Eravipuram Assembly constituency explained

Eravipuram
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:125
Established:1957
Reservation:None
Electors:1,70,253 (2016)
Mla:M. Noushad
Party:CPI(M)
Latest Election Year:2016
District:Kollam

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

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

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

YearWinnerPartyVote MarginCoalition
1951C. Kesavan774Right[4]
1954Chandrasekharan762Left
Sukumaran10,935Left[5]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
MemberPartyTenure
19571stP. Ravindran1957 – 1960
19602nd1960 – 1965
19673rdR. S. Unni1967 – 1970
19704th1970 – 1977
19775th1977 – 1980
19806th1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1984
19878thV. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai1987 – 1991
19919thP. K. K. Bava1991 – 1996
199610thV. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai1996 – 2001
200111thA. A. Aziz2001 – 2006
200612th2006 – 2011
201113th2011 – 2016
201614thM. Noushad2016 - 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

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

2016

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

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA . Kerala Assembly . 2018-10-31.
  2. Web site: ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala . Kerala Assembly . 2018-10-31.
  3. Web site: Constituencies - Kollam District . Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala . 2018-10-31 . 1 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190801123818/http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/kollam.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area . 37 . Government of Kerala . 2018-10-31 . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021080302/https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/8f8553b5-bcb5-4792-9271-9b6de83ba20b . dead .
  5. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin . 37 . Election Commission of India . 2018-10-31.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  7. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.