Chavara Assembly constituency
| 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 | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RSP |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
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.
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.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- ↑ Bypolls to the vacancy caused by MLA's death stands cancelled as per Election Commission of India.
- ↑ LDF-supported Independent
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | Shibu Baby John | 74,308 | 52.2 | ||
| LDF | Sujith Vijayanpillai | 55,735 | 39.16 | ||
| BJP | K. R. Rajesh | 11,012 | 7.74 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1289 | 0.91 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,573 | ||||
| Turnout | 142344 | ||||
| RSP gain from LDF | 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.
| 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 | ||
| LDF gain from RSP | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,59,655 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
| 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
References
- ↑ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ↑ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ↑ "ECI defers bypolls for one Lok Sabha, 7 Assembly seats in 6 States due to 'extraordinary circumstances'". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
