| Vattiyoorkavu | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 133 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kowdiar Palace at Kowdiar ward of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation in Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,65,272 (2026) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Vattiyoorkavu State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. 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 K. Muraleedharan of the INC.
Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency was established by 2008 delimitation. Before, it used to be known as Trivandrum North Assembly constituency from 1977 to 2008, and Trivandrum-II Assembly constituency from 1957 to 1977.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Wards | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 24 wards | Municipal Corporation | Thiruvananthapuram |
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Trivandrum-II[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Pattom Thanu Pillai | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | K. C. Vamadevan | Independent | |
| 1970 | K. Pankajakshan | Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) | |
Trivandrum North[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | K. Ravindran Nair | Independent | |
| 1980 | K. Anirudhan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1982 | G. Karthikeyan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | M. Vijayakumar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | K. Mohankumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | M. Vijayakumar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
Vattiyoorkavu[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | K. Muraleedharan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019* | V. K. Prasanth | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | K. Muraleedharan | Indian National Congress | |
*by-election
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Muraleedharan | 48,338 | 37.2 |  11.44
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| CPI(M) | V. K. Prasanth | 42,913 | 33.1 |  11.30
| |
| BJP | R. Sreelekha | 37,213 | 28.76 | 0.02
| |
| Margin of victory | 5,425 | 4.10 | 11.44
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| Turnout | 1,29,765 | 76.92 | 6.69
| ||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 11.44
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2021[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. K. Prasanth | 61,111 | 44.40 | 0.15
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| BJP | V. V. Rajesh | 39,596 | 28.77 | 6.61
| |
| INC | Veena S. Nair | 35,655 | 25.76 | 6.82
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 109 | 0.62 | 0.04
| |
| Margin of victory | 21,515 | 15.63 | 3.96
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| Turnout | 1,37,636 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.15
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2019 by-election[edit | edit source]
Due to the election of the sitting MLA K. Muraleedharan as the MP from Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency, Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency held a by-election in 2019. There were 1,97,570 registered voters in Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency for this election.[4] V. K. Prashanth won by 14,465 votes in the subsequent election conducted in October 2019.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. K. Prasanth | 54,830 | 44.25% | 14.46
| |
| INC | K. Mohankumar | 40,365 | 32.58% | 5.23
| |
| BJP | S. Suresh | 27,453 | 22.16% | 10.03
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 820 | 0.66% | 0.06
| |
| Independent | A.Mohanakumar | 135 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Independent | Nagaraj G. | 100 | 0.08% | N/A | |
| Independent | Suresh S. S. | 93 | 0.08% | N/A | |
| Independent | Murukan A. | 76 | 0.06% | N/A | |
| Independent | Mithran G. | 38 | 0.03% | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,465 | 11.67% | 6.06
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| Turnout | 1,23,910 | 62.66% | 7.17
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| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | 14.46
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,95,239 registered voters in Vattiyoorkavu Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Muraleedharan | 51,322 | 37.81 | 12.38
| |
| BJP | Kummanam Rajasekharan | 43,700 | 32.19 | 20.21
| |
| CPI(M) | T. N. Seema | 40,441 | 29.79 | 6.05
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| BSP | Mekkansi K. John | 399 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 816 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| Independent | Binu D. | 147 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Sahadevan | 104 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | K. G. Mohanan | 77 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Baby D. | 53 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | Saju Ameerdas | 48 | 0.04 | ||
| Majority | 7,622 | 5.56 | 8.79
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| Turnout | 1,37,108 | 70.23 | 6.01
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| INC hold | Swing | 12.38
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,75,398 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Muraleedharan | 56,531 | 50.19 | ||
| LDF | Cheriyan Phillip | 40,364 | 35.84 | ||
| BJP | V. V. Rajesh | 13,494 | 11.98 | ||
| BSP | Kaithakodu Radhakrishnan | 915 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Cheriyan P. T. | 551 | 0.49 | ||
| Independent | Rajan K. | 488 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | G. Balakrishnan Nair | 294 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 16,167 | 14.35 | |||
| Turnout | 1,12,637 | 64.22 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Vattiyoorkavu
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
- 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala". trivandrum.nic.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Vattiyoorkavu".
- ↑ "Vattiyoorkavu Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com". www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "'ശരിദൂരം'കടന്ന് പ്രശാന്ത്; ബിജെപിക്കും യുഡിഎഫിനും കനത്ത പ്രഹരം". ManoramaOnline (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ↑ "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.