Punalur (State Assembly constituency)
Punalur is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1] The current MLA is K. Raju of CPI
| 121 Punalur പുനലൂർ | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Punalur KSRTC Bus Station | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | General |
| Electorate | 2,04,628 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Adv.K. Raju |
| Party | CPI |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Kollam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Punalur Municipality and Anchal, Ariyankavu, Edamulakkal, Eroor, Karavaloor, Kulathupuzha and Thenmala Panchayats in punalur Taluk. |
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Punalur assembly constituency consist of the municipality of Punalur and 7 neighbouring panchayaths including Anchal, Ariyankavu, Edamulakkal, Eroor, Karavaloor, Kulathupuzha and Thenmala in Punalur Taluk.[2][3]
Electoral History
Punalur assembly constituency was carved out from Pathanapuram constituency in 1954.
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | P. Gopalan | CPI | 3,417 | Left[4] |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Gopalan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Krishna Pillai | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | M. N. G. Nair | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | K. Krishna Pillai | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | P. K. Sreenivasan | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | M. Sam Oommen | KC(J) | 1982 – 1984 | |
| 1984* | V. Surendran Pillai | 1984 –1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | J. Chitharanjan | CPI | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | Punalur Madhu | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | P. K. Sreenivasan | CPI | 1996 | |
| 1996* | P. S. Supal | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | K. Raju | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Incumbent | |||
* indicates bypolls
References
- "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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