Chavara | |
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Constituency No. 117 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
![]() Chavara coast as seen from Kovilthottam lighthouse | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kollam |
Established | 1977–present |
Total electors | 1,75,280 (2016) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent |
Chavara state assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1]
Structure
[edit]As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Chavara assembly constituency consists of the 7 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Maruthadi, Sakthikulangara, Meenathuchery, Kavanad, Vallikeezhu, Alattukavu, Kannimel) and 5 neighbouring panchayaths including Chavara, Neendakara, Panmana, Chavara Thekkumbhagom and Thevalakkara.[2][3]
Electoral history
[edit]Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
[edit]Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | |
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1951 | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 8,181[4] | |
1954 | Baby John | 2,175[5] |
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1977 | 5th | Baby John | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 | |
1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
2001 | 11th | Shibu Baby John | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2001 – 2006 | |
2006 | 12th | N. K. Premchandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2006 – 2011 | |
2011 | 13th | Shibu Baby John | 2011 – 2016 | ||
2016 | 14th | N. Vijayan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2020[a] | |
2021 | 15th | Dr.Sujith Vijayanpillai | Left Democratic Front | Incumbent |
Election results
[edit]Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
[edit]There were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) | N. Vijayan Pillai | 64,666 | 46.80 | ||
RSP | Shibu Baby John | 58,477 | 42.32 | ![]() | |
BJP | M. Sunil | 10,276 | 7.44 | ![]() | |
PDP | Shahul Thengumthara | 1,439 | 1.04 | − | |
SDPI | Ansar Thevalakkara | 1,106 | 0.80 | ||
NOTA | None of the above | 667 | 0.48 | ||
Independent | Shibu | 427 | 0.31 | ||
BSP | Thevalakkara Manoj | 403 | 0.29 | ||
Independent | Abu Muhammed | 228 | 0.16 | ||
Independent | Anillumar Kallambalam | 162 | 0.12 | ||
Independent | Chellapan | 121 | 0.09 | ||
SHS | V. Subash | 427 | 0.31 | ||
Independent | Karamkode Balakrishnan | 93 | 0.07 | ||
Margin of victory | 6,189 | 4.48 | |||
Turnout | 1,38,186 | 78.55 | ![]() | ||
CMP gain from RSP | Swing |
Niyamasabha Election 2011
[edit]There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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KRSP(B) | Shibu Baby John | 65,002 | 51.16 | ||
RSP | N.K PREMACHANDRAN | 58,941 | 46.80 | ![]() | |
BJP | Nalini Sankaramangalam | 2,028 | 1.59 | ||
Independent | Maniyan G. | 567 | 0.45 | − | |
BSP | V. Varadharajan | 532 | 0.42 | ![]() | |
Margin of victory | 6,061 | 4.77 | |||
Turnout | 1,27,068 | 79.59 | |||
[[KRSP(B)|Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)]] gain from RSP | Swing |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per ECI.
References
[edit]- ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.