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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chandanathope
| other_name = Chandanathoppu
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Kollam district|Kollam]]
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'''Chandanathope''' is a town located in the city of [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]]. It lies {{convert|23|km}} from [[Paravur, Kollam|Paravur town]] and {{convert|8|km}} from Kollam city centre on the Kollam–[[Tirumangalam, Madurai|Thirumangalam]] [[National Highway 208 (India)|National Highway 744]]. In [[Malayalam]], the name denotes a place with [[sandalwood]] plantations. It is also known for [[cashew]] processing and its exports two major cashew exporters of Kollam namely VLC Cashews and MARK has their facilities in the town.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/873274/despair-in-kerala-as-banks-start-seizing-cashew-factories|title=Despair in Kerala as banks start seizing cashew factories|date=27 May 2018|publisher=Scroll|language=en-IN|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ameerudheen|first=T. A.|title=Despair in Kerala as banks start seizing cashew factories|url=https://scroll.in/article/873274/despair-in-kerala-as-banks-start-seizing-cashew-factories|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>

== History ==
Chandanathope enjoys a significant position in the history of Kerala due to a police firing that happened here in 1958, against a group of cashew workers who were in an agitation demanding rights of cashew workers under the banner of Kundara Cashew Workers Union.<ref>{{Cite web|last=M.K|first=Nidheesh|date=2017-04-13|title=Kerala celebrates 60th anniversary of state’s first govt under EMS Namboodiripad|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/l4VxIZwzKyIJUb82lJajYJ/Kerala-celebrates-60th-anniversary-of-states-first-govt-und.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=mint|language=en}}</ref> This police firing that happened while the state was ruled by a workers party, the [[Communist Party of India]] This incident made their ally [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]] join the [[Liberation Struggle|Vimochana Samaram]] against the communist government which later along with a series of developments in other parts of the state, finally culminated in the toppling of Communist government by [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad|EMS]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/remembering-martyrs-of-chandanathope-firing/article1301130.ece|title=Remembering martyrs of Chandanathope firing|date=25 July 2008|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref>

A column was erected at Chandanathope in memory of Raman and Sulaiman, two men who were killed by the police firing on 26 July 1958 as a result of protests by cashew workers and who became martyrs in the fight for the rights of the cashew workers.<ref>{{cite book|title=The New Socialist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yzALAQAAIAAJ|year=1958|page=43}}</ref>

In 1964 an [[Industrial training institute|Industrial Training Institute]] was started in Chandanathope by [[Government of Kerala]].

In 1989 [[Chandanattop railway station]] was started as a halt station in the town on [[Kollam–Sengottai Chord Line]].

== Administration and Politics ==
The town comes under multiple local bodies such as [[Kollam Municipal Corporation]], [[Perinad]] [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]] ([[Chittumala]] [[Block panchayat]]) and [[Kottamkara]] [[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]] ([[Mukhathala]] [[Block panchayat]]) for the purpose of local administration under [[Panchayati raj]]. It falls under Kollam [[Taluk]] of [[Kollam district|Kollam revenue district]] wholly.

It falls within [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)]] in parliamentary representation and in state assembly it is represented by [[Kundara (State Assembly constituency)]] and [[Kollam (State Assembly constituency)]].

The region has presence of major national and state political parties namely [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)]], [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Social Democratic Party of India]] etc.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pereira|first=Ignatius|date=2017-08-16|title=Shafin Jahan is active in SDPI, say police|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shafin-jahan-is-active-in-sdpi-say-police/article19504704.ece|access-date=2020-11-24|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The economy of town is largely dependent on small scale industries. The most prominent industry and largest employer is [[Cashew business in Kollam|Cashew industry.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ameerudheen|first=T. A.|title=Despair in Kerala as banks start seizing cashew factories|url=https://scroll.in/article/873274/despair-in-kerala-as-banks-start-seizing-cashew-factories|access-date=2021-04-13|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> There are also numerous [[sawmill]]s, [[Furniture|furniture works]], [[matchstick]] makers etc. who are active in the town. There are lot of furniture shops in the town.

The two biggest cashew companies in town are '''VLC Cashews''' established in 1957 and '''MARK Cashews''' established in 1974. There is also a [[PVC piping|PVC pipe]] manufacturing company called '''Traplast PVC Pipes & Chemicals''' by MARK Group which is operational since 1983.

In agricultural perspective there is marginal paddy cultivation in Kaduvachira wetland and there are numerous small scale dairy farmers.

== Religion ==
Important places of worship include the Chandanathope Juma [[Mosque]], Munpala [[Kavu]], Kaduvachira [[Durga Devi|Sree Vana Durga Devi]] temple and Aayiravillan [[Shiva]] temple.

The major religions practiced by people of the town are [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]].

== Transport ==
Chandanathoppe is well connected with various important towns in [[Kollam district]] through [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation]] buses and [[Kollam]] city buses of [[Elampalloor]] route.

[[National Highway 744 (India)]] passes through Chandanathope. Another major roads of Chandanathoppe are [[Perinad]] ESI Road and Chathinamkulam – [[Kandachira]] Cheepu Road.

[[Chandanattop railway station]] is a railway station in [[Kollam]]-[[Shenkottai]] Rail route, that is located in the town. [[Kilikollur]] railway station is also located nearby.

Nearest Airport- [[Trivandrum International Airport]] approx: 65 km. 1 hour 30 mins.

== Education ==
[[File:KSID 1.jpg|thumb|[[Kerala State Institute of Design]]]]
[[Govt ITI Chandanathope]] is situated here, it's a premier skill development institute in the district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top-notch design in Kerala’s serenity - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2017/jan/09/top-notch-design-in-keralas-serenity-1556871.amp|access-date=2021-04-13|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref> There is a Basic Training Institute also that is situated in ITI Complex. [[Kerala State Institute of Design]] (KSID), a design institute under Department of labour and Skills, Government of Kerala, is located here.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/institute-of-design-inaugurated/article1277100.ece|title=KSID Inauguration}}</ref>

Chandanathope also has other educational institutions such as [[Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Kollam|Chinmaya Vidyalaya]] [[Kollam]], UHRD Center, MSM Higher Secondary School, Sivaram High-school, Govt LPS Kuzhiyam etc.

It has an Annexure of [[Azeezia Medical College]].{{Expand Malayalam|fa=yes|date=January 2014}}

== See also ==
* [[Kundara]]
* [[Perinad]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Chandanathope}}

{{Kollam |state=expanded}}
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kollam]]
[[Category:Cashew processing hubs in Kollam]]

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