Chavara Assembly constituency

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Chavara
Constituency No. 117 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Chavara coast as seen from Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Nov 2016.jpg
The coast at Chavara as seen from Kovilthottam Lighthouse
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Established1977
Total electors1,75,280 (2016)
ReservationNone
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 of the eleven Assembly constituencies in Kollam district. [1]

Contents

Structure

As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Chavara Assembly constituency consists of the seven wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Maruthadi, Sakthikulangara, Meenathuchery, Kavanad, Vallikeezhu, Alattukavu, Kannimel) and five neighbouring panchayaths including Chavara, Neendakara, Panmana, Chavara Thekkumbhagom and Thevalakkara. [2] [3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Travancore-Cochin

YearWinnerPartyVote Margin
1951 N. Sreekantan Nair Revolutionary Socialist Party 8,181 [4]
1954 Baby John 2,175 [5]

Kerala

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

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberPartyTenure
1977 5th Baby John Revolutionary Socialist Party 1977 – 1980
1980 6th1980 – 1982
1982 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th1987 – 1991
1991 9th1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th Shibu Baby John Revolutionary Socialist Party 2001 – 2006
2006 12th N. K. Premchandran Revolutionary Socialist Party 2006 – 2011
2011 13thShibu Baby John2011 – 2016
2016 14th N. Vijayan Pillai Communist Party of India 2016 – 2020 [a]
2021 15thDr. Sujith Vijayanpillai Left Democratic Front Incumbent

Election results

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

2016

There were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chavara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) N. Vijayan Pillai 64,666 46.80
RSP Shibu Baby John58,47742.32Decrease2.svg4.02
BJP M. Sunil10,2767.44Increase2.svg5.85
PDP Shahul Thengumthara1,4391.04
SDPI Ansar Thevalakkara1,1060.80
NOTA None of the above6670.48
Independent Shibu4270.31
BSP Thevalakkara Manoj4030.29
Independent Abu Muhammed2280.16
Independent Anillumar Kallambalam1620.12
Independent Chellapan1210.09
SS V. Subash4270.31
Independent Karamkode Balakrishnan930.07
Margin of victory6,1894.48
Turnout 1,38,18678.55Decrease2.svg1.04
CMP gain from RSP Swing

2011

There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chavara
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
KRSP(B) Shibu Baby John65,00251.16
RSP N.K PREMACHANDRAN58,94146.80Decrease2.svg7.07
BJP Nalini Sankaramangalam2,0281.59
Independent Maniyan G.5670.45
BSP V. Varadharajan5320.42Decrease2.svg4.48
Margin of victory6,0614.77
Turnout 1,27,06879.59
[[KRSP(B)|Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)]] gain from RSP Swing

Notes

  1. Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per ECI.

References

  1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  3. "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.