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]
| Chavara | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Structure
editAs 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
editTravancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
edit| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 8,181[4] | |
| 1954 | Baby John | 2,175[5] | ||
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
editThere were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) | N. Vijayan Pillai | 64,666 | 46.80 | ||
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 58,477 | 42.32 |  4.02
| |
| BJP | M. Sunil | 10,276 | 7.44 |  5.85
| |
| 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 | ||
| SS | V. Subash | 427 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Karamkode Balakrishnan | 93 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,189 | 4.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,38,186 | 78.55 | 1.04
| ||
| CMP gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRSP(B) | Shibu Baby John | 65,002 | 51.16 | ||
| RSP | N.K PREMACHANDRAN | 58,941 | 46.80 | 7.07
| |
| BJP | Nalini Sankaramangalam | 2,028 | 1.59 | ||
| Independent | Maniyan G. | 567 | 0.45 | − | |
| BSP | V. Varadharajan | 532 | 0.42 | 4.48
| |
| 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.