# Irinjalakuda Assembly constituency

Irinjalakuda State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is R. Bindu of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Irinjalakuda Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Irinjalakuda | Municipality | Mukundapuram |
| 2 | Karalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 3 | Kattoor | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 4 | Muriyad | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 5 | Padiyur | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 6 | Poomangalam | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 7 | Vellookkara | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram |
| 8 | Aloor | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | C. Achutha Menon | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | C. Achutha Menon | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | C. K. Rajan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | C. S. Gangadharan | Kerala Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Siddarthan Kattungal | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Jose Thanickal | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Lonappan Nambadan | Independent | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Thomas Unniyadan | Kerala Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Thomas Unniyadan | Kerala Congress | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Thomas Unniyadan | Kerala Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. U. Arunan | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | R. Bindu | Communist Party of India | 2021 - incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irinjalakuda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | R. Bindu | 62,493 | 40.27 | 0.27 |
| | KEC | Thomas Unniyadan | 56,544 | 36.44 | 1.74 |
| | BJP | Jacob Thomas | 33,685 | 22.12 | 1.75 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 583 | 0.38 | 0.19 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,55,179 | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,91,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irinjalakuda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | K. U. Arunan | 59,380 | 40.00 | 2.33 |
| | KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 57,019 | 38.18 | 13.52 |
| | BJP | Santhosh Cherkalam | 30,420 | 20.37 | 15.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 857 | 0.57 | − |
| | BSP | V. C. Unnikrishnan | 639 | 0.43 | 0.09 |
| | Independent | Davis Chatheli | 345 | 0.23 | − |
| | CPI(M) | Ayyapan Manaykal | 314 | 0.21 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,711 | 1.82 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,49,324 | 77.80 | 1.81 |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,214 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Irinjalakuda :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | KC(M) | Thomas Unniyadan | 68,445 | 51.70 |
| | CPI(M) | K. R. Vijaya | 56,041 | 42.33 |
| | BJP | K. C. Venu | 6,669 | 5.04 |
| | Independent | T. V. Sivadasan | 772 | 0.58 |
| | BSP | Subramanian | 449 | 0.34 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,404 | 9.37 |
| | KC(M) hold | KC(M) hold | Swing | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,379 | 75.99 |