# Perumbavoor Assembly constituency

Perumbavoor 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 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Eldhose Kunnappilly of INC.

## Local self governed segments

Perumbavoor Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Perumbavoor | Municipality | Kunnathunad |
| 2 | Asamannoor | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 3 | Koovappady | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 4 | Mudakkuzha | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 5 | Okkal | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 6 | Rayamangalam | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 7 | Vengola | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 8 | Vengoor | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |

## 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. Govinda Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. M. Chacko | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. Govinda Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | P. I. Poulose | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. R. Sivan | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | P. R. Sivan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | P.P. Thankachan | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | P.P. Thankachan | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | P.P. Thankachan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | P.P. Thankachan | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Saju Paul | Communist Party of India | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Saju Paul | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Saju Paul | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Eldose Kunnappilly | Indian National Congress | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Eldose Kunnappilly | Indian National Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 1,84,514 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perumbavoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Eldose Kunnapilly | 53,484 | 37.10 | 7.01 |
| | KC(M) | Babu Joseph Perumbavoor | 50,585 | 35.09 | − |
| | Twenty 20 Party | Chithra Sukumaran | 20,536 | 14.24 | New |
| | BJP | T. P. Sindhumol | 15,135 | 10.50 | 3.04 |
| | SDPI | Ajmal K. Mujeeb | 2,494 | 1.73 | 0.32 |
| | WPOI | K. M. Arshad | 1,038 | 0.72 | 0.05 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 703 | 0.49 | − |
| | Independent | Babu Joseph Erumala | 196 | 0.14 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,899 | 2.01% | 2.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,44,171 | 78.14 | 6.11 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 7.01 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,965 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perumbavoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Eldose Kunnapilly | 64,285 | 44.11 | 0.63 |
| | CPI(M) | Saju Paul | 57,197 | 39.25 | 8.17 |
| | BJP | E. S. Biju | 19,731 | 13.54 | 9.19 |
| | SDPI | V. V. Shoukkath Ali | 2,061 | 1.41 | 0.50 |
| | WPOI | Thomas K. George | 971 | 0.67 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 831 | 0.57 | − |
| | Independent | John Peruvathanam | 385 | 0.26 | − |
| | Independent | M. M. Yoosaf | 134 | 0.09 | − |
| | Independent | P. K. Sivan | 132 | 0.09 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,088 | 4.86% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,727 | 84.25 | 2.83 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,54,432 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perumbavoor :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Saju Paul | 59,628 | 47.42 | |
| | INC | Jaison Joseph | 56,246 | 44.73 | − |
| | BJP | O. C. Asokan | 5,464 | 4.35 | |
| | SDPI | O Aliyar | 2,401 | 1.90 | |
| | PDP | N. K. Muhammed Haji | 1,094 | 0.87 | − |
| | SS | P. N. Sunilkumar | 494 | 0.39 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bindu Jayan | 412 | 0.33 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,382 | 2.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,25,739 | 81.42 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |