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{{short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Paravur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 78
| map_image = File:Eranakulam district wise kerala assambly election 2016 constituency map.svg
| map_caption = Paravur within Ernakulam district
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency|Ernakulam]]
| established = 1957
| electors = 2,01,478 (2021)
| reservation = None
| incumbent_image =
| mla = [[V. D. Satheesan]]
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
}}
'''Paravur Assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]], India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the [[Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://ernakulam.nic.in/legislative-assembly
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala
}}</ref> Since 2001, it has been represented by [[V. D. Satheesan]] of the [[Indian National Congress]], who is the current [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly|Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Paravur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="ekm">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala.
|access-date = 10 March 2021
|archive-date = 14 March 2011
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110314055251/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/ernakulam.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[North Paravur]]
|Municipality
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|2
|[[Chendamangalam]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|3
|[[Chittatukara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|4
|[[Ezhikkara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|5
|[[Kottuvally]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|6
|[[Puthanvelikkara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|7
|[[Varappuzha]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|-
|8
|[[Vadakkekara]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]]
|}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama
Sabha
!Name
! colspan="2" |Party
!Tenure
|-
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|1st
|[[N. Sivan Pillai]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|1957 – 1960
|-
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
|2nd
|[[K. A. Damodara Menon]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}
|1960 – 1965
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|3rd
| rowspan="2" |[[K. T. George]]
|1967 – 1970
|-
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
|4th
|1970 – 1977
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|5th
|[[Xavier Arakkal]]
|1977 – 1980
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|6th
|[[A. C. Jose]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Urs)}}
|1980 – 1982
|-
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|7th
| rowspan="2" |[[N. Sivan Pillai]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Communist Party of India}}
|1982 – 1987
|-
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|8th
|1987 – 1991
|-
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|9th
| rowspan="2" |[[P. Raju]]
|1991 – 1996
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|10th
|1996 – 2001
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|11th
| rowspan="6" |[[V. D. Satheesan]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=6|Indian National Congress}}
|2001 – 2006
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|12th
|2006 – 2011
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
|2011 – 2016
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|2016 – 2021
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|15th
|2021 - 2026
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|16th
|2026 - incumbent
|}

{{notelist}}

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

===2026===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Paravur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[V. D. Satheesan]]|votes=78,658|percentage=49.2|change=-2.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=[[E. T. Tyson]]|votes=58,058|percentage=36.3|change=-2.14}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=Valsala Prasanna Kumar|votes=20,377|percentage=12.7|change=+4.53}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=935|percentage=0.58|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =20,600
|percentage =12.7
|change =-0.53
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,59,555|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 2,01,478 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |title=Legislative Assembly 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260121075941/https://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/statistical_report.pdf |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |archive-date=21 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Paravur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[V. D. Satheesan]]
|votes = 82,264
|percentage = 51.87
|change = {{gain}}5.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = M. T. Nixon
|votes = 60,963
|percentage = 38.44
|change = {{gain}}4.59
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
|candidate = A. B. Jayaprakash
|votes = 12,964
|percentage = 8.17
|change = {{loss}}9.33
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,113
|percentage = 0.70
|change = {{gain}}0.14
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = N. K. Biju
|votes = 724
|percentage = 0.46
|change = {{gain}}0.11
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Sathyaneasan Ezhikkara
|votes = 287
|percentage = 0.18
|change = –
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Prasanth
|votes = 279
|percentage = 0.18
|change = –
}}
{{Election box margin of victory
|votes = 21,301
|percentage = 13.47
|change = {{gain}}0.62
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,59,217
|percentage = 79.02
|change = {{loss}}4.92
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{gain}}5.17
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,91,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Paravur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[V. D. Satheesan]]|votes=74,985|percentage=46.70|change={{decrease}}5.08|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Sarada Mohan|votes=54,351|percentage=33.85|change={{decrease}}10.06|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| |party = Bharath Dharma Jana Sena| BDJS|candidate=Hari Vijayan|votes=28,097|percentage=17.50|change=''New''}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Faizal|votes=923|percentage=0.57|change=–}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=900|percentage=0.56|change=''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sijikumar K. K.|votes=557|percentage=0.35|change={{increase}}0.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Shinsa Selvaraj|votes=302|percentage=0.19|change=–}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sathyaneasan|votes=261|percentage=0.16|change=– }}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Jose Thomas|votes=200|percentage=0.12|change=–}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=20,364|percentage=12.85|change={{increase}}4.98}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,60,576|percentage=83.94|change={{decrease}}0.26}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}5.08}}{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,71,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Paravur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[V. D. Satheesan]]|votes=74,632|percentage=51.78|change={{gain}}0.72}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India|candidate=[[Pannian Ravindran]]|votes=62,955|percentage=43.91|change={{gain}}0.64}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=E. S. Purushottaman|votes=3,934|percentage=2.73|change={{loss}}0.13}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. K. Jyothivas|votes=754|percentage=0.52|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. P. Raveendran|votes=493|percentage=0.34|change=-|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=M. Manoj|votes=414|percentage=0.29|change={{gain}}0.63}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=11,349|percentage=7.87|change={{loss}}0.08}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,44,124|percentage=84.20|change={{loss}}9.19}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

== See also ==

* [[North Paravur]]
* [[South Paravur]]
* [[Ernakulam district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Paravur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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