Eravipuram Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Eravipuram
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 125
| map_image = Eravipuram.jpg
| map_caption = Eravipuram constituency in Kollam district
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,70,253 (2016)
| mla = M. Noushad
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2016
| district = Kollam
}}
Eravipuram is a legislative assembly constituency in the southern coastal area of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.{{cite web |url=http://keralaassembly.org/constitutencies.html |title=CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA |publisher=Kerala Assembly |access-date=2018-10-31}} As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Noushad of CPI(M).
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Eravipuram assembly constituency consists of the 24 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Asramam, Uliyakovil, Mangadu, Arunoottimangalam, Chathinamkulam, Karicode, College Division, Palkulangara, Ammannada, Vadakkevila, Pallimukku, Ayathil, Kilikollur, Punthalathazham, Palathara, Manakkadu, Kollurvila, Kayyalakkal, Valathungal, Akkolil, Thekkumbhagam, Eravipuram, Bharanikkavu, Thekkevila) and neighbouring Mayyanad panchayath in Kollam Taluk.{{cite web |url=http://keralaassembly.org/election/Delimitation.pdf |title=ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala |publisher=Kerala Assembly |access-date=2018-10-31}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kollam.html |title=Constituencies - Kollam District |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala |access-date=2018-10-31 |archive-date=1 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801123818/http://ceo.kerala.gov.in/kollam.html |url-status=dead }}
Electoral history
=[[Travancore-Cochin]] Legislative Assembly Elections=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Winner ! colspan="2" | Party !Vote Margin !Coalition |
| 1951
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |774 |
| rowspan=2|1954
|Chandrasekharan | {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}} |762 |Left |
| |Sukumaran
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |10,935 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election !Niyama !Member ! colspan="2"|Party !Tenure |
| 1957
|1st | rowspan="2" |P. Ravindran | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}} |1957 – 1960 |
| 1960
|2nd |1960 – 1965 |
| 1967
|3rd | rowspan="5" |R. S. Unni | {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}} |1967 – 1970 |
| 1970
|4th | {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=5}} |1970 – 1977 |
| 1977
|5th |1977 – 1980 |
| 1980
|6th |1980 – 1982 |
| 1982
|7th |1982 – 1984 |
| 1987
|8th |1987 – 1991 |
| 1991
|9th |P. K. K. Bava | {{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}} |1991 – 1996 |
| 1996
|10th |V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai | {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|rowspan=4}} |1996 – 2001 |
| 2001
|11th | rowspan="3" |A. A. Aziz |2001 – 2006 |
| 2006
|12th |2006 – 2011 |
| 2011
|13th |2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
|14th | rowspan="2"|M. Noushad | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}} | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021
|15th |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= 2016 =
There were 1,70,253 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eravipuram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Noushad|votes=65,392|percentage=52.33|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=A. A. Azeez|votes=36,589|percentage=29.28|change={{decrease}}19.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=Akkavila Satheek|votes=19,714|percentage=15.77|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Ayathil Razak|votes=988|percentage=0.79|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=950|percentage=0.76|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Muhammed Ismail|votes=643|percentage=0.51|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Manoj|votes=463|percentage=0.37|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=Vinod B.|votes=232|percentage=0.19|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=28,803|percentage=23.05|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,24,971|percentage=73.40|change={{increase}}5.26}}{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2011 =
There were 1,53,575 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eravipuram}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|candidate=A. A. Azeez|votes=51,271|percentage=49.00|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=P. K. K. Bava|votes=43,259|percentage=41.34|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Pattathanam Babu|votes=5,048|percentage=4.82|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mylakkad Shah|votes=3,234|percentage=3.09|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sushama Vijayan|votes=580|percentage=0.55|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Abdul Azeez|votes=552|percentage=0.53|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Saiju V.|votes=391|percentage=0.37|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Deepu N.|votes=310|percentage=0.30|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=8,012|percentage=7.66|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,04,645|percentage=68.14|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies |state=expanded}}
{{MLAs from Kerala assembly constituencies in Kollam city}}
{{Kollam |state=collapsed}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:Politics of Kollam district
Category:Assembly constituencies in Kollam district