Template:Infobox Indian constituency Kunnathur is the only legislative assembly constituency reserved for the Scheduled Castes in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1]. This constituency included in Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Ulllas Kovoor of Revolutionary Socialist Party (India).
Local self-governed segments
Kunnathur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sooranad North | Grama Panchayath | Kunnathur |
| 2 | Sooranad South | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 3 | Poruvazhy | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 4 | Sasthamcotta | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 5 | Mynagappally | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 6 | Kunnathur | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 7 | West Kallada | Grama panchayat | Kunnathur |
| 8 | East Kallada | Grama panchayat | Kollam |
| 9 | Munroethuruth | Grama panchayat | Kollam |
| 10 | Pavithreswaram | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara |
Electoral history
Kunnathur Assembly constituency was a two-member constituency until 1965. It officially became an constituency reserved for the Scheduled Castes in the 1967 Kerala State Assembly election.[2]
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
| Election | Name | Party | Vote Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Aadichan | Template:Full party name with color | 5,316 | |
| 1951 | Madhavan Unnithan | 6,247[3] | ||
| 1954 | P. R. Madhavan Pillai | Template:Full party name with color | 5,778 | |
| 1954 | K. S. Krishna Sastri | Template:Full party name with color | 5,566[4] | |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | P. R. Madhavan Pillai | Template:Full party name with color | |
| R. Govindan | |||
| 1960 | G. Chandrasekhara Pillai | Template:Full party name with color | |
| P. C. Adichan | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 1967 | K. C. S. Sastri | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1970 | Sathyapalan | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1977 | Kallada Narayanan | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | M. Kottarakuzhi Sukumaran | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1987 | T. Nanoo Master | Template:Full party name with color | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Kovoor Kunjumon | ||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Template:Full party name with color | ||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
There were x registered voters in the constituency for the 2026 Kerala Assembly election. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party link Template:Election box end
2021
There were 2,02,165 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
2016
There were 2,08,502 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link
Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout Template:Election box gain with party linkTemplate:Election box end
2011
There were 1,94,417 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout}
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
2006
There were 1,62,149 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
2001
There were 1,65,183 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
1996
There were 1,55,586 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
1991
There were 1,49,077 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
Template:Election box begin Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box margin of victory Template:Election box turnout
Template:Election box hold with party linkTemplate:Election box end
References
- ↑ CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA. Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Kunnathur has mostly leaned towards the Left. The Hindu(2021-03-07). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ↑ Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
- ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.