Kottarakkara Assembly constituency
| Kottarakkara കൊട്ടാരക്കര | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
 Pulamon Junction in Kottarakara town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Kollam |
| Party | CPI(M) |
Kottarakara or Kottarakkara is a legislative assembly constituency in Kollam district of Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district.[1]
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kottarakara assembly constituency consist of the municipality of Kottarakkara and 6 neighbouring panchayaths including Ezhukone, Kareepra, Kulakkada, Mylom, Neduvathoor and Ummannoor.[2][3]
- Municipalities: Kottarakara
- Panchayaths: Ezhukone, Kareepra, Kulakkada, Mylom, Neduvathoor, Ummannoor
- Neighbourhood Towns: Thrikkannamangal, Kunnicode, Valakom, Odanavattam
Electoral History
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Krishnan Nair | Socialist | 3,526 | NA[4] |
| 1954 | B. B. Pandarathil | RSP | 6,586 | LDF[5] |
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 | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | CPI | style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India/meta/color" | | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | D. Damodaran Potti | PSP | style="background-color: Template:Praja Socialist Party/meta/color" | | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. Chandrasekharan Nair | CPI | style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India/meta/color" | | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Kottara Gopalakrishnan | INC | style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1970 |
| 1970* | A. Memon | CPI | style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India/meta/color" | | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | R. Balakrishna Pillai | KEC | rowspan="4" style="background-color: Template:Kerala Congress/meta/color" | | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | INC | style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | KC(B) | rowspan="2" style="background-color: Template:Kerala Congress (B)/meta/color" | | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. Aisha Potty | CPI(M) | rowspan="3" style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color" | | 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.
- ^ "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 17 October 2018.