Eravipuram Assembly constituency

Eravipuram
Constituency No. 125 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Eravipuram constituency in Kollam district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictKollam
Established1957
Total electors1,70,253 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2016

Eravipuram is a legislative assembly constituency in the southern coastal area of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Noushad of CPI(M).

Structure

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As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Eravipuram assembly constituency consists of the 24 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Asramam, Uliyakovil, Mangadu, Arunoottimangalam, Chathinamkulam, Karicode, College Division, Palkulangara, Ammannada, Vadakkevila, Pallimukku, Ayathil, Kilikollur, Punthalathazham, Palathara, Manakkadu, Kollurvila, Kayyalakkal, Valathungal, Akkolil, Thekkumbhagam, Eravipuram, Bharanikkavu, Thekkevila) and neighbouring Mayyanad panchayath in Kollam Taluk.[2][3]

Electoral history

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Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

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Year Winner Party Vote Margin Coalition
1951 C. Kesavan Indian National Congress 774 Right[4]
1954 Chandrasekharan Revolutionary Socialist Party 762 Left
Sukumaran Communist Party of India 10,935 Left[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama
Sabha
Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. Ravindran Communist Party of India 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd R. S. Unni Independent 1967 – 1970
1970 4th Revolutionary Socialist Party 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1984
1987 8th V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai 1987 – 1991
1991 9th P. K. K. Bava Indian Union Muslim League 1991 – 1996
1996 10th V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai Revolutionary Socialist Party 1996 – 2001
2001 11th A. A. Aziz 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th M. Noushad Communist Party of India 2016 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2016

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There were 1,70,253 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eravipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) M. Noushad 65,392 52.33
RSP A. A. Azeez 36,589 29.28 Decrease19.72
BDJS Akkavila Satheek 19,714 15.77
SDPI Ayathil Razak 988 0.79
NOTA None of the above 950 0.76
PDP Muhammed Ismail 643 0.51
Independent Manoj 463 0.37
SUCI(C) Vinod B. 232 0.19
Margin of victory 28,803 23.05
Turnout 1,24,971 73.40 Increase5.26
CPI(M) gain from RSP Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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There were 1,53,575 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eravipuram
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
RSP A. A. Azeez 51,271 49.00
IUML P. K. K. Bava 43,259 41.34
BJP Pattathanam Babu 5,048 4.82
Independent Mylakkad Shah 3,234 3.09
BSP Sushama Vijayan 580 0.55
Independent Abdul Azeez 552 0.53
Independent Saiju V. 391 0.37
Independent Deepu N. 310 0.30
Margin of victory 8,012 7.66
Turnout 1,04,645 68.14
RSP hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ "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 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  7. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.