Punalur (Assembly constituency)

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Punalur
Constituency
for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Punalur ksrtcbustand.jpg
Punalur KSRTC Bus Station
State Kerala
District Kollam
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created1954
Political party CPI
Member of the Legislative Assembly Adv.K. Raju
OpponentA.Younus Kunju
Opponent party IUML
Vote Margin33,582

Punalur is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district. [1]

Kerala Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Kerala

The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 29 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).

Kollam district District in Kerala, India

Kollam district is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an inland lake. The district has many waterbodies. Kallada river is one among them, and the east side land of river is EastKallada and the west side land is WestKallada. Kallada Boat race is one among the famous festival events of district. Even though it is a competition between two land sides of the river, many boat clubs from various place,s even beyond the district participate in the event. Kollam is the capital of Kerala's cashew industry. Plains, mountains, lakes, lagoons and backwaters, forests, farmland and rivers make up the topography of the district. The area had trading relationships with Phoenicia and Ancient Rome.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country as well as the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Structure

As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Punalur assembly constituency consist of the municipality of Punalur and 7 neighbouring panchayaths including Anchal, Ariyankavu, Edamulakkal, Eroor, Karavaloor, Kulathupuzha and Thenmala in Punalur Taluk. [2] [3]

Punalur Place in Kerala, India

Punalur is a City and a business center in Kollam District, in the Indian State of Kerala. It is the second biggest commercial center in the district. It's also the headquarters of Punalur Taluk and Punalur Revenue Division. It's situated in the eastern part of Kollam district of the southern Indian state of Kerala, on the banks of the Kallada River and foothills of the western ghats. It is about 45 kilometres (28 mi) north-east of Kollam and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Thiruvananthapuram.

Anchal Place in Kerala, India

Anchal is a village located in the centre of the Kollam district of Kerala, India, between National Highway 744 and Main Central Road. Anchal is one of the fastest developing towns in Kerala and is located between Trivandrum City and Pathanamthitta.

Eroor suburb in Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Eroor is a suburb of the city of Kochi in the state of Kerala, India. It is located at around 7 km from the city center.

Electoral History

Punalur assembly constituency was carved out from Pathanapuram constituency in 1954.

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

YearWinnerPartyVote MarginCoalition
1954P. Gopalan CPI 3,417Left [4]

Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections

YearWinnerPartyVote MarginCoalition
1957P. Gopalan CPI 4,089Left [5]
1960 (Interim)K. Krishna Pillai CPI 3,373Left [6]
1967M. N. G. Nair CPI 5,137Left [7]
1970K. Krishna Pillai CPI 3,426 United Front (Kerala) [8]
1977P. K. Sreenivasan CPI 3,202 United Front (Kerala) [9]
1980P. K. Sreenivasan CPI 2,213 United Front (Kerala) [10]
1982M. Sam Oommen KC(J) 1,407 LDF [11]
1984 (Bye Polls) V. Surendran Pillai KC(J) 974 LDF
1987 J. Chitharanjan CPI 11,076 LDF [12]
1991Punalur Madhu Indian National Congress 1,312 UDF [13]
1996P. K. Sreenivasan CPI 6,698 LDF [14]
1996 (Bye Polls)P. S. Supal CPI 21,333 LDF
2001P. S. Supal CPI 1,543 LDF [15]
2006 Adv.K. Raju CPI 7,925 LDF [16]
2011 Adv.K. Raju CPI 18,005 LDF [17]
2016 Adv.K. Raju CPI 33,582 LDF [18]

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