# Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency

Kunnamangalam 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 constituencies included in the Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. T. A Rahim of CPI(M)

## Local self governed segments

Kunnamangalam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Chathamangalam | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 2 | Kunnamangalam | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 3 | Mavoor | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 4 | Olavanna | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 5 | Perumanna | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |
| 6 | Peruvayal | Grama panchayat | Kozhikode |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Leela Damodaran Menon | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Leela Damodaran Menon | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | V. Kuttikrishnan Nair | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | P. V. S. M. Pookoya Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Raman | Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. P. Raman | Muslim League | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. P. Raman | Muslim League | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | C. P. Balan Vaidyar | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | C. P. Balan Vaidyar | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | C. P. Balan Vaidyar | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | U. C. Raman | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | U. C. Raman | Indian Union Muslim League | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | P. T. A. Rahim | Independent | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | P. T. A. Rahim | Independent | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. T. A. Rahim | Independent | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 2,31,284 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnamangalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPIM Independent | P. T. A Rahim | 85,138 | 43.93 | 1.01% |
| | IUML | Dinesh Perumanna | 74,862 | 38.62 | 1.91% |
| | BJP | V. K. Sajeevan | 27,672 | 14.28 | 3.85% |
| | SDPI | Abdul Vahid | 1,299 | 0.67 | 0.02 |
| | WPOI | E.P Anwar Sadath | 1,057 | 1.56% | |
| | Independent | Dineshan Pakkath | 1,021 | 0.53 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 864 | 0.45 | 0.19% |
| | Independent | Abdul Raheem | 738 | 0.38 | − |
| | Independent | Babu K.G | 724 | 0.37 | − |
| | Independent | Dineshan Mundakkal | 225 | 0.12 | − |
| | Independent | Abdul Raheem | 222 | 0.11 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,276 | 5.30% | 0.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,93,822 | 83.80 | 2.05% |
| | CPIM Independent (politician) hold | CPIM Independent (politician) hold | Swing | 1.01% | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,10,071 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnamangalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. T. A. Rahim | 77,410 | 42.92 | 1.16 |
| | INC | T. Siddique | 66,205 | 36.71 | − |
| | BJP | C. K. Padmanabhan | 32,702 | 18.13 | 6.73 |
| | SDPI | Latheef Anora | 1,252 | 0.69 | 0.09 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,148 | 0.64 | − |
| | Independent | K. P. Raheem Melechettukuzhiyil | 726 | 0.40 | − |
| | BSP | P. P. Rajan | 304 | 0.17 | 0.01 |
| | Independent | P. Sidheeq Panniyookkil | 212 | 0.12 | − |
| | Independent | T. P. Sidheeque Thalappoyil | 206 | 0.11 | − |
| | Independent | Aboobacker Sidhique | 176 | 0.10 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,205 | 6.21 | 4.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,80,341 | 85.85 | 1.52 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | 1.16 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,78,089 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnamangalam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. T. A. Rahim | 66,169 | 44.06 | |
| | IUML | U. C. Raman | 62,900 | 41.88 | |
| | BJP | C. K . Padmanabhan | 17,123 | 11.40 | |
| | SDPI | C. Muhammed | 1,178 | 0.78 | |
| | Independent | Raman C. K. | 701 | 0.47 | − |
| | Independent | K .K. Kunhiraman | 427 | 0.28 | − |
| | Independent | E. P. Abdul Raheem | 421 | 0.28 | |
| | Independent | Raman P. C. | 404 | 0.27 | − |
| | Independent | Abdul Raheem M. T. | 325 | 0.22 | − |
| | SS | M. P. Baburaj | 303 | 0.20 | − |
| | BSP | O. P. Sundaran | 236 | 0.16 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,269 | 2.18 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,187 | 84.33 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |