# Kuthuparamba Assembly constituency

Kuthuparamba 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 Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. P Mohanan of Loktantrik Janata Dal.

## Local self-governed segments

7 out of the 9 local bodies included as a part of 2008 Delimitation in the current Kuthuparamba constituency were parts of the erstwhile Peringalam constituency before 2008 delimitation. In 2015, the Gram panchayats of Panoor, Peringalam, and Kariyad were merged to form Panoor Municipality.
Kuthuparamba Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Kuthuparamba | Municipality | Thalassery |
| 2 | Panoor | Municipality | Thalassery |
| 3 | Kottayam-Malabar | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 4 | Kunnothuparamba | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 5 | Mokeri | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 6 | Pattiom | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |
| 7 | Thrippangottur | Grama panchayat | Thalassery |

## 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 | P. R. Kurup | Praja Socialist Party | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Kurup | Praja Socialist Party | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | K.K. Abu | Samyukta Socialist Party | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Pinarayi Vijayan | Communist Party of India | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Pinarayi Vijayan | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | M. V. Raghavan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | P. V. Kunhikannan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. P. Mamoo Master | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Pinarayi Vijayan | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | K. K. Shailaja | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | P. Jayarajan | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2005 |
| 2005* | 11th | P. Jayarajan | Communist Party of India | 2005 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | P. Jayarajan | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | K. P. Mohanan | Socialist Janata | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Shailaja | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. P. Mohanan | Loktantrik Janata Dal | Incumbent |
* indicates by-polls

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuthuparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | LJD | K.P. Mohanan | 70,626 | 45.36% | 0.28 |
| | IUML | Pottankandi Abdulla | 61,085 | 39.23% | 1.96 |
| | BJP | C. Sadanandan Master | 21,212 | 13.62% | 3.06 |
| | Independent | Mohanan Kunhiparambath Meethal | 1,360 | 0.87% | − |
| | Independent | Mohanan K.P. Kaithavecha Parambath | 543 | 0.35 | − |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,541 | 7.5 | −0.87 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 154,826 | 79.76% | 0.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,94,124 | | |
| | LDF hold | LDF hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,81,095 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuthuparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. K. Shailaja | 67,013 | 45.64 | − |
| | JD(U) | K. P. Mohanan | 54,722 | 37.27 | − |
| | BJP | C. Sadanandan | 20,787 | 16.68 | 7.43 |
| | SDPI | Muhammad Shabeer K. C. | 1,681 | 1.14 | − |
| | Independent | K. P. Mohanan Vedichalil | 1,041 | 0.71 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 501 | 0.34 | − |
| | Independent | K. P. Mohanan Hridayam | 355 | 0.24 | − |
| | Independent | K. Raghunathan | 296 | 0.20 | − |
| | Independent | Shylaja Prashanth | 265 | 0.18 | − |
| | Independent | Shylaja Nelliyulla Parambath | 163 | 0.11 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,291 | 8.37 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,46,824 | 79.43 | 0.36 |
| | CPI(M) gain from SJ(D) | CPI(M) gain from SJ(D) | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,60,335 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kuthuparamba :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | SJ(D) | K. P. Mohanan | 57,164 | 44.68 |
| | Independent | S. A. Puthiya Valappil | 53,861 | 42.10 |
| | BJP | O. K .Vasu | 11,835 | 9.25 |
| | Independent | K. P. Mohanan | 1,982 | 1.55 |
| | Independent | S. Poovalappil | 1,199 | 0.94 |
| | Independent | K. P. Mohanan | 1,130 | 0.88 |
| | Independent | Sulaim T. B. | 758 | 0.59 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,303 | 2.58 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,929 | 79.79 |
| | SJ(D) gain from CPI(M) | SJ(D) gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |