# Kunnamkulam Assembly constituency

Kunnamkulam 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. C. Moideen of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Kunnamkulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Kunnamkulam | Municipality | Kunnamkulam |
| 2 | Chowannur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 3 | Kadangode | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 4 | Kadavallur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 5 | Kattakampal | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 6 | Porkulam | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 7 | Velur | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 8 | Erumapetty | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam and Thalapilly |

## 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 | T. K. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1957-1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. R. Krishnan | Indian National Congress | 1960-1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | A. S. N. Nambissan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | T. K. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1970 - 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. P. Vishwanathan | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. P. Vishwanathan | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. P. Aravindaksan | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. P. Aravindaksan | Communist Party of India | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | N. R. Balan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | T. V. Chandramohan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Babu M. Palissery | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Babu M. Palissery | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | A. C. Moideen | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | A. C. Moideen | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2016

There were 1,91,274 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnamkulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | A. C. Moideen | 63,274 | 41.92 | 2.42 |
| | CMP | C. P. John | 55,492 | 36.77 | 7.21 |
| | BJP | K. K. Aneeshkumar | 29,325 | 19.43 | 10.5 |
| | SDPI | Jileef | 1,204 | 0.74 | − |
| | PDP | Sulaiman | 710 | 0.47 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 653 | 0.43 | − |
| | Independent | Sulaiman P. C. | 267 | 0.18 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,782 | 5.15 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,50,925 | 78.91% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.42 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kunnamkulam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Babu M. Palissery | 58,244 | 44.34 | |
| | CMP | C. P. John | 57,635 | 43.98 | |
| | BJP | K.K Aneesh Kumar | 11,725 | 8.93 | |
| | Independent | K.P.Preman | 2,059 | 1.57 | |
| | Independent | John | 860 | 0.65 | |
| | BSP | Unnikrishnan Varoli | 693 | 0.53 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 481 | 0.36 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,344 | 75.42% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |