| Kundara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 123 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kollam Technopark inKundara | |
| 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 alegislative assembly constituency inKollam district ofKerala,India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies inKollam district.[1] As of the2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA isP. C. Vishnunath of theINC.
The constituency was previously named Perinad Assembly constituency. In 1957, it was dissolved andThrikkadavoor Assembly constituency was established. During the election of 1960, Thrikkadavur was a two-member constituency.[2] In 1967, Kundara Assembly constituency was formed by dissolving Thrikkadavur. After the general assembly election held in 1967, P. K. Sukumaran ofCPI(M) became the first elected member from Kundara Assembly constituency.[3][4]
Kadavoor Sivadasan andJ. Mercykutty Amma were ministers in the state cabinet while representing the constituency.
As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Kundara Assembly constituency consists of seven panchayaths from Kollam taluk includingElampalloor,Kottamkara,Kundara,Nedumpana,Perayam,Perinad andThrikkovilvattom.[5][6]
In 2021, 47.8% of the voters were males and 52.2% females. TheScheduled Caste voters comprise 13.45% of the vote base.
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | Dr. P. K. Sukumaran | Communist Party of India | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | A. A. Rahim | Indian National Congress | 1970–1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977–1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | V. V. Joseph | Communist Party of India | 1980–1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Thoppil Ravi | Indian National Congress | 1982–1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | J. Mercykutty Amma | Communist Party of India| | 1987–1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Alphonsa John | Indian National Congress | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | J. Mercykutty Amma | Communist Party of India | 1996–2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Kadavoor Sivadasan | Indian National Congress | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | M. A. Baby | Communist Party of India | 2006–2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | J. Mercykutty Amma | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | P. C. Vishnunadh | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | |||||
| UDF | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
There were 2,05,947 registered voters in the constituency for the2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. C. Vishnunadh | 76,405 | 48.85 |  17.0 | |
| CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | 71,882 | 45.96 |  5.85 | |
| BDJS | Vanaja Vidhyadharan | 6,100 | 3.9 | − | |
| RJD | Vinod Bahuleyan | 172 | 0.11 | − | |
| DSJP | Shiju M Varghese | 186 | 0.12 | − | |
| Anna DHRM | Sibu Karamcodu | 229 | 0.15 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 710 | 0.45 | ||
| Independent | Santhosh Adooran | 260 | 0.17 | ||
| SUCI(C) | R. Rahul | 457 | 0.29 | 0.08 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,523 | 2.89 | 17.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,401 | 75.94 | 0.28 | ||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||
There were 2,00,163 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[8]
| 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 | |||
There were 1,78,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[9]
| 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 | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. A. Baby | 50,320 | 55.00 | ||
| INC | Kadavoor Sivadasan | 35,451 | 38.75 | ||
| BJP | Kallada Sunilkumar | 3,263 | 3.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,869 | 16.25 | |||
| Turnout | 91,476 | ||||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,39,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Kadavoor Sivadasan | 50,875 | 51.60 | ||
| CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | 46,408 | 47.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,467 | 4.53 | |||
| Turnout | 98,589 | 70.61 | |||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||
There were 1,30,808 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | 46,322 | 50.41 | ||
| INC | Alphonsa John | 39,846 | 43.37 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,476 | 7.04 | |||
| Turnout | 91,883 | 71.78 | |||
| CPI(M)gain fromINC | Swing | ||||
There were 1,24,255 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Alphonsa John | 46,447 | 49.22 | ||
| CPI(M) | J. Mercykutty Amma | 45,075 | 47.77 | ||
| BJP | C Rajendran | 2,036 | 2.16 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,372 | 1.45 | |||
| Turnout | 94,358 | 76.88 | |||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||