Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency
Kunnamangalam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. T. A Rahim of CPI(M).
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Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency
Kunnamangalam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. T. A Rahim of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency
Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Chathamangalam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kunnamangalam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Mavoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Olavanna</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Perumanna</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Peruvayal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Kozhikode</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of Legislative Assembly
Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>1st</td><td>Leela Damodaran Menon</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1957 – 1960</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td><td>1960 – 1965</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>V. Kuttikrishnan Nair</td><td></td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>P. V. S. M. Pookoya Thangal</td><td></td><td>Indian Union Muslim League</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>K. P. Raman</td><td></td><td>Muslim League</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>1982 – 1987</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>C. P. Balan Vaidyar</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td>U. C. Raman</td><td></td><td>Indian Union Muslim League</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>P. T. A. Rahim</td><td></td><td>Left Democratic Front</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>2016 – 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>Incumbent</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Kunnamangalam Assembly constituency
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>P. T. A. Rahim</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>M. A. Razak Master</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>V. K. Sajeevan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
There were 2,31,284 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>P. T. A Rahim</td><td>85,138</td><td>43.93</td><td>1.01%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Dinesh Perumanna</td><td>74,862</td><td>38.62</td><td>1.91%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. K. Sajeevan</td><td>27,672</td><td>14.28</td><td>3.85%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Abdul Vahid</td><td>1,299</td><td>0.67</td><td>0.02</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>WPOI</td><td>E.P Anwar Sadath</td><td>1,057</td><td>1.56%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dineshan Pakkath</td><td>1,021</td><td>0.53</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>864</td><td>0.45</td><td>0.19%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdul Raheem</td><td>738</td><td>0.38</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Babu K.G</td><td>724</td><td>0.37</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Dineshan Mundakkal</td><td>225</td><td>0.12</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdul Raheem</td><td>222</td><td>0.11</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,276</td><td>5.30%</td><td>0.91%</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,93,822</td><td>83.80</td><td>2.05%</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LDF hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.01%</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 2,10,071 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>P. T. A. Rahim</td><td>77,410</td><td>42.92</td><td>1.16</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T. Siddique</td><td>66,205</td><td>36.71</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. K. Padmanabhan</td><td>32,702</td><td>18.13</td><td>6.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Latheef Anora</td><td>1,252</td><td>0.69</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,148</td><td>0.64</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. P. Raheem Melechettukuzhiyil</td><td>726</td><td>0.40</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>P. P. Rajan</td><td>304</td><td>0.17</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>P. Sidheeq Panniyookkil</td><td>212</td><td>0.12</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>T. P. Sidheeque Thalappoyil</td><td>206</td><td>0.11</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Aboobacker Sidhique</td><td>176</td><td>0.10</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,205</td><td>6.21</td><td>4.03</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,80,341</td><td>85.85</td><td>1.52</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LDF hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.16</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 1,78,089 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>P. T. A. Rahim</td><td>66,169</td><td>44.06</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>U. C. Raman</td><td>62,900</td><td>41.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>C. K . Padmanabhan</td><td>17,123</td><td>11.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>C. Muhammed</td><td>1,178</td><td>0.78</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Raman C. K.</td><td>701</td><td>0.47</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K .K. Kunhiraman</td><td>427</td><td>0.28</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>E. P. Abdul Raheem</td><td>421</td><td>0.28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Raman P. C.</td><td>404</td><td>0.27</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdul Raheem M. T.</td><td>325</td><td>0.22</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SS</td><td>M. P. Baburaj</td><td>303</td><td>0.20</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>O. P. Sundaran</td><td>236</td><td>0.16</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>3,269</td><td>2.18</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,50,187</td><td>84.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LDF hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>