Chavara Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Chavara State Assembly constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one of the eleven Assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1]
| Chavara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 117 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
The coast at Chavara as seen from Kovilthottam Lighthouse | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1977 |
| Total electors | 1,75,280 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
Structure
As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Chavara Assembly constituency consists of the seven wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Maruthadi, Sakthikulangara, Meenathuchery, Kavanad, Vallikeezhu, Alattukavu, Kannimel) and five neighbouring panchayaths including Chavara, Neendakara, Panmana, Chavara Thekkumbhagom and Thevalakkara.[2][3]
Members of Legislative Assembly
Travancore-Cochin
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 8,181[4] | |
| 1954 | Baby John | 2,175[5] | ||
Kerala
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5th | Baby John | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | Shibu Baby John | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | N. K. Premchandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Shibu Baby John | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | N. Vijayan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2020[a] | |
| 2021 | 15th | Dr. Sujith Vijayanpillai | Left Democratic Front | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sujith Vijayanpillai | ||||
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | ||||
| BJP | K. R. Rajesh | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,74,993 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Sujith Vijayanpillai | 63,282 | 44.29 |  2.51 | |
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 62,186 | 43.52 |  1.20 | |
| BJP | Vivek Gopan | 14,211 | 9.95 | 2.51 | |
| Independent | Johnson Kandachira | 1,223 | 0.86 | − | |
| Independent | Sujithmon | 901 | 0.63 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 701 | 0.49 | 0.01 | |
| Independent | Viji Ratheesh | 376 | 0.26 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,096 | 0.77 | 3.71 | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,189 | 78.66 | 0.11 | ||
| LDF hold | Swing | 2.51 |
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2016
There were 1,75,916 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Marxist Party (Aravindakshan) | N. Vijayan Pillai | 64,666 | 46.80 | ||
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 58,477 | 42.32 | 4.02 | |
| BJP | M. Sunil | 10,276 | 7.44 | 5.85 | |
| PDP | Shahul Thengumthara | 1,439 | 1.04 | − | |
| SDPI | Ansar Thevalakkara | 1,106 | 0.80 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 667 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Shibu | 427 | 0.31 | ||
| BSP | Thevalakkara Manoj | 403 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Abu Muhammed | 228 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Anillumar Kallambalam | 162 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Chellapan | 121 | 0.09 | ||
| SS | V. Subash | 427 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Karamkode Balakrishnan | 93 | 0.07 | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,189 | 4.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,38,186 | 78.55 | 1.04 | ||
| CMP gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRSP(B) | Shibu Baby John | 65,002 | 51.16 | ||
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 58,941 | 46.80 | 7.07 | |
| BJP | Nalini Sankaramangalam | 2,028 | 1.59 | ||
| Independent | Maniyan G. | 567 | 0.45 | − | |
| BSP | V. Varadharajan | 532 | 0.42 | 4.48 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,061 | 4.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,068 | 79.59 | |||
| [[KRSP(B)|Kerala Revolutionary Socialist Party (Baby John)]] gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2006
There were 1,42,401 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 54,026 | 48.9 | ||
| Independent | Shibu Baby John | 52,240 | 47.3 | ||
| BJP | Udayakumar | 1,889 | 1.7 | ||
| RSP(B) | Shibu Balakrishnan | 794 | 0.7 | ||
| Independent | Abu Muhammed | 761 | 0.7 | ||
| AIADMK | K. Muhammad Kunju | 409 | 0.4 | ||
| BSP | Jayakumar | 378 | 0.3 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,786 | 1.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,10,501 | 77.6 | |||
| RSP gain from RSP(B) | Swing | ||||
2001
There were 1,53,473 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP(B) | Shibu Baby John | 60,689 | 53.7 | ||
| RSP | V. P. Ramakrishna Pillai | 52,240 | 42.6 | ||
| BJP | G. Hari | 2,831 | 2.5 | ||
| Independent | Sukumaran Pillai | 703 | 0.6 | ||
| Independent | Abu Muhammed | 618 | 0.6 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,483 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,079 | 73.7 | |||
| RSP(B) gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
Notes
- Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per ECI.