| Thiruvananthapuram Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 134 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple,Located In Thiruvananthapuram Central Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,03,584 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Communist Marxist Party |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] It has been vacant since 3 January 2026 following the disqualification of Antony Raju, who was elected in 2021 election, after a three-year conviction for tampering with the evidence in a drug-related case.[2]
Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Trivandrum West Assembly Constituency from 1977 to 2008, and Trivandrum-I Assembly constituency from 1957 to 1977.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Ward no. | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 26-30
40-47 59-60 69-75 77-78 80 |
Municipal Corporation | Thiruvananthapuram |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Thiruvananthapuram-I[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | E. P. Eapen | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | B. M. Nair | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1970 | N. Gopala Pillai | Praja Socialist Party | |
Thiruvananthapuram West[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | K. Pankajakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | |
| 1980 | P. A. Muhammad Kannu | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | M. M. Hassan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Antony Raju | Kerala Congress | |
| 2001 | M. V. Raghavan | Communist Marxist Party | |
| 2006 | V. Surendran Pillai | Kerala Congress | |
Thiruvananthapuram[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. S. Sivakumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Adv. Antony Raju | Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | |
| 2026 | C. P. John | Communist Marxist Party | |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMP | C. P. John | 45,586 | 37.83 | ||
| LDF | Sudheer Karamana | 35,723 | 29.65 | ||
| BJP | Karamana Jayan | 35,125 | 29.15 | ||
| AAP | Samin Sathyadas | 556 | 0.46 | ||
| SUCI(C) | A. Saboora | 227 | 0.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 909 | 0.75 | ||
| Margin of victory | 9863 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 2,03,584 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKC | Adv. Antony Raju | 48,748 | 38.01 |  9.83
| |
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 41,669 | 32.49 |  4.33
| |
| BJP | Krishnakumar G. | 34,996 | 27.29 | 0.25
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1054 | 0.82 | 0.32
| |
| Independent | Abhilash Vadakkan | 436 | 0.34 | – | |
| SUCI(C) | A. Saboora | 366 | 0.29 | 0.02
| |
| Independent | Raju Antony | 289 | 0.23 | – | |
| Independent | Chala Mohanan D. | 245 | 0.19 | – | |
| Independent | Antony Raju S/o Raju | 190 | 0.15 | – | |
| Independent | Sivakumar K. S/o Kumara Swamy | 164 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | Krishnakumar T. S. S/o Sankarankutty | 89 | 0.07 | – | |
| Majority | 7,089 | 5.57 | 3.07
| ||
| Turnout | 1,28,322 | 63.03 | 2.33
| ||
| Janadhipathya Kerala Congress gain from INC | Swing | 9.83
|
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,93,101 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 46,474 | 36.82 | 9.05
| |
| JKC | Adv. Antony Raju | 35,569 | 28.18 | – | |
| BJP | S. Sreesanth | 34,764 | 27.54 | 16.78
| |
| AIADMK | Dr. Biju Ramesh | 5,762 | 4.57 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,435 | 1.14 | – | |
| Independent | Nandavanam Suseelan | 450 | 0.36 | – | |
| Independent | Antony Raju New Colony | 424 | 0.34 | – | |
| BSP | Mohanambika D. | 398 | 0.32 | – | |
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 344 | 0.27 | 0.05
| |
| Independent | Sivakumar Raveendran Nair | 208 | 0.16 | – | |
| Independent | Praveen Arimbrathodiyil | 170 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | M. S. Subi | 113 | 0.09 | – | |
| Independent | Sivakumar Pushkaran | 101 | 0.08 | – | |
| Majority | 10,905 | 8.64 | 3.64
| ||
| Turnout | 1,26,212 | 65.36 | 5.01
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.05
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were ,1,77,442 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 49,122 | 45.87 | ||
| KEC | V. Surendran Pillai | 43,770 | 40.87 | ||
| BJP | B. K. Sekhar | 11,519 | 10.76 | ||
| SDPI | Abdu Razak A. | 807 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | P. Surendran Pillai | 518 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | S. Sivakumar | 485 | 0.45 | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 235 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | N. Sivakumar | 221 | 0.21 | ||
| Independent | Sundaran Pillai | 207 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | C. Vasantha Kumar | 110 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | George Mankidan | 98 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 5,352 | 5.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,092 | 60.35 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Thiruvananthapuram
- 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, Kerala". trivandrum.nic.in.
- ↑ "Kerala MLA Antony Raju gets disqualified for conviction in 1990 drug case". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thiruvananthapuram". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly 2021" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2026.
- ↑ "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.