# Kongad Assembly constituency

Kongad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the current MLA after the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.

## Local self governed segments

Kongad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Keralassery | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 2 | Kongad | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 3 | Mankara | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 4 | Mannur | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 5 | Parali | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| 6 | Kanjirappuzha | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 7 | Karimba | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 8 | Karakurissi | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 9 | Tachampara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kongad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | K. V. Vijayadas | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. V. Vijayadas | CPI(M) | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. Shanthakumari | CPI(M) | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. Santhakumari | 67,881 | 49.01 | 3.66 |
| | IUML | U. C. Raman | 40,662 | 29.36 | − |
| | BJP | M. Suresh Babu | 27,661 | 17.75 | 2.22 |
| | BSP | P. E. Guruvayoorappan | 1,351 | 0.59 | 0.39 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 953 | 0.69 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,219 | 19.65 | 9.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,38,508 | 76.45 | 0.69 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 3.66 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,73,779 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 60,790 | 45.35 | 1.28 |
| | INC | Pandalam Sudhakaran | 47,519 | 35.45 | 8.04 |
| | BJP | Renu Suresh | 23,800 | 17.75 | 10.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,163 | 0.87 | |
| | BSP | Ramesh P. V. Kannampariyam | 789 | 0.59 | 0.47 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 13,271 | 9.90 | 6.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,34,061 | 77.14 | 4.30 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.28 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,55,799 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kongad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. V. Vijayadas | 52,920 | 46.49 | |
| | INC | P. Swaminathan | 49,355 | 43.49 | |
| | BJP | V. Devayani | 8,467 | 7.46 | |
| | Independent | Vijayadasan | 1,543 | 1.36 | − |
| | BSP | K. Velayudhan | 1,198 | 1.06 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,565 | 3.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,483 | 72.84 | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |