Kodungallur Assembly constituency explained

Kodungallur
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:73
Established:1957 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:1,86,847 (2016)
Mla:V. R. Sunil Kumar
Party:CPI
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Thrissur

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.

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.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1KodungallurMunicipalityKodungallur
2PoyyaGrama panchayatKodungallur
3AnnamanadaGrama panchayatChalakudy
4KuzhurGrama panchayatChalakudy
5MalaGrama panchayatChalakudy
6PuthenchiraGrama panchayatMukundapuram
7VellangallurGrama panchayatMukundapuram

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
19571stE. Gopalakrishna Menon1957 – 1960
19602ndP. K. Abdul Khadir1960 – 1965
19673rdP. K. Gopalakrishnan1967 – 1970
19704thE. Gopalakrishna Menon1970 – 1977
19775thV. K. Rajan1977 – 1980
19806th1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878th1987 – 1991
19919thMeenakshi Thampan1991 – 1996
199610th1996 – 2001
200111thUmesh Challiyil2001 – 2006
200612thK. P. Rajendan2006 – 2011
Major boundary changes
201113thT. N. Prathapan2011 – 2016
201614thV. R. Sunil Kumar2016 – 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

2021

There were 1,92,933 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala.. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  2. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.