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{{Short description|Kerala Legislative Assembly constituency}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| state = Kerala
| name= Kalamassery
| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 77
| map_image =
| map_caption =
| established = 2008
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,93,343 (2021)
| mla = V.E Abdul Gafoor

| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]]
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
}}
'''Kalamassery State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=K. A. |date=2021-03-22 |title=LDF senses a chance for victory in Kalamassery |url= https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/ldf-senses-a-chance-for-victory-in-kalamassery/article34132604.ece |access-date=2025-12-18 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Local self-governed segments==
Kalamassery Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District
|access-date = 7 October 2019
|archive-date = 14 March 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[Kalamassery]]
|Municipality
|[[Kanayannur#Revenue villages in Kanayannur Taluk|Kanayannur]]
|-
|2
|[[Eloor]]
|Municipality
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|3
|[[Alangad]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|4
|[[Kadungalloor]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|5
|[[Karumalloor]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|6
|[[Kunnukara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Kalamassery Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/kalamassery-assembly-constituency-map.html
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kalamassery
}}</ref>

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}}
{{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama<br>Sabha
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]]
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League|rowspan=2}}
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|[[P. Rajeev (Kerala)|P. Rajeev]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|15th
|V. E. Abdul Gafoor
| {{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|}

==Election results==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalamassery}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = V. E. Abdul Gafoor
|votes = 80,606
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[P. Rajeev (Kerala)|P. Rajeev]]
|votes = 64,294
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
|candidate = M. P. Binu
|votes = 14,130
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Shamsu T. K.
|votes = 553
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 16312
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
There were 2,01,707 registered voters in Kalamassery Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kalamassery]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P. Rajeev (Kerala)|P. Rajeev]]|votes=77,141|percentage=49.49%|change={{increase}}11.94}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=V. E. Abdul Gafoor|votes=61,805|percentage=39.65%|change={{decrease}}4.72}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=P. S. Jayaraj|votes=11,179|percentage=7.17%|change={{decrease}}8.48}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=V. M. Faizal|votes=2,385|percentage=1.53%|change={{increase}}0.43}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,518|percentage=0.97%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. S. Unnikrishnan|votes=857|percentage=0.55%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. M. K. Bava|votes=526|percentage=0.34%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Nayana Unnikrishnan|votes=452|percentage=0.29%|change=-}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 15,336 |percentage = 9.84% |change ={{increase}}3.02 }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,55,863|percentage=77.27%|change={{increase}}4.02}} {{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser = Indian Union Muslim League |swing = {{increase}}11.94}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were 1,90,530 registered voters in Kalamassery Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kalamassery]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]]|votes=68,726|percentage=44.37%|change={{decrease}}3.37}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=A. M. Yousaf|votes=56,608|percentage=37.55%|change={{decrease}}4.26}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=V. Gopakumar|votes=24,244|percentage=15.65%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Safeer Muhammed|votes=1,706|percentage=1.10%|change={{decrease}}0.50}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Prema G. Pisharady|votes=1,391|percentage=0.90%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,081|percentage=0.70%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=V. M. Aliyar|votes=634|percentage=0.41%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Unnikrishnan N. A.|votes=182|percentage=0.12|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Yussuf Kodoppilly|votes=155|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. K .Yousli Pathalakkodath|votes=155|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 12,118
|percentage = 6.82%
|change ={{increase}}0.90
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,54,882|percentage=81.29%|change={{increase}}1.54}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing ={{decrease}}3.37
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,65,107 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Kalamassery]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[V. K. Ebrahimkunju]]|votes=62,843|percentage=47.73%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. Chandran Pillai|votes=55,054|percentage=41.81%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. Krishnadas|votes=8,438|percentage=6.41%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=P. A. Muhammed Aslam|votes=2,104|percentage=1.60%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=T. A. Mujeeb Rahman|votes=1,236|percentage=0.94%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Chandrasekhara Pillai|votes=657|percentage=0.50%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Gireesh Babu G.|votes=508|percentage=0.30%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shibu Thattampadi|votes=505|percentage=0.38%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=D. Sundara Moorthy|votes=186|percentage=0.14%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. P. Mohanan|votes=145|percentage=0.11%|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 7,789
|percentage = 5.92%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,31,676|percentage=79.75%|change=}}

{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian Union Muslim League}}{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Kalamassery]]
* [[Ernakulam district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 2008]]

Kalamassery Assembly constituency - Revision history

Md Omar Faruq at 12:25, 6 May 2026