Kollam Assembly constituency explained

Kollam
Type:SLA
Constituency No:124
Established:1951
Reservation:None
Electors:1,76,041 (2021)
Mla:Mukesh
Party:CPI(M)
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Kollam
State:Kerala

Kollam Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mukesh of CPI(M).

Structure of the constituency

Kollam Assembly Constituency includes 19 wards of Kollam City Corporation (Kureepuzha West, Kureepuzha, Neeravil, Anchalumoodu, Kadavoor, Mathilil, Thevally, Vadakkumbhagam, Uliyakovil East, Kadappakada, Koickal, Kallumthazham, Mundakkal, Pattathanam, Cantonment, Udayamarthandapuram, Thamarakkulam, Pallithottam, Port Kollam) along with the neighbouring panchayaths of Panayam and Thrikkaruva, as per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations.[2] [3]

Major institutions in the constituency

Electoral history

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

YearNamePartyVote MarginCoalition
1951T. K. DivakaranRSP2,349Left[5]
1954T. K. DivakaranRSP6,175Left[6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

ElectionNiyama
Sabha		NamePartyTenure
19571stC. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty1957 – 1960[7]
19602nd1960 – 1965[8]
19653rdHenry Austin1965 – 1967[9]
19673rdT. K. Divakaran1967 – 1970[10]
19704th1970 – 1977[11]
19775thThyagarajan1977 – 1980[12]
19806thKadavoor Sivadasan1980 – 1982[13]
19827th1982 – 1984
19878thBabu Divakaran1987 – 1991[14]
19919thKadavoor Sivadasan1991 – 1996[15]
199610thBabu Divakaran1996 – 2001[16]
200111th2001 – 2006[17]
200612thP. K. Gurudasan2006 – 2011[18]
201113th2011 – 2016[19]
201614thMukesh2016 - 2021[20]
202115th2021 - 2026[21]

Election results

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

2021

There were 1,76,041 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[22]

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,552 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[23]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,60,475 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[24]

List of Kerala Ministers from Kollam constituency

TenurePoliticianPartyCoalitionPositionMinistry
1955–56A. A. RahimCongressRightMinister for Health, Agriculture and IndustriesPanampilly Ministry[25]
1967–69T. K. DivakaranRSPLeftMinister for Public WorksSecond E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry[26]
1970–76T. K. DivakaranRSPRightMinister for Public WorksSecond C. Achutha Menon ministry
1981–82Kadavoor SivadasanRSPUDFMinister for LabourSecond K. Karunakaran ministry
1982–87Kadavoor SivadasanRSP(S)UDFMinister for Labour & ExciseThird K. Karunakaran ministry[27]
2001–06Babu DivakaranRSP(B)UDFMinister for LabourThird A. K. Antony ministry[28]
2006–11P. K. GurudasanCPI(M)LDFMinister for LabourV. S. Achuthanandan ministry[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituencies in Kerala . Kerala Assembly . 2018-01-05.
  2. Web site: Assembly Constituencies and Their Extent – Kerala . Kerala Assembly . 2018-01-05.
  3. Web site: Constituencies – Kollam District . Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala . 2018-01-05.
  4. Web site: Directorate of Health Services . 3, 8–9 . Government of Kerala . 2019-01-30.
  5. Web site: Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area . 37 . Government of Kerala . 2018-01-19 . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021080302/https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/8f8553b5-bcb5-4792-9271-9b6de83ba20b . dead .
  6. Web site: Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin . 37 . Election Commission of India . 2018-01-19.
  7. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1957 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  8. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1960 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  9. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1965 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  10. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1967 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  11. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1970 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  12. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1977 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  13. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1980 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  14. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1987 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  15. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1991 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  16. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 1996 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  17. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 2001 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  18. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 2006 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  19. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 2011 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  20. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 2016 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  21. Web site: Kerala Assembly Election - 2021 . Elections.in . 2021-05-04.
  22. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  23. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  24. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.
  25. Web site: A.A Rahim – First Ministry . Government of Kerala . 2019-01-28.
  26. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha – T.K. Divakaran . StateofKerala.in . 2019-01-28.
  27. Web site: Kadavoor Sivadasan . Niyamasabha.org . 2019-01-28.
  28. Web site: Babu Divakaran . Niyamasabha.org . 2019-01-28.
  29. Web site: P. K. Gurudasan . StateofKerala.in . 2019-01-28.

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