| Kovalam | |
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| Constituency No. 139 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,18,656 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Kovalam is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Vincent of INC.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | J. C. Moraes | Independent | |
| 1970 | M. Kunjukrishnan Nadar | ||
| 1977 | A. Neelalohitadasan Nadar | ||
| 1980 | M. R. Raghu Chandra Bal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | N. Shakthan Nadar | Independent | |
| 1987 | Neelalohithadasan Nadar | Lok Dal | |
| 1991 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Janata Dal | ||
| 2006 | George Mercier | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011 | Jameela Prakasham | Janata Dal | |
| 2016 | M. Vincent | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 79,661 | 51.32 |  4.26
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| LDF | Bhagath Rufus | 46,952 | 30.23 | ||
| BJP | T. N. Suresh | 25,380 | 16.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.63 | 0.14
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| AAP | Manoj S. P. | 677 | 0.44 | ||
| Socialist Republican Party | M.Sugathan | 469 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | N. Jayarajan | 459 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Adv. Sabu S Philip | 372 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | Venganoor Asokan | 169 | 0.11 |  0.07
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| Independent | Kiran S Pillai | 122 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 32,709 | 21.07 | 13.80
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| Turnout | 1,55,237 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 2,18,656 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 74,868 | 47.06 | 7.92
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| JD(S) | Neelalohitadasan Nadar | 63,306 | 39.79 | 2.34
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| KKC | Vishupuram Chandrasekharan | 18,664 | 11.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 773 | 0.49 | ||
| BSP | K. R. Anish | 641 | 0.40 | 0.25
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| Independent | V. S. Prince | 417 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Venganoor Asokan | 284 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | R. I. Ajil | 147 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,562 | 7.27 | 5.58
| ||
| Turnout | 1,59,100 | 72.76 | 1.47
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| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
There were 2,07,410 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 60,268 | 39.14 | 2.70
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| JD(S) | Jameela Prakasham | 57,653 | 37.45 | 10.15
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| BDJS | Kovalam T. N. Suresh | 30,987 | 20.13 | ||
| BSP | K. R. Anish | 996 | 0.65 | 0.28
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| Independent | M. C. Jayalal | 933 | 0.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 845 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Pramod Kumar | 564 | 0.37 | ||
| IGP | Sarasamma T. | 558 | 0.36 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,615 | 1.69 | 4.07
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| Turnout | 1,53,966 | 74.23 | 5.15
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| INC gain from Janata Dal (Secular) | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,83,616 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Jameela Prakasham | 59,510 | 47.60 | ||
| INC | George Mercier | 52,305 | 41.84 | ||
| BJP | Venganoor Satheesh | 9,127 | 7.30 | ||
| Independent | Thanka Bai T. | 1,231 | 0.98 | ||
| SDPI | A. M. Nizam | 1,193 | 0.95 | ||
| BSP | Muraleedharan | 1,157 | 0.93 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,205 | 5.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,008 | 68.08 | |||
| Janata Dal (Secular) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Kovalam
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "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.