Thiruvananthapuram State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Adv. Antony Raju of JKC.
| Thiruvananthapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 134 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 2,00,281 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JKC |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Thiruvananthapuram constituency came into existence in 2011. Before it was known as Trivandrum West Constituency from 1977 to 2011, and Trivandrum-I constituency from 1957 to 1977.
Local self governed segments
editThiruvananthapuram Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Ward no. | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 26-30
|
Municipal Corporation | Thiruvananthapuram |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Thiruvananthapuram Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
As Trivandrum-I
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | E. P. Eapen | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | B. M. Nair | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1970 | N. Gopala Pillai | Praja Socialist Party | |
As Trivandrum West
As Thiruvananthapuram
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. S. Sivakumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Adv. Antony Raju | Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | |
Election results
edit2021
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKC | Antony Raju | 48,748 | 38.01 |  9.83
| |
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 41,669 | 32.49 |  4.33
| |
| BJP | Krishnakumar | 34,996 | 27.89 | 0.35
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1054 | 0.82 | 0.32
| |
| Majority | 7,079 | 5.52 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
| JKC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,93,101 registered voters in Thiruvananthapuram Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 46,474 | 36.82% | 9.05
| |
| JKC | Antony Raju | 35,569 | 28.18% | ||
| BJP | S. Sreesanth | 34,764 | 27.54% | 16.78
| |
| AIADMK | Biju Ramesh | 5,762 | 4.57% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,435 | 1.14% | ||
| Independent | Nandavanam Suseelan | 450 | 0.36% | ||
| Independent | Antony Raju New Colony | 424 | 0.34% | ||
| BSP | Mohanambika .D | 398 | 0.32% | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 344 | 0.27% | 0.05
| |
| Independent | Sivakumar Raveendran Nair | 208 | 0.16% | ||
| Independent | Praveen Arimbrathodiyil | 170 | 0.13% | ||
| Independent | M. S. Subi | 113 | 0.09% | ||
| Independent | Sivakumar Pushkaran | 101 | 0.08% | ||
| Majority | 10,905 | 8.64% | 3.64
| ||
| Turnout | 1,26,212 | 65.36% | 5.01
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | 9.05
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,77,442 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 49,122 | 45.87% | ||
| KEC | V. Surendran Pillai | 43,770 | 40.87% | ||
| BJP | B. K .Sekhar | 11,519 | 10.76% | ||
| SDPI | Abdu Razak A. | 807 | 0.75% | ||
| Independent | P. Surendran Pillai | 518 | 0.48% | ||
| Independent | S. Sivakumar | 485 | 0.45% | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 235 | 0.22% | ||
| Independent | N. Sivakumar | 221 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent | Sundaran Pillai | 207 | 0.19% | ||
| Independent | C. Vasantha Kumar | 110 | 0.10% | ||
| Independent | George Mankidan | 98 | 0.09% | ||
| Majority | 5,352 | 5.00% | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,092 | 60.35% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala". trivandrum.nic.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Thiruvananthapuram District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Thiruvananthapuram". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.