| Chavara | |
| Type: | SLA |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 117 |
| Established: | 1977–present |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | 1,75,280 (2016) |
| Mla: | Sujith Vijayan Pillai |
| District: | Kollam |
Chavara state assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1]
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Chavara assembly constituency consists of the 7 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Maruthadi, Sakthikulangara, Meenathuchery, Kavanad, Vallikeezhu, Alattukavu, Kannimel) and 5 neighbouring panchayaths including Chavara, Neendakara, Panmana, Chavara Thekkumbhagom and Thevalakkara.[2] [3]
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N. Sreekantan Nair | 8,181[4] | ||
| 1954 | Baby John | 2,175[5] | ||
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 | 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 | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | N. K. Premchandran | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | Shibu Baby John | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | N. Vijayan Pillai | 2016 – 2020 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Dr.Sujith Vijayanpillai | Incumbent | ||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]