Kunnathunad Assembly constituency

{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Kunnathunad

| type= SLA

| constituency_no = 84

| state = Kerala

| 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)

| mla = P. V. Srinijin

| party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

| latest_election_year = 2021

| district = Ernakulam

}}

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.{{cite web

|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly

|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala

}} As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. V. Srinijin of the CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Kunnathunad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web

|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html

|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in

|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
width="30px" \|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

class="wikitable sortable"

width="30px" |Sl no.

!Name

!Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Poothrikka

|Grama panchayat

|Kunnathunad

|Thiruvaniyoor

|Grama panchayat

|Kunnathunad

|Vadavucode-Puthencruz

|Grama panchayat

|Kunnathunad

|Vazhakulam

|Grama panchayat

|Kunnathunad

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!Election

!Niyama
Sabha

!Name

! colspan=2|Party

!Tenure

1967

|3rd

|M. K. Krishnan

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|1967 – 1970

1970

|4th

|T. A. Paraman

| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}

|1970 – 1977

1977

|5th

| rowspan="2" |P. R. Esthose

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|1977 – 1980

1980

|6th

|1980 – 1982

1982

|7th

| rowspan="3" |T. H. Mustafa

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}

|1982 – 1987

1987

|8th

|1987 – 1991

1991

|9th

|1991 – 1996

1996

|10th

|M. P. Varghese

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|1996 – 2001

2001

|11th

|T. H. Mustafa

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|2001 – 2006

2006

|12th

|M. M. Monayi

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|2006 – 2011

2011

|13th

| rowspan="2" |V. P. Sajeendran

| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}

|2011 – 2016

2016

|14th

|2016 – 2021

2021

|15th

|P. V. Srinijin

|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

Election results

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

= 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=Adv. P.V.Sreenijin|votes=51180|percentage=33.77|change={{decrease}}8.55|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=V. P. Sajendran|votes=48463|percentage=31.98|change={{decrease}}12.15|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam|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=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=Velayudhan.V.K|votes=165|percentage=0.11|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=2717|percentage=1.81|change={{decrease}}}}

= 2016 =

There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.{{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}}

{{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=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Shiji Sivaji|votes=62,766|percentage=42.32|change={{decrease}}0.57|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Thuravoor Suresh|votes=16,459|percentage=11.10|change={{increase}}6.52|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=N. O. Kuttapan|votes=1,263|percentage=0.85|change=-|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,179|percentage=0.79|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Orna Krishnankutty|votes=653|percentage=0.44|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sajeendran Parappurath|votes=436|percentage=0.29|change=-|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Manoj|votes=116|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=2,679|percentage=1.81|change={{decrease}}5.02}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,48,317|percentage=85.93|change={{decrease}}2.34}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}5.59}}{{Election box end}}

= 2011 =

There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{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}}

{{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=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M .A. Surendran|votes=54,892|percentage=42.89|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. Ravi|votes=5,862|percentage=4.58|change=|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=M. K. Manoj Kumar|votes=2,969|percentage=2.32|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Rajeev P. T.|votes=625|percentage=0.49|change=-|}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=8,372|percentage=6.83|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,972|percentage=83.59|change=}}

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