Kundara is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. C. Vishnunath of the INC.
History The constituency was previously named Perinad Assembly constituency. In 1957, it was dissolved and Thrikkadavoor Assembly constituency was established. During the election of 1960, Thrikkadavur was a two-member constituency. In 1967, Kundara Assembly constituency was formed by dissolving Thrikkadavur. After the general assembly election held in 1967, P. K. Sukumaran of CPI(M) became the first elected member from Kundara Assembly constituency.
Kadavoor Sivadasan and J. Mercykutty Amma were ministers in the state cabinet while representing the constituency.
Structure As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Kundara Assembly constituency consists of seven panchayaths from Kollam taluk including Elampalloor, Kottamkara, Kundara, Nedumpana, Perayam, Perinad and Thrikkovilvattom.
In 2021, 47.8% of the voters were males and 52.2% females. The Scheduled Caste voters comprise 13.45% of the vote base.
Major institutions in the constituency Railway stations: 4 (Kundara, Kundara East, Perinad, Chandanattop) Medical college hospital: 1 (Azeezia Medical College, Meeyannoor) Government hospitals: 1 (Govt. Taluk Hospital, Kundara) Technopark, Kollam
Members of the Legislative Assembly ElectionNiyamaSabhaMemberPartyTenure19673rdDr. P. K. Sukumaran1967–197019704thA. A. Rahim 1970–197719775th1977–198019806thV. V. Joseph1980–198219827thThoppil Ravi1982–198719878thJ. Mercykutty Amma1987–199119919thAlphonsa John1991–1996199610thJ. Mercykutty Amma1996–2001200111thKadavoor Sivadasan2001–2006200612thM. A. Baby 2006–2011201113th2011–2016201614thJ. Mercykutty Amma2016 - 2021202115thP. C. Vishnunadh2021 – 2026202616th2026 – present
Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
2021 There were 2,05,947 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.
2016 There were 2,00,163 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
2011 There were 1,78,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2006
2001 There were 1,39,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
1996 There were 1,30,808 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
1991 There were 1,24,255 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
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