Pathanapuram Assembly constituency

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Pathanapuram
Constituency No. 120 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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College of Engineering, Pathanapuram
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kollam
Established1957
Total electors1,84,282 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party KC(B)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Pathanapuram 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 Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2016 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. B. Ganesh Kumar of KC(B).

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Local self-governed segments

Pathanapuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Pathanapuram Grama panchayat Pathanapuram [3]
2 Pattazhy Grama panchayat Pathanapuram
3 Pattazhy Vadakkekara Grama panchayat Pathanapuram
4 Piravanthoor Grama panchayat Pathanapuram
5 Thalavoor Grama panchayat Pathanapuram
6 Vilakkudy Grama panchayat Pathanapuram
7 Melila Grama panchayat Kottarakkara
8 Vettikkavala Grama panchayat Kottarakkara

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the Pathanapuram Assembly constituency during various legislative assemblies. [4]

Key

  CPI   INC   KEC   KC(B)

ElectionNiyama
Sabha		MemberPartyTenure
1957 1st N. Rajagopalan Nair Communist Party of India 1957–1960
1960 2nd R. Balakrishna Pillai Indian National Congress 1960–1965
1967 3rd P. K. Raghavan Communist Party of India 1967–1970
1970 4th1970–1977
1977 5th E. K. Pillai 1977–1980
1980 6th1980–1982
1982 7thA. George Kerala Congress 1982–1987
1987 8th E. Chandrasekharan Nair Communist Party of India 1987–1991
1991 9th K. Prakash Babu 1991–1996
1996 10th1996–2001
2001 11th K. B. Ganesh Kumar Kerala Congress (B) 2001–2006
2006 12th2006–2011
2011 13th2011–2016
2016 14th2016–2021
2021 15thIncumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    There were 1,84,282 registered voters in Pathanapuram Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [5]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pathanapuram
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(B) K. B. Ganesh Kumar 67,276 49.09 Decrease2.svg3.30
    INC Jyothikumar Chamakkala52,94038.63Increase2.svg3.53
    BJP V. S. Jithin Dev12,3989.05Increase2.svg0.81
    Marxist Communist Party of India (United) P. Krishnammal2,0911.53–
    SDPI Adv. Faizy. M. Pasha1,1920.87Decrease2.svg1.84
    NOTA None of the above4740.35Increase2.svg0.03
    Anna DHRM Baiju Pathanapuram4110.30–
    Independent Aji Kadassery2540.19–
    Margin of victory14,33610.46Decrease2.svg6.83
    Turnout 137,03674.36Decrease2.svg0.47
    KC(B) hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.30

    2016

    There were 1,89,837 registered voters in Pathanapuram Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [6]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pathanapuram
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(B) K. B. Ganesh Kumar 74,429 52.39% Decrease2.svg3.25
    INC P. V. Jagadish Kumar 49,86735.10%–
    BJP Raghu Damodharan 11,7008.24%Increase2.svg6.03
    SDPI Adv. Faizy M. Pasha3,8432.71%–
    BSP Perinadu Gopalakrishnan8460.60%Decrease2.svg0.07
    NOTA None of the above4540.32%–
    Independent Rekhu P.3660.26%–
    SS Sudheer M. G.2540.18%–
    Independent Chandrasekhara Pillai M. G.1940.14%–
    Independent Madhu R.1050.07%–
    Margin of victory24,56217.29%Increase2.svg1.39
    Turnout 1,42,05874.83%Increase2.svg0.60
    KC(B) hold Swing Decrease2.svg3.25

    2011

    There were 1,72,946 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election. [7]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pathanapuram
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(B) K. B. Ganesh Kumar 71,421 55.64% Increase2.svg2.16
    CPI(M) K. Rajagopal51,01939.74%–
    BJP R. Subhash Pattazhy2,8392.21%Decrease2.svg0.04
    Independent Aneesh Anthony1,6131.26%Increase2.svg0.44
    BSP Punalur Salim8640.67%Increase2.svg0.16
    Independent N. Sunilkumar6110.48%–
    Margin of victory20,40215.90%Increase2.svg4.53
    Turnout 1,28,36774.23%Increase2.svg2.10
    KC(B) hold Swing Increase2.svg2.16

    2006

    There were 1,44,025 registered voters in Pathanapuram Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election. [8]

    2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pathanapuram
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(B) K. B. Ganesh Kumar 55,554 53.48 Increase2.svg0.72
    CPI K. R. Chandramohanan43,74042.11Decrease2.svg1.65
    BJP Vilakkudi Chandran2,3342.25Decrease2.svg0.04
    Independent Aneesh Antony8590.82–
    Independent Madappara Muraleedharan6150.59–
    BSP Kuzhicheyil Sunil5260.51–
    Independent S. Krishnankutty2480.24–
    Margin of victory11,81411.37Increase2.svg2.37
    Turnout 103,88372.13Increase2.svg1.10
    KC(B) hold Swing Increase2.svg0.72

    2001

    There were 1,55,397 registered voters in Pathanapuram Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election. [9]

    2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Pathanapuram
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    KC(B) K. B. Ganesh Kumar 58,224 52.76 Increase2.svg7.44
    CPI Adv. K. Prakash Babu 48,29343.76Decrease2.svg6.13
    BJP A. V. Muraleedharan2,5252.29–
    Independent Thomas Baby1,3191.20–
    Margin of victory9,9319.00Increase2.svg4.43
    Turnout 110,38371.03Increase2.svg1.18
    KC(B) gain from CPI Swing Increase2.svg7.44

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kollam district, Kerala". kollam.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kollam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
    3. ↑ "Taluks and Villages in the Kollam district". kollam.gov.in.
    4. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pathanapuram". www.mapsofindia.com.
    5. ↑ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 April 2021. "Election Commission of India". results.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021.
    6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    7. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
    8. ↑ "Kerala 2006 - Kerala - Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2026.
    9. ↑ "Kerala 2001 - Kerala - Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2026.
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