Eravipuram is a legislative assembly constituency in the southern coastal area of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Noushad of CPI(M).
| Eravipuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 125 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Eravipuram constituency in Kollam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,70,253 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Structure
editAs per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Eravipuram assembly constituency consists of the 24 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Asramam, Uliyakovil, Mangadu, Arunoottimangalam, Chathinamkulam, Karicode, College Division, Palkulangara, Ammannada, Vadakkevila, Pallimukku, Ayathil, Kilikollur, Punthalathazham, Palathara, Manakkadu, Kollurvila, Kayyalakkal, Valathungal, Akkolil, Thekkumbhagam, Eravipuram, Bharanikkavu, Thekkevila) and neighbouring Mayyanad panchayath in Kollam Taluk.[2][3]
Electoral history
editTravancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
edit| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C. Kesavan | Indian National Congress | 774 | Right[4] | |
| 1954 | Chandrasekharan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 762 | Left | |
| Sukumaran | Communist Party of India | 10,935 | Left[5] | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Ravindran | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | R. S. Unni | Independent | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1984 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | P. K. K. Bava | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. A. Aziz | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | M. Noushad | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2016
editThere were 1,70,253 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Noushad | 65,392 | 52.33 | ||
| RSP | A. A. Azeez | 36,589 | 29.28 |  19.72
| |
| BDJS | Akkavila Satheek | 19,714 | 15.77 | ||
| SDPI | Ayathil Razak | 988 | 0.79 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 950 | 0.76 | ||
| PDP | Muhammed Ismail | 643 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | Manoj | 463 | 0.37 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Vinod B. | 232 | 0.19 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,803 | 23.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,971 | 73.40 |  5.26
| ||
| CPI(M) gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,53,575 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | A. A. Azeez | 51,271 | 49.00 | ||
| IUML | P. K. K. Bava | 43,259 | 41.34 | ||
| BJP | Pattathanam Babu | 5,048 | 4.82 | ||
| Independent | Mylakkad Shah | 3,234 | 3.09 | ||
| BSP | Sushama Vijayan | 580 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Azeez | 552 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | Saiju V. | 391 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Deepu N. | 310 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,012 | 7.66 | |||
| Turnout | 1,04,645 | 68.14 | |||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 31 October 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 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.