Kunnathur, Kerala Assembly Constituency
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Kunnathur is the only Scheduled Caste reserved legislative assembly constituency in
Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
of
Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is
Kovoor Kunjumon Kovoor Kunjumon is a member of 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly from Revolutionary Socialist Party (Leninist), representing Kunnathur constituency under Kollam district in Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. ...
of RSP(L).


Structure

As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kunnathur assembly constituency consists of
East Kallada Kizhakkekallada, also known as East Kallada, is a large village in the Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about northeast of Kollam. History Kallada is believed to be the old port Nelcynda which was mentioned in th ...
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Munroe Island Munroe Island (Malayalam : മണ്‍റോത്തുരുത്ത്) or Mundrothuruthu is an inland island group located at the confluence of Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River, in Kollam district, Kerala, South India. It is a ...
, Kunnathur,
Mynagappally Mynagappally is a village in Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. Description India census, Mynagappally had a population of 39336 with 19207 males and 20129 females. Mynagappally is located in Kunnathoor taluk, Kunnathoor Ta ...
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Poruvazhy Poruvazhy is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. The Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple is in the village. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculati ...
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Sasthamcotta Sasthamkotta, or Sasthamcotta, is a village in the Kunnathoor Tehsil of Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Kunnathoor taluk headquarters is located at Sasthamkotta. The Sasthamkotta freshwater lake is the largest freshwater lake ...
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Sooranad North Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala. It is believed that Sooranad was ruled by King SOORAN and hence the name. The village is part of Kunnathur Taluk, which lies in Kerala's Kollam Distric ...
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Sooranad South Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala. It is believed that Sooranad was ruled by King SOORAN and hence the name. The village is part of Kunnathur Taluk, which lies in Kerala's Kollam Distric ...
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West Kallada West Kallada is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, West Kallada had a population of 17,958 with 8,705 males and 9,253 females. Kallada Valiyapally St. Mary's Orthodox Syrian Church at West ...
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Pavithreswaram Pavithreswaram is a village in Kottarakkara taluk of Kollam district in the state of Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation A ...
Panchayats in
Kollam district Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
.


Electoral history

The Kunnathur constituency was a two-member constituency till 1965. It officially became an SC reserved constituency since Kerala State Assembly Election 1967.


Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections


Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of
Kerala legislative assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...
who have represented the constituency: Key


Election results

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


Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,08,541 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.


Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,94,463 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.


References

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies , state=expanded Assembly constituencies of Kerala Government of Kollam Politics of Kollam district Assembly constituencies in Kollam district 1957 establishments in Kerala Constituencies established in 1957