Kodungallur Assembly constituency
Kodungallur 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 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. R. Sunil Kumar of CPI.
| Kodungallur | |
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| Constituency for the | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India | 
| District | Thrissur | 
| Established | 1957 - present | 
| Total electors | 1,86,847 (2016) | 
| Reservation | None | 
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI | 
| Alliance | LDF | 
| Elected year | 2021 | 
Local self governed segments
    
Methala Gram panchayat was merged into Kodungallur Municipality on 11 November 2009.
Kodungallur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kodungallur | Municipality | Kodungallur | 
| 2 | Poyya | Grama panchayat | Kodungallur | 
| 3 | Annamanada | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy | 
| 4 | Kuzhur | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy | 
| 5 | Mala | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy | 
| 6 | Puthenchira | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram | 
| 7 | Vellangallur | Grama panchayat | Mukundapuram | 
Members of Legislative Assembly
    
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | E. Gopalakrishna Menon | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | P. K. Abdul Khadir | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. K. Gopalakrishnan | CPI | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | E. Gopalakrishna Menon | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | V. K. Rajan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Meenakshi Thampan | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | Umesh Challiyil | JSS | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | K. P. Rajendan | CPI | 2006 – 2011 | |
| Major boundary changes | |||||
| 2011 | 13th | T. N. Prathapan | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | V. R. Sunil Kumar | CPI | 2016 – 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
    
    2021
    
There were 1,92,933 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | V. R. Sunil Kumar | 71,457 | 47.99 |  2.28 | |
| INC | M. P. Jackson | 47,564 | 30.37 |  1.57 | |
| BJP | Santhosh Cherakkulam | 28,204 | 18.94 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 870 | 0.58 | - | |
| BSP | Ramya Mohanan | 366 | 0.25 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | O. M. Sreeja | 270 | 0.18 |  0.05 | |
| Independent | Rajan Painat | 171 | 0.11 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 23,893 | 16.05 | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,48,902 | 77.18 |  2.34 | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
    
There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | V. R. Sunil Kumar | 67,909 | 45.71 |  2.93 | |
| INC | K. P. Dhanapalan | 45,118 | 30.37 |  19.74 | |
| BDJS | Sangeetha | 32,793 | 22.07 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 886 | 0.60 | - | |
| SDPI | Manaf A. K. | 558 | 0.38 | - | |
| Independent | Radhakrishnan C .K. | 411 | 0.28 | - | |
| BSP | Subramanian | 367 | 0.25 |  0.23 | |
| Independent | Rajan | 210 | 0.14 | - | |
| SUCI(C) | C. S. Krishnakumar | 200 | 0.13 |  0.13 | |
| Independent | Joshy Kumar K. V. | 125 | 0.08 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 22,791 | 15.04 | |||
| CPI gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,48,577 | 79.52 |  3.38 | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
    
There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. N. Prathapan | 64,495 | 50.11 | ||
| CPI | K. G. Sivadasan | 55,063 | 42.78 | ||
| BJP | I. R. Vijayan | 6,732 | 5.23 | ||
| BSP | Ambily Unnikrishnan | 624 | 0.48 | - | |
| Independent | Haridas K. B. | 461 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Rajesh Appat | 377 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Ally Ravi | 343 | 0.27 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Suja Anthony | 330 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | T. U. Radhakrishnan | 289 | 0.22 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 9,432 | 7.33 | |||
| INC gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,28,714 | 76.14 | |||
References
    
- "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "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.