Kollam Assembly 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mukesh of CPI(M).

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Kollam Assembly 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mukesh of CPI(M).

Structure

Kollam Assembly constituency

Famous Malayalam cinema actor Mukesh is the current 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.

Major institutions

Kollam Assembly constituency

Assembly constituencies in Kollam district

• Corporations: 1 (Kollam) • Panchayaths: 2 (Panayam; Thrikkaruva) • Railway stations: 1 (Kollam Junction) • Bus stations: 3 (Kollam KSRTC Bus Station; Andamukkam City Bus Stand; Tangasseri Bus Terminal) • Government hospitals: 2 (Govt. District Hospital, Kollam; Community Health Center in Thrikkadavoor) • RTOs: 1 (Kollam city)

Electoral history

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Vote Margin</th><th>Coalition</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1951</td><td>T. K. Divakaran</td><td>RSP</td><td>2,349</td><td>Left</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td>T. K. Divakaran</td><td>RSP</td><td>6,175</td><td>Left</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kollam Assembly constituency

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th><th>Tenure</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>1st</td><td>C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1957 – 1960</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>2nd</td><td>1960 – 1965</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td>3rd</td><td>Henry Austin</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1965 – 1967</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>T. K. Divakaran</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>1967 – 1970</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td></td><td>Revolutionary Socialist Party</td><td>1970 – 1977</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td><td>Thyagarajan</td><td>1977 – 1980</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td>Kadavoor Sivadasan</td><td></td><td>Revolutionary Socialist Party</td><td>1980 – 1982</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td></td><td>Revolutionary Socialist Party</td><td>1982 – 1984</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>Babu Divakaran</td><td>1987 – 1991</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>Kadavoor Sivadasan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td><td>1991 – 1996</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>Babu Divakaran</td><td></td><td>Revolutionary Socialist Party</td><td>1996 – 2001</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td><td></td><td>Revolutionary Socialist Party</td><td>2001 – 2006</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td><td>P. K. Gurudasan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td><td>2006 – 2011</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td><td>2011 – 2016</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>Mukesh</td><td>2016 - 2021</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>2021 - 2026</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

Kollam Assembly constituency

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

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>S Jayamohan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>Bindu Krishna</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>Dr. Prathap Kumar N</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>Adv. Sinu L R</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Mylode Sudhan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

There were 1,76,041 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. Mukesh</td><td>58,524</td><td>44.86</td><td>5.95</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Bindu Krishna</td><td>56,452</td><td>43.27</td><td>8.08</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>M. Sunil</td><td>14,252</td><td>10.93</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>750</td><td>0.58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Ramanan</td><td>290</td><td>0.22</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,072</td><td>1.59</td><td>12.03</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,30,451</td><td>74.10</td><td>0.82</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.95</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,72,552 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. Mukesh</td><td>63,103</td><td>52.81</td><td>2.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Sooraj Ravi</td><td>45,492</td><td>35.19</td><td>8.18</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>K. Sasikumar</td><td>17,409</td><td>13.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Johnson Kandachira</td><td>1,576</td><td>1.22</td><td>0.20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>889</td><td>0.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Balakrishnan</td><td>431</td><td>0.33</td><td>0.11</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Narayanan Nair</td><td>209</td><td>0.16</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S. Chandran</td><td>174</td><td>0.13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>17,611</td><td>13.62</td><td>6.13</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,29,283</td><td>74.92</td><td>3.87</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.05</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

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

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>P. K. Gurudasan</td><td>57,986</td><td>50.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. C. Rajan</td><td>49,446</td><td>43.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G. Hari</td><td>4,207</td><td>3.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>A. A. Shafi</td><td>1,168</td><td>1.02</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Mangad Thulaseedharan</td><td>507</td><td>0.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sanu K.</td><td>372</td><td>0.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. N. Narayanan Nair</td><td>191</td><td>0.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. Mohanan</td><td>141</td><td>0.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,540</td><td>7.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,14,018</td><td>71.05</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Kerala Ministers from this constituency

Kollam Assembly constituency

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