Kundara Assembly constituency
| Kundara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kollam Technopark in Kundara | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 2,00,163 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kundara is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. C. Vishnunath of INC.
History
The constituency was previously named as Perinad Assembly Constituency. In 1957, it was dissolved and formed Thrikkadavoor constituency. During the election of 1960, Thrikkadavur was a two-member constituency.[2] Later in 1967, Kundara constituency was formed by dissolving Thrikkadavur. After the general assembly election held in 1967, P. K. Sukumaran of CPI(M) became the first elected member from Kundara assembly constituency.[3][4]
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, Kundara assembly constituency consists of 7 panchayaths from Kollam Taluk including Elampalloor, Kottamkara, Kundara, Nedumpana, Perayam, Perinad and Thrikkovilvattom.[5][6]
Major institutions in the constituency
- Panchayaths: 7 (Elampalloor, Kottamkara, Kundara, Nedumpana, Perayam, Perinad, Thrikkovilvattom)
- Railway stations: 3 (Kundara, Kundara East, Perinad)
- Medical college hospital: 1 (Azeezia Medical College, Meeyannoor)
- Government hospitals: 1 (Govt. Taluk Hospital, Kundara)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | P. K. Sukumaran | CPI(M) | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. A. Rahim | INC | 1970–1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977–1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | V. V. Joseph | CPI(M) | 1980–1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Thoppil Ravi | INC | 1982–1984 | |
| 1987 | 8th | J. Mercykutty Amma | CPI(M) | 1987–1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Alphonsa John | INC | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | J. Mercykutty Amma | CPI(M) | 1996–2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Kadavoor Sivadasan | INC | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | M. A. Baby | CPI(M) | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | J. Mercykutty Amma | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | P. C. Vishnunadh | INC | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,00,163 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | 79,047 | 51.81 |  0.67
| |
| INC | Rajmohan Unnithan | 48,587 | 31.85 | 9.07
| |
| BJP | M. S. Shyam Kumar | 20,257 | 13.28 |  8.60
| |
| SDPI | Sharafath Mallam | 1,325 | 0.87 | ||
| PDP | Kabeer Kutty I. Puthezham | 1,132 | 0.74 | - | |
| BSP | S. M. Jaber | 698 | 0.46 | 0.18
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 687 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Vijayakumar | 485 | 0.32 | ||
| SUCI(C) | V. Anthony | 340 | 0.22 | 0.21
| |
| Margin of victory | 30,460 | 19.96 | 9.73
| ||
| Turnout | 1,52,558 | 76.22 | 4.75
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.67
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,78,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. A. Baby | 67,135 | 52.48 | ||
| INC | P. Jermias | 52,342 | 40.92 | ||
| BJP | Vellimon Dileep | 5,990 | 4.68 | ||
| Independent | Sandhya Pallimon | 957 | 0.75 | ||
| BSP | Suseela Mohan | 947 | 0.74 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Anthony Vincent | 553 | 0.43 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,703 | 11.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,924 | 71.47 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Interim Elections to the Kerala Assembly – 1960". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Assembly Election – 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT – Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Constituencies – Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.