| Chavara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 117 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Chavara coast as seen from Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Nov 2016.jpg The coast at Chavara as seen from Kovilthottam Lighthouse | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 1,75,280 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Chavara State Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the eleven Assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1]
Structure[edit | edit source]
As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Chavara Assembly constituency consists of the seven wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Maruthadi, Sakthikulangara, Meenathuchery, Kavanad, Vallikeezhu, Alattukavu, Kannimel) and five neighbouring panchayaths including Chavara, Neendakara, Panmana, Chavara Thekkumbhagom and Thevalakkara.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
Travancore-Cochin[edit | edit source]
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 8,181[4] | |
| 1954 | Baby John | 2,175[5] | ||
Kerala[edit | edit source]
The 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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2021 | 15th | Dr. Sujith Vijayanpillai | Left Democratic Front | Incumbent | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sujith Vijayanpillai | 55735 | |||
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 74308 | |||
| BJP | K. R. Rajesh | 11012 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | 18573 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 1,74,993 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sujith Vijayanpillai | 63,282 | 44.29 |  2.51
| |
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 62,186 | 43.52 |  1.20
| |
| BJP | Vivek Gopan | 14,211 | 9.95 | 2.51
| |
| Independent | Johnson Kandachira | 1,223 | 0.86 | − | |
| Independent | Sujithmon | 901 | 0.63 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 701 | 0.49 | 0.01
| |
| Independent | Viji Ratheesh | 376 | 0.26 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,096 | 0.77 | 3.71
| ||
| Turnout | 1,42,189 | 78.66 | 0.11
| ||
| LDF hold | Swing | 2.51
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly 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 | ||
| SHS | 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
| ||
| Communist Marxist Party gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
Template:Election box winning candidate|- class="vcard"| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | ||||
2006[edit | edit source]
There were 1,42,401 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 54,026 | 48.9 | ||
| Independent | Shibu Baby John | 52,240 | 47.3 | ||
| BJP | Udayakumar | 1,889 | 1.7 | ||
| RSP(B) | Shibu Balakrishnan | 794 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Abu Muhammed | 761 | 0.7 | ||
| AIADMK | K. Muhammad Kunju | 409 | 0.4 | ||
| BSP | Jayakumar | 378 | 0.3 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,786 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,10,501 | 77.6 | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik) | Swing | ||||
2001[edit | edit source]
There were 1,53,473 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP(B) | Shibu Baby John | 60,689 | 53.7 | ||
| RSP | V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai | 52,240 | 42.6 | ||
| BJP | G. Hari | 2,831 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Sukumaran Pillai | 703 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Abu Muhammed | 618 | 0.6 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,483 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,079 | 73.7 | |||
| Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik) gain from Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | Swing | ||||
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per ECI.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
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