# Kanhangad Assembly constituency

Kanhangad State assembly constituency 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is E. Chandrasekharan of CPI.
Kanhangad constituency came into existence in 2011. Before it was known as Hosdurg constituency from 1957 to 2011.

## Local self governed segments

Kanhangad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Kanhangad | Municipality | Hosdurg |
| 2 | Ajanur | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 3 | Madikai | Grama panchayat | Hosdurg |
| 4 | Balal | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 5 | Kallar | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 6 | Kinanoor-Karindalam | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 7 | Kodom-Bellur | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |
| 8 | Panathady | Grama panchayat | Vellarikundu |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | K. Chandrasekharan | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Chandrasekharan | Praja Socialist Party | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. K. Balakrishnan | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | N. K. Balakrishnan | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. T. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. T. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. T. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | N. Manoharan Master | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | M. Narayanan | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | M. Narayanan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | M. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Pallipram Balan | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
As Kanhangad
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | E. Chandrasekharan | | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | E. Chandrasekharan | | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results
### Niyamasabha Election 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI | E CHANDRASHEKARAN | 84,615 | 50.72 |
| | INC | P V SURESH | 57,476 | 34.45 |
| | BJP | BALRAJ | 21,570 | 12.93 |
| | SDPI | ABDUL SAMAD.T | 775 | 0.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 637 | 0.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27,139 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,66,835 | 76.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 2,18,836 | |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,04,931 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 80,558 | 49.98 | 2.33 |
| | INC | Dhanya Suresh | 54,547 | 33.84 | 5.11 |
| | BDJS | M. P. Raghavan | 21,104 | 13.09 | − |
| | BSP | Chandran Parappa | 965 | 0.60 | 0.31 |
| | PDP | Assainar Muttumthala | 959 | 0.59 | 0.29 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 856 | 0.53 | − |
| | Independent | Sajeevan R. | 663 | 0.41 | |
| | Independent | Muhammed Ali V. V. | 420 | 0.26 | |
| | Independent | Kookal Balakrishnan | 294 | 0.18 | − |
| | API | Raghavan B. Poodamkallu | 272 | 0.17 | − |
| | SS | Balachandran Karimbil | 260 | 0.16 | − |
| | Independent | K. U. Krishnakumar | 186 | 0.12 | |
| | Independent | M. Damodaran | 105 | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,011 | 16.14 | 7.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,61,189 | 78.66 | 0.16 |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 2.33 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,78,139 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kanhangad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI | E. Chandrasekharan | 66,640 | 47.65 | − |
| | INC | M. C. Jose | 54,462 | 38.95 | − |
| | BJP | Madikai Kammaran | 15,543 | 11.11 | − |
| | Independent | P. M. Joseph | 1,919 | 1.37 | − |
| | BSP | Gopalan K. | 1,277 | 0.91 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,178 | 8.70 | − |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,841 | 78.50 | − |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |

### Niyamasabha Election 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Hosdrug :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KMPP | Narayanan Nambiar | 32,671 | 46.77% | |
| | INC | Kunnikannan Nambiar | 17,917 | 25.65% | 25.65% |
| | Socialist | Padmanabha Nair | 10,055 | 14.39% | |
| | Independent | Hamid Hussain Sehammad | 9,211 | 13.19% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,754 | 21.12% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 69,854 | 87.06% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,235 | | |
| | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) | KMPP win (new seat) |