Kollam Assembly constituency

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Kollam
Constituency No. 124 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Chinnakkada in Kollam city
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Established1951
Total electors1,76,041 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Kollam Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mukesh of CPI(M).

Contents

Structure

Famous Malayalam cinema actor Mukesh is the current elected member from Kollam Assembly constituency Mukesh during election campaign 2016b.jpg
Famous Malayalam cinema actor Mukesh is the current elected member from Kollam Assembly constituency

Kollam Assembly constituency includes 19 wards of Kollam City Corporation (Kureepuzha West, Kureepuzha, Neeravil, Anchalumoodu, Kadavoor, Mathilil, Thevally, Vadakkumbhagam, Uliyakovil East, Kadappakada, Koickal, Kallumthazham, Mundakkal, Pattathanam, Cantonment, Udayamarthandapuram, Thamarakkulam, Pallithottam and Port Kollam) along with the neighbouring panchayaths of Panayam and Thrikkaruva, as per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations. [2] [3]

Major institutions

Assembly constituencies in Kollam district Kollam district wise kerala assambly election 2016 constituency map.svg
Assembly constituencies in Kollam district

Electoral history

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly

YearNamePartyVote MarginCoalition
1951 T. K. Divakaran RSP 2,349Left [5]
1954 T. K. Divakaran RSP 6,175Left [6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

ElectionNiyama
Sabha		NamePartyTenure
1957 1stC. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty Indian National Congress 1957 – 1960 [7]
1960 2nd1960 – 1965 [8]
1965 3rd Henry Austin Indian National Congress 1965 – 1967 [9]
1967 3rd T. K. Divakaran Independent 1967 – 1970 [10]
1970 4th Revolutionary Socialist Party 1970 – 1977 [11]
1977 5thThyagarajan1977 – 1980 [12]
1980 6th Kadavoor Sivadasan Revolutionary Socialist Party 1980 – 1982 [13]
1982 7th Revolutionary Socialist Party 1982 – 1984
1987 8th Babu Divakaran 1987 – 1991 [14]
1991 9thKadavoor Sivadasan Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996 [15]
1996 10thBabu Divakaran Revolutionary Socialist Party 1996 – 2001 [16]
2001 11th Revolutionary Socialist Party 2001 – 2006 [17]
2006 12th P. K. Gurudasan Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011 [18]
2011 13th2011 – 2016 [19]
2016 14th Mukesh 2016 - 2021 [20]
2021 15th2021 - 2026 [21]

Election results

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

2021

There were 1,76,041 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [22]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) M. Mukesh 58,524 44.86 Decrease2.svg5.95
INC Bindu Krishna56,45243.27Increase2.svg8.08
BJP M. Sunil14,25210.93−
NOTA None of the above7500.58
BSP Remanan2900.22Decrease2.svg0.11
Margin of victory2,0721.59Decrease2.svg12.03
Turnout 1,30,45174.10Decrease2.svg0.82
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.95

2016

There were 1,72,552 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [23]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) M. Mukesh63,10352.81Increase2.svg2.05
INC Sooraj Ravi45,49235.19Decrease2.svg8.18
Independent K. Sasikumar17,40913.47
SDPI Johnson Kandachira1,5761.22Increase2.svg0.20
NOTA None of the above8890.69
BSP K. Balakrishnan4310.33Decrease2.svg0.11
Independent Narayanan Nair2090.16Decrease2.svg0.01
Independent S. Chandran1740.13
Margin of victory17,61113.62Increase2.svg6.13
Turnout 1,29,28374.92Increase2.svg3.87
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.05

2011

There were 1,60,475 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [24]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) P. K. Gurudasan57,98650.86
INC K. C. Rajan49,44643.37
BJP G. Hari4,2073.69
SDPI A. A. Shafi1,1681.02
BSP Mangad Thulaseedharan5070.44
Independent Sanu K.3720.33
Independent C. N. Narayanan Nair1910.17
Independent V. Mohanan1410.12
Margin of victory8,5407.49
Turnout 1,14,01871.05
CPI(M) hold Swing

Kerala Ministers from this constituency

TenurePoliticianPartyCoalitionPositionMinistry
1955–56 A. A. Rahim Congress RightMinister for Health, Agriculture and Industries Panampilly Ministry [25]
1967–69 T. K. Divakaran RSP Left Minister for Public Works Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry [26]
1970–76 T. K. Divakaran RSP Right Minister for Public Works Second C. Achutha Menon ministry [26]
1981–82 Kadavoor Sivadasan RSP UDF Minister for Labour Second K. Karunakaran ministry
1982–87 Kadavoor Sivadasan RSP(S) UDF Minister for Labour & Excise Third K. Karunakaran ministry [27]
2001–06 Babu Divakaran RSP(B) UDF Minister for Labour Third A. K. Antony ministry [28]
2006–11 P. K. Gurudasan CPI(M) LDF Minister for Labour V. S. Achuthanandan ministry [29]

References

  1. ↑ "Constituencies in Kerala". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies and Their Extent – Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Constituencies – Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Directorate of Health Services" (PDF). Government of Kerala. pp. 3, 8–9. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "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 19 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1957". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1960". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1965". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1970". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1977". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1980". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1987". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  15. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1991". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1996". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2001". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  18. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2006". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2011". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2016". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  21. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2021". Elections.in. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  22. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  23. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  24. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ↑ "A.A Rahim – First Ministry". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  26. 1 2 "Kerala Niyamasabha – T.K. Divakaran". StateofKerala.in. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  27. ↑ "Kadavoor Sivadasan". Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  28. ↑ "Babu Divakaran". Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  29. ↑ "P. K. Gurudasan". StateofKerala.in. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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