K. R. | ||||
| AAP | Rajeev K Sivaraman | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,98,378 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | 75,532 | 48.78 |  6.86 | |
| INC | K Jayasankar | 48,901 | 31.58 |  5.19 | |
| BJP | K. K. Aneeshkumar | 27,833 | 17.98 | 1.45 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 559 | 0.36 | −0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | 26,631 | 17.27 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,898 | 78.24% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,91,274 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | 63,274 | 41.92 | 2.42 | |
| CMP | C. P. John | 55,492 | 36.77 | 7.21 | |
| BJP | K. K. Aneeshkumar | 29,325 | 19.43 | 10.5 | |
| SDPI | Jileef | 1,204 | 0.74 | − | |
| PDP | Sulaiman | 710 | 0.47 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 653 | 0.43 | − | |
| Independent | Sulaiman P. C. | 267 | 0.18 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 7,782 | 5.15 | |||
| Turnout | 1,50,925 | 78.91% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.42 |
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2011
There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Babu M. Palissery | 58,244 | 44.34 | ||
| CMP | C. P. John | 57,635 | 43.98 | ||
| BJP | K.K Aneesh Kumar | 11,725 | 8.93 | ||
| Independent | K.P.Preman | 2,059 | 1.57 | ||
| Independent | John | 860 | 0.65 | ||
| BSP | Unnikrishnan Varoli | 693 | 0.53 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 481 | 0.36 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,344 | 75.42% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||