# Poonjar Assembly constituency

Poonjar 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 Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sebastian Kulathunkal of KC(M).

## Local self governed segments

Poonjar Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Erattupetta | Municipality | Meenachil |
| 2 | Poonjar | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 3 | Poonjar Thekkekara | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 4 | Teekoy | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 5 | Thidanad | Grama panchayat | Meenachil |
| 6 | Erumely | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 7 | Koottickal | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 8 | Koruthodu | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 9 | Mundakayam | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |
| 10 | Parathode | Grama panchayat | Kanjirappally |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
INC Independent KC(M) KEC JD
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party |
| 1957 | 1st | T. A. Thomman | Indian National Congress |
| 1960 | 2nd | T. A. Thomman | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. M. George | Kerala Congress |
| 1970 | 4th | K. M. George | Kerala Congress |
| 1977 | 5th | V. J. Joseph | Kerala Congress |
| 1980 | 6th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 1982 | 7th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 1987 | 8th | N. M. Joseph | Janata Dal |
| 1991 | 9th | Joy Abraham | Kerala Congress |
| 1996 | 10th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 2001 | 11th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 2006 | 12th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 2011 | 13th | P. C. George | Kerala Congress |
| 2016 | 14th | P. C. George | Independent |
| 2021 | 15th | Sebastian Kulathunkal | Kerala Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,89,091 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Poonjar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | Sebastian Kulathunkal | 58,668 | 41.94 | 17.38 |
| | KJ(S) | P. C. George | 41,851 | 29.92 | − |
| | INC | Tomy Kallany | 34,633 | 24.76 | |
| | BDJS | M. P Sen | 2,965 | 2.12 | 11.58 |
| | BSP | Ancy George | 596 | 0.43 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 345 | 0.25 | |
| | Independent | M. V George | 278 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | Abdu Samad | 259 | 0.19 | − |
| | Independent | Albin Mathew | 205 | 0.15 | − |
| | Independent | Tomy Chemarapallil | 94 | 0.07 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 16,581 | 11.85% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,39,894 | 73.98 | 5.41 |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,83,590 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Poonjar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | P. C. George | 63,621 | 43.65 | − |
| | KC(M) | Georgekutty Augustine | 35,800 | 24.56 | 26.21 |
| | JKC | P. C. Joseph Ponnattu | 22,270 | 15.28 | − |
| | BDJS | M. R. Ullas | 19,966 | 13.70 | − |
| | WPOI | P. A. Abdul Hakkim | 804 | 0.55 | − |
| | PDP | Nishad Nadakkal | 530 | 0.36 | − |
| | Independent | Sainulladeen | 525 | 0.36 | − |
| | Independent | Indulekha Joseph | 397 | 0.27 | − |
| | Independent | Georgekutty Sebastan | 375 | 0.26 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 313 | 0.21 | − |
| | Independent | Joseph P. C. Purathayil | 234 | 0.16 | − |
| | Independent | Siyam P. Ashraf | 194 | 0.13 | |
| | Independent | George Chacko | 166 | 0.11 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 148 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
| | Independent | James Joseph | 143 | 0.10 | − |
| | KJ | Santhosh Chennadu | 96 | 0.07 | − |
| | CPI(M-L) | T. M. Surendran | 94 | 0.06 | − |
| | Independent | Abraham | 77 | 0.05 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 27,821 | 19.10 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,753 | 79.39 | 9.24 |
| | Independent gain from KC(M) | Independent gain from KC(M) | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,67,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Poonjar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | KC(M) | P. C. George | 59,809 | 50.77 | − |
| | Independent | Mohan Thomas | 44,105 | 37.44 | − |
| | BJP | K. M. Santhosh Kumar | 5,010 | 4.25 | − |
| | SDPI | V. M. Sulaiman Moulavi | 3,579 | 3.04 | − |
| | BSP | P. P. Joshy | 2,956 | 2.51 | − |
| | Independent | Sivan | 524 | 0.44 | − |
| | Independent | P. K. Divakaran | 455 | 0.39 | − |
| | Independent | P. C. George | 417 | 0.35 | − |
| | Independent | K. Rajappan | 280 | 0.24 | − |
| | SUCI(C) | Raju Vattapara | 243 | 0.21 | − |
| | Independent | Mano George | 192 | 0.16 | |
| | Independent | Anoop Bhaskaran | 132 | 0.11 | |
| | Independent | Anil Mathew | 107 | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 14,984 | 13.33 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,17,809 | 70.15 | |
| | KC(M) hold | KC(M) hold | Swing | | |