Eravipuram (State Assembly constituency)

Eravipuram is a legislative assembly constituency in the southern coastal area of Kollam district in Kerala, India. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in the district.[1] The current MLA is M. Noushad of CPI(M).

125 Eravipuram ഇരവിപുരം
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Eravipuram constituency in Kollam district
Existence	1957 - present
Reservation	General
Electorate	1,70,253 (2016)
Current MLA	M. Noushad
Party	CPI(M)
Political Front	LDF
Elected Year	2016
District	Kollam
Local Self Governed Segments	Wards No.14, 15 and 20 to 41 of Kollam (M. Corporation) and Mayyanad Panchayat in Kollam Taluk.

Structure

As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Eravipuram assembly constituency consists of the 4 wards from Kollam Municipal Corporation (Asramam, Uliyakovil, Mangadu, Thekkevila) and neighbouring Mayyanad panchayath in Kollam Taluk.[2][3]

Electoral History

Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

Year	Winner	Party	Vote Margin	Coalition
1951	C. Kesavan	Indian National Congress	774	Right[4]
1954	Chandrasekharan	RSP	762	Left
	Sukumaran	CPI	10,935	Left[5]

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  IUML    CPI (M)    RSP    CPI     Independent  

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
1957	1st	P. Ravindran	CPI		1957 – 1960
1960	2nd				1960 – 1965
1967	3rd	R. S. Unni	IND		1967 – 1970
1970	4th		RSP		1970 – 1977
1977	5th				1977 – 1980
1980	6th				1980 – 1982
1982	7th				1982 – 1984
1987	8th	V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai			1987 – 1991
1991	9th	P. K. K. Bava	IUML		1991 – 1996
1996	10th	V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai	RSP		1996 – 2001
2001	11th	A. A. Aziz			2001 – 2006
2006	12th				2006 – 2011
2011	13th				2011 – 2016
2016	14th	M. Noushad	CPI(M)		Incumbent

References

1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
2. "ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES AND THEIR EXTENT - Kerala" (PDF). Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
3. "Constituencies - Kollam District". Chief Electoral Officer - Kerala. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
4. "Election to the Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly-1951 and to the Madras Assembly Constituencies in the Malabar Area". Government of Kerala. p. 37. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1954 to the Legislative Assembly of Travancore-Cochin" (PDF). Election Commission of India. p. 37. Retrieved 31 October 2018.