Kollam Assembly constituency

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Template:Infobox Indian constituency 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 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Bindu Krishna of INC.

Structure

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Famous Malayalam cinema actor Mukesh was a elected member from Kollam Assembly 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 and Port Kollam) along with the neighbouring panchayaths of Panayam and Thrikkaruva, as per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations.[2][3]

Major institutions

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Assembly constituencies in Kollam district

Electoral history

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party Vote Margin Coalition
1951 T. K. Divakaran RSP 2,349 Left[5]
1954 T. K. Divakaran RSP 6,175 Left[6]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Name Party Tenure
1957 1st C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty Template:Full party name with color 1957 – 1960[7]
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965[8]
1965 3rd Henry Austin Template:Full party name with color 1965 – 1967[9]
1967 3rd T. K. Divakaran Template:Full party name with color 1967 – 1970[10]
1970 4th Template:Full party name with color 1970 – 1977[11]
1977 5th Thyagarajan 1977 – 1980[12]
1980 6th Kadavoor Sivadasan Template:Full party name with color 1980 – 1982[13]
1982 7th Template:Full party name with color 1982 – 1984
1987 8th Babu Divakaran 1987 – 1991[14]
1991 9th Kadavoor Sivadasan Template:Full party name with color 1991 – 1996[15]
1996 10th Babu Divakaran Template:Full party name with color 1996 – 2001[16]
2001 11th Template:Full party name with color 2001 – 2006[17]
2006 12th P. K. Gurudasan Template:Full party name with color 2006 – 2011[18]
2011 13th 2011 – 2016[19]
2016 14th Mukesh 2016 - 2021[20]
2021 15th 2021 - 2026[21]

Election results

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

2026

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2021

There were 1,76,041 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[22] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link

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2016

There were 1,72,552 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[23] Template:Election box begin Template:Election box winning candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link Template:Election box candidate with party link

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2011

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

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Kerala Ministers from this constituency

Tenure Politician Party Coalition Position Ministry
1955–56 A. A. Rahim Congress Right Minister for Health, Agriculture and Industries Panampilly Ministry[25]
1967–69 T. K. Divakaran RSP Left Minister for Public Works Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry[26]
1970–76 T. K. Divakaran RSP Right Minister for Public Works Second C. Achutha Menon ministry[26]
1981–82 Kadavoor Sivadasan RSP UDF Minister for Labour Second K. Karunakaran ministry
1982–87 Kadavoor Sivadasan RSP(S) UDF Minister for Labour & Excise Third K. Karunakaran ministry[27]
2001–06 Babu Divakaran RSP(B) UDF Minister for Labour Third A. K. Antony ministry[28]
2006–11 P. K. Gurudasan CPI(M) LDF Minister for Labour V. S. Achuthanandan ministry[29]

References

  1. ↑ Constituencies in Kerala. Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  2. ↑ Assembly Constituencies and Their Extent – Kerala. Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. ↑ Constituencies – Kollam District. Chief Electoral Officer – Kerala. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  4. ↑ Directorate of Health Services. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2019-01-30.Template:Dead link
  5. ↑ Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1957. Elections.in.
  8. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1960. Elections.in.
  9. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1965. Elections.in.
  10. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1967. Elections.in.
  11. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1970. Elections.in.
  12. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1977. Elections.in.
  13. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1980. Elections.in.
  14. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1987. Elections.in.
  15. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1991. Elections.in.
  16. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 1996. Elections.in.
  17. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2001. Elections.in.
  18. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2006. Elections.in.
  19. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2011. Elections.in.
  20. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2016. Elections.in.
  21. ↑ Kerala Assembly Election - 2021. Elections.in.
  22. ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  23. ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  24. ↑ Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  25. ↑ A.A Rahim – First Ministry. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Kerala Niyamasabha – T.K. Divakaran. StateofKerala.in. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  27. ↑ Kadavoor Sivadasan. Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  28. ↑ Babu Divakaran. Niyamasabha.org. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  29. ↑ P. K. Gurudasan. StateofKerala.in. Retrieved 2019-01-28.

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