# Kunnathunad Assembly constituency

Kunnathunad 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 P. V. Srinijin of the CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Kunnathunad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Aikaranad | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 2 | Kizhakkambalam | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 3 | Kunnathunad | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 4 | Mazhuvannoor | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 5 | Poothrikka | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 6 | Thiruvaniyoor | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 7 | Vadavucode-Puthencruz | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |
| 8 | Vazhakulam | Grama panchayat | Kunnathunad |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | M. K. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | T. A. Paraman | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. R. Esthose | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | P. R. Esthose | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | T. H. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | T. H. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | T. H. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | M. P. Varghese | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | T. H. Mustafa | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | M. M. Monayi | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | V. P. Sajeendran | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | V. P. Sajeendran | Indian National Congress | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. V. Srinijin | Communist Party of India |

## Election results

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

### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Adv. P.V.Sreenijin | 51,180 | 33.77 | 8.55 |
| | INC | V. P. Sajendran | 48463 | 31.98 | 12.15 |
| | Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam | Dr. Sujith.P.Surendran | 41890 | 27.64 | New |
| | BJP | Renu Suresh | 7056 | 4.66 | 6.44 |
| | SDPI | Krishnan Eranhikal | 1289 | 0.85 | − |
| | BSP | Manikuttan.A.T | 197 | 0.13 | − |
| | Independent | Sujith.K.Surendran | 761 | 0.50 | − |
| | Independent | Velayudhan.V.K | 165 | 0.11 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2717 | 1.81 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,595 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. P. Sajendran | 65,445 | 44.13 | 5.59 |
| | CPI(M) | Shiji Sivaji | 62,766 | 42.32 | 0.57 |
| | BJP | Thuravoor Suresh | 16,459 | 11.10 | 6.52 |
| | SP | N. O. Kuttapan | 1,263 | 0.85 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,179 | 0.79 | − |
| | PDP | Orna Krishnankutty | 653 | 0.44 | − |
| | Independent | Sajeendran Parappurath | 436 | 0.29 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Manoj | 116 | 0.08 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,679 | 1.81 | 5.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,317 | 85.93 | 2.34 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 5.59 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,53,102 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnathunad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | V. P. Sajendran | 63,624 | 49.72 | |
| | CPI(M) | M .A. Surendran | 54,892 | 42.89 | |
| | BJP | M. Ravi | 5,862 | 4.58 | |
| | SDPI | M. K. Manoj Kumar | 2,969 | 2.32 | |
| | BSP | Rajeev P. T. | 625 | 0.49 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,372 | 6.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,972 | 83.59 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |