Chathannoor Assembly constituency

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Chathannoor
Constituency No. 126 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Established1965
Total electors1,46666 (2021)[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Alliance  NDA  
Elected year2026

Chathannoor or Chathannur is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kollam Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2026, the current MLA is B B Gopakumar of BJP.

History[edit | edit source]

The constituency was previously known as Paravur Assembly constituency. It was temporarily merged with Varkala Assembly constituency in 1957. Because of the merger, Varkala Assembly constituency became a two-member constituency during the legislative assembly election of 1957 and interim election of 1960.[2][3] Later in 1967, the new constituency was carved out of Varkala and was named as Chathannoor Assembly constituency. The MLA office was shifted from Paravur to Chathannoor. In 1967, P. Ravindran of CPI became the first elected member from Chathannoor Assembly constituency.[4][5]

Structure[edit | edit source]

As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Chathannoor Assembly constituency consists of Paravur municipal town and six neighbouring panchayaths including Chathannoor, Adichanalloor, Chirakkara, Poothakkulam, Kalluvathukkal, Pooyappally.[6][7]

Major institutions[edit | edit source]

( Chathanoor)

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Paravur Assembly Constituency: Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party Vote Margin Coalition
1951 P. Ravindran Independent 7,790 Left[8]
1954 P. Ravindran CPI 3,878 Left[9]

Kerala[edit | edit source]

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Member Party
1965 Thankappan Pillai Independent
1967 P. Ravindran Communist Party of India
1970
1977 J. Chitharanjan
1980
1982 C. V. Padmarajan Indian National Congress
1987 P. Ravindran Communist Party of India
1991 C. V. Padmarajan Indian National Congress
1996 P. Ravindran Communist Party of India
1998* N. Anirudhan
2001 G. Prathapa Varma Thampan Indian National Congress
2006 N. Anirudhan Communist Party of India
2011 G. S. Jayalal
2016
2021
2026 B B Gopakumar Bharatiya Janata Party

* by-elections

Election Results[edit | edit source]

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannoor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP B. B. Gopakumar 51,923 38.54 Increase7.93
CPI R. Rajendran 47,525 35.28 Decrease7.84
INC Sooraj Ravi 35,276 26.18 Increase1.25
NOTA None of the above 728 0.53
AAP Arun Chathannoor 627 0.46
Anna DHRM Sindhu Puthenkulam 428 0.31
Margin of victory 4,398 3.26 Decrease9.25
Turnout
BJP gain from CPI Swing Decrease7.84

2021[edit | edit source]

There were 1,84,661 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[10]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI G. S. Jayalal 59,296 43.12 Decrease7.64
BJP B. B. Gopakumar 42,090 30.61 Increase5.69
INC N. Peethambara Kurup 34,280 24.93 Increase2.30
NOTA None of the above 642 0.47
BSP Sunu Bhaskaran 364 0.26 Decrease0.11
Independent Sethu 172 0.13
Independent Varinjam Rajeev 135 0.10
Margin of victory 17,206 12.51 Decrease13.33
Turnout 1,37,503 74.46 Increase0.43
CPI hold Swing Decrease7.64

2016[edit | edit source]

There were 1,79,928 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[11]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI G. S. Jayalal 67,606 50.76 Decrease1.9
BJP B. B. Gopakumar 33,199 24.92 Increase21.56
INC Soorand Rajasekharan 30,139 22.63 Decrease19.01
Independent Raju 658 0.49
NOTA None of the above 604 0.45
BSP Salimraj A. 491 0.37 Decrease0.06
SHS Velayudhan Pillai 290 0.22 Decrease0.03
API Jayakala L. 212 0.16
Margin of victory 34,407 25.84 Increase14.82
Turnout 1,33,199 74.03 Increase2.90
CPI hold Swing Decrease1.90

2011[edit | edit source]

There were 1,60,688 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[12]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI G. S. Jayalal 60,187 52.66
INC Bindu Krishna 47,598 41.64
BJP Kizhakkanela Sudhakaran 3,839 3.36
Independent A. Sasi 1,134 0.99
Independent Jayalal 763 0.67
BSP Maliode Sudhan 490 0.43
SHS Sasikumar 287 0.25
Margin of victory 12,589 11.02
Turnout 1,14,298 71.13
CPI hold Swing

2006[edit | edit source]

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI N. Anirudhan 59,379 56.80
INC G. Prathapa Varma Thampan 36,199 34.62
BJP Muraleedharan Pillai 4,940 4.72
Margin of victory 23,180 22.18
Turnout 1,04,531
CPI gain from INC Swing

2001[edit | edit source]

There were 1,60,402 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC G. Prathapa Varma Thampan 53,304 47.52
CPI N. Anirudhan 52,757 47.03
BJP B Sajanlal 6,110 5.45
Margin of victory 547 0.49
Turnout 1,12,171 69.96
INC gain from CPI Swing

1998 by-election[edit | edit source]

There were 1,58,953 registered voters in the constituency for the 1998 by-election.

1998 by-election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI N. Anirudhan 53,471 48.13
INC C. V. Padmarajan 49,533 44.59
BJP B. I. Sreenagesh 7,252 6.53
Margin of victory 3,938 3.54
Turnout 1,13,031 71.10
CPI hold Swing

1996[edit | edit source]

There were 1,55,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 Kerala Assembly election.

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI P. Ravindran 49,083 46.84
INC C. V. Padmarajan 46,968 44.83
BJP Rajendran 3,633 3.47
Margin of victory 2,115 2.01
Turnout 1,04,778 70.30
CPI gain from INC Swing

1991[edit | edit source]

There were 1,47,686 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 Kerala Assembly election.

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. V. Padmarajan 53,755 50.56
CPI P. Ravindran 49,244 46.32
BJP Kizhakkanela Sudhakaran 2,892 2.72
Margin of victory 4,511 4.22
Turnout 1,06,323 73.14
INC gain from CPI Swing

1987[edit | edit source]

There were 1,22,914 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 Kerala Assembly election.

1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI P. Ravindran 46,501 48.52
INC C. V. Padmarajan 44,045 45.96
BJP P Gopalakrishna Pillai 4,484 4.68
Margin of victory 2,456 2.56
Turnout 95,839 78.45
CPI gain from INC Swing

1982[edit | edit source]

There were 95,013 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 Kerala Assembly election.

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chathannur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC C. V. Padmarajan 37,811 53.51
CPI J. Chitharanjan 32,009 45.30
Margin of victory 5,802 8.21
Turnout 70,666 74.90
INC gain from CPI Swing

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Voter Turn Out - 74.06% (2021)" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Assembly Election of Kerala - 1957" (PDF). Elections.in. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Interim Elections to the Kerala Assembly – 1960". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "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 9 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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