Chathannoor (Assembly constituency)

Chathannoor
Constituency
for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Paravur Town in Chathannoor constituency
State Kerala
District Kollam
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created 1951
Political party CPI
Member of the Legislative Assembly G. S. Jayalal
Opponent B. B. Gopakumar
Opponent party BDJS
Vote Margin 34,407

Chathannoor Assembly Constituency or Chathannur Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India.

History

The constituency was previously known as Paravur Assembly Constituency. It was temporarily merged with Varkala constituency in 1957. Because of the merger, the Varkala constituency became a two-member constituency during the legislative assembly election of 1957 and interim election of 1960.[1][2] Later in 1967, the new constituency was carved out from Varkala and is named as Chathannoor assembly constituency. The MLA office was shifted from Paravur to Chathannoor. In 1967, P. Ravindran of CPI became the first elected member from Chathannoor assembly constituency.[3][4]

Structure

As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Chathannoor assembly constituency consist of Paravur municipal town and 5 neighbouring panchayaths including Chathannoor, Adichanalloor, Poothakkulam, Kalluvathukkal, Pooyappally.[5][6]

Electoral History

Paravur Assembly Constituency: Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

Year Winner Party Vote Margin Coalition
1951 P. Ravindran Independent 7,790 LDF[7]
1954 P. Ravindran CPI 3,878 LDF[8]

Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections: Chathannoor Constituency

Year Winner Party Vote Margin Coalition
1957 NA NA NA NA[9]
1960 (Interim) NA NA NA NA[10]
1967 P. Ravindran CPI 11,209 LDF[11]
1970 P. Ravindran CPI 11,209 UDF[12]
1977 J. Chitharanjan CPI 18,771 UDF[13]
1980 J. Chitharanjan CPI 5,367 LDF[14]
1982 C. V. Padmarajan Indian National Congress 5,802 UDF[15]
1987 P. Ravindran CPI 2,456 LDF[16]
1991 C. V. Padmarajan Indian National Congress 4,511 UDF[17]
1996 P. Ravindran CPI 2,115 LDF[18]
1998 (Bye Election) N. Anirudhan CPI 3,938 LDF[19]
2001 G. Prathapavarma Thampan Indian National Congress 547 UDF[20]
2006 N. Anirudhan CPI 23,180 LDF[21]
2011 G. S. Jayalal CPI(M) 12,589 LDF[22]
2016 G. S. Jayalal CPI(M) 34,407 LDF[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Election of Kerala - 1957" (PDF). Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ↑ "Interim Elections to the Kerala Assembly – 1960". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  5. ↑ "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ↑ "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  9. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1957". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1960". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1967". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1970". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1977". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  14. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1980". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  15. ↑ "1982 - Kerala Election Results". Geocities. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  16. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1987". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  17. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1991". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  18. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1996". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  19. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 1996". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  20. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2001". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  21. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2006". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  22. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2011". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  23. ↑ "Kerala Assembly Election - 2016". Elections.in. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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