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 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 |
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 | Communist Party of India| | 1957-1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Krishnan | 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 | |||
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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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 | ||||
