Pathanapuram Assembly constituency
Pathanapuram is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. B. Ganesh Kumar of KC(B).
| Pathanapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,84,282 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | KC(B) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
Pathanapuram Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathanapuram | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram[3] |
| 2 | Pattazhy | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 3 | Pattazhy Vadakkekara | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 4 | Piravanthoor | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 5 | Thalavoor | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 6 | Vilakkudy | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 7 | Melila | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara |
| 8 | Vettikkavala | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Pathanapuram Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | N. Rajagopalan Nair | Communist Party of India | 1957–1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | R. Balakrishna Pillai | Indian National Congress | 1960–1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. K. Raghavan | CPI | 1967–1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970–1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | E. K. Pillai | 1977–1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980–1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | A. George | Kerala Congress | 1982–1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | CPI | 1987–1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | K. Prakash Babu | 1991–1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996–2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | KC(B) | 2001–2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006–2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,89,837 registered voters in Pathanapuram Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 74,429 | 52.39% |  3.25 | |
| INC | P. V. Jagadish Kumar | 49,867 | 35.10% | ||
| BJP | Raghu Damodharan | 11,700 | 8.24% |  3.03 | |
| SDPI | Faizy M. Pasha | 3,843 | 2.71% | ||
| BSP | Perinadu Gopalakrishnan | 846 | 0.60% | 0.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 454 | 0.32% | ||
| Independent | Rekhu P. | 366 | 0.26% | ||
| SHS | Sudheer M. G. | 254 | 0.18% | ||
| Independent | Chandrasekhara Pillai M. G. | 194 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | Madhu R. | 105 | 0.07% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,562 | 17.29% | - | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,058 | 74.83% | 0.61 | ||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | 3.25 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,72,946 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 71,421 | 55.64% | ||
| CPI(M) | K. Rajagopal | 51,019 | 39.74% | ||
| BJP | R. Subhash Pattazhy | 2,839 | 2.21% | ||
| Independent | Aneesh Anthony | 1,613 | 1.26% | ||
| BSP | Punalur Salim | 864 | 0.67% | ||
| Independent | N. Sunilkumar | 611 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 20,402 | 17.29% | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,367 | 74.22% | |||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | ||||