# Kuttanad Assembly constituency

Kuttanad State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.

## Local self governed segments

Kuttanad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Champakulam | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 2 | Edathua | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 3 | Kainakary | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 4 | Kavalam | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 5 | Muttar | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 6 | Nedumudi | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 7 | Neelamperoor | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 8 | Pulinkunnoo | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 9 | Ramankary | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 10 | Thakazhy | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 11 | Thalavady | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 12 | Veliyanad | Grama panchayat | Kuttanad |
| 13 | Veeyapuram | Grama panchayat | Karthikappally |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. K. K. Pillai | Independent | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Oommen Thalavady | Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Eapen Kandakudy | Kerala Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Oommen Mathew | Kerala Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | K. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | K. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | K. C. Joseph | Kerala Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Thomas Chandy | Democratic Indira Congress | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Thomas Chandy | Nationalist Congress Party | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Thomas Chandy | Nationalist Congress Party | 2016 - 2019 |
| 2021 | 15th | Thomas K. Thomas | Nationalist Congress Party | 2021-2026 |
* ↑ Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per ECI.

## Brief election history

| Election | Votes polled | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory |
| Year | | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Votes | Percent |
| 2016 | 130082 (78.76%) | Thomas Chandy | NCP | 50114 | 38.52% | Jacob Abraham | KC(M) | 45223 | 34.76% | Subash Vasu | BDJS | 33044 | 25.40% | 4891 | 3.76% |
| 2011 | 118110 (78.63%) | Thomas Chandy | NCP | 60010 | 50.81% | K. C. Joseph | KC(M) | 52039 | 44.06% | K. Soman | BJP | 4395 | 3.72% | 7971 | 6.75% |
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| 2006 | 83460 (75.16%) | Thomas Chandy | DIC | 42109 | 50.45% | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 36728 | 44.01% | Thomas | Ind. | 1553 | 1.86% | 5381 | 6.44% |
| 2001 | 84639 (71.02%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 44534 | 52.62% | Oommen Mathew | KEC(J) | 34144 | 40.34% | A. K. Chacko | BJP | 4243 | 5.01% | 10390 | 12.28% |
| 1996 | 87889 (73.10%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 44532 | 50.67% | J. Joseph | INC | 40447 | 46.02% | G. Mohandas | BJP | 2602 | 2.96% | 4085 | 4.65% |
| 1991 | 86408 (73.07%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 45669 | 52.85% | P. D. Luke | KC(M) | 36673 | 42.44% | S. Radhakrishnan | BJP | 3107 | 3.60% | 8996 | 10.41% |
| 1987 | 85551 (84.41%) | K. C. Joseph | KEC | 41096 | 48.04% | M. M. Anthony | CPI(M) | 37833 | 44.22% | V. S. Vijayakumar | BJP | 5462 | 6.38% | 3263 | 3.82% |
| 1982 | 71356 (80.69%) | K. C. Joseph | KC(J) | 37172 | 52.09% | G. Suchakaran Nair | CPI(M) | 34184 | 47.91% | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | Only two candidates contested | 2988 | 4.18% |
| 1980 | 70772 (78.09%) | Oommen Mathew | KC(J) | 37346 | 52.77% | K. P. Joseph | CPI(M) | 33256 | 46.99% | Mathew J. Pallithanam | Ind. | 170 | 0.24% | 4090 | 5.78% |
| 1977 | 64686 (83.23%) | Eapen Kandakudy | KEC | 34161 | 52.81% | K. P. Joseph | CPI(M) | 27014 | 41.76% | K. Ravu | Ind. | 3054 | 4.72% | 7147 | 11.05% |
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| 1970 | 57606 (77.67%) | Oommen Thalavady | SP | 27372 | 47.52% | Thomas John | KEC | 21866 | 37.96% | P. N. Padmanabhan | RSP | 7743 | 13.44% | 5506 | 9.56% |
| 1967 | 48938 (79.15%) | K. K. K. Pillai | Ind. | 23797 | 48.63% | T. John | KEC | 16633 | 33.93% | M. C. Joseph | INC | 8508 | 17.39% | 7164 | 14.70% |
| 1965 | 49124 (76.46%) | Thomas John | KEC | 25319 | 51.54% | V. Z. Job | INC | 15067 | 30.67% | Sonney Sebastian | Ind. | 7684 | 15.64% | 10252 | 20.87% |

## Detailed election results

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

### Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,65,172 eligible voters in Kuttanad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.

#### Partywise Results

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuttanad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NCP | Thomas Chandy | 50,114 | 38.52 | 12.29 |
| | KC(M) | Jacob Abraham | 45,223 | 34.76 | 9.30 |
| | BDJS | Subash Vasu | 33,044 | 25.40 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Nandanan Valiyaparambu | 371 | 0.29 | 0.03 |
| | BSP | Sunny Pathinaril | 354 | 0.27 | 0.32 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 346 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| | Independent | Jose Koippally | 263 | 0.20 | – |
| | Independent | Jacob Abraham Panavelil | 262 | 0.20 | – |
| | Independent | Mohanan | 105 | 0.08 | – |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,891 | 3.76 | 2.99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,082 | 78.76 | 0.13 |
| | NCP hold | NCP hold | Swing | -12.29 | |

#### Local Self Governed segment wise Results 2016

The Local Self Governed segment wise result of 2016 Niyamasabha election is as follows:
| No. | Segment | Valid votes | | | | | | | Lead | Alliance | Margin of lead | Margin of lead |
| No. | Segment | Valid votes | UDF Votes | UDF Votes | LDF Votes | LDF Votes | NDA Votes | NDA Votes | | Lead | Alliance | Margin of lead | Margin of lead |
| 1 | Kainakary | 11966 | 3406 | 28.46% | 5516 | 46.10% | 2899 | 24.23% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 2110 | 17.64% |
| 2 | Kavalam | 8894 | 2276 | 25.59% | 3658 | 41.13% | 2803 | 31.52% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 855 | 9.61% |
| 3 | Neelamperoor | 8694 | 2450 | 28.18% | 3259 | 37.49% | 2855 | 32.84% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 404 | 4.65% |
| 4 | Veliyanad | 8370 | 3250 | 38.83% | 2700 | 32.26% | 2344 | 28.00% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 550 | 6.57% |
| 5 | Pulinkunnoo | 13060 | 4613 | 35.32% | 4288 | 32.83% | 4022 | 30.80% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 325 | 2.49% |
| 6 | Nedumudi | 12386 | 4506 | 36.38% | 5256 | 42.44% | 2490 | 20.10% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 750 | 6.06% |
| 7 | Champakulam | 9791 | 4061 | 41.48% | 3098 | 31.64% | 2427 | 24.79% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 963 | 9.84% |
| 8 | Ramankary | 8234 | 2969 | 36.06% | 3385 | 41.11% | 1766 | 21.45% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 416 | 5.05% |
| 9 | Muttar | 5760 | 2315 | 40.19% | 2058 | 35.73% | 1290 | 22.40% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 257 | 4.46% |
| 10 | Thalavady | 12031 | 3701 | 30.76% | 4738 | 39.38% | 3448 | 28.66% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 1037 | 8.62% |
| 11 | Edathua | 11879 | 5671 | 47.74% | 3722 | 31.33% | 2353 | 19.81% | Jacob Abraham | UDF | 1949 | 16.41% |
| 12 | Thakazhy | 11263 | 3262 | 28.96% | 5070 | 45.01% | 2797 | 24.83% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 1808 | 16.05% |
| 13 | Veeyapuram | 7375 | 2618 | 35.50% | 3189 | 43.24% | 1476 | 20.01% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 571 | 7.74% |
| Postal votes | Postal votes | 379 | 125 | 32.98% | 177 | 46.70% | 74 | 19.53% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 52 | 13.72% |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | 130082 | 45223 | 34.76% | 50114 | 38.52% | 33044 | 25.40% | Thomas Chandy | LDF | 4891 | 3.76% |

### Niyama Sabha Election 2011

There were 1,50,213 eligible voters in Kuttanad Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuttanad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | NCP | Thomas Chandy | 60,010 | 50.81 |
| | KC(M) | K. C. Joseph | 52,039 | 44.06 |
| | BJP | K. Soman | 4,395 | 3.72 |
| | BSP | Shibu Vadakkettom | 697 | 0.59 |
| | SUCI(C) | P. R. Satheesan | 373 | 0.32 |
| | Independent | Joseph | 361 | 0.31 |
| | Independent | Asok Kumar | 235 | 0.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,971 | 6.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,110 | 78.63 |
| | NCP gain from DIC | NCP gain from DIC | Swing | |