Kollam Lok Sabha constituency formerly Quilon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Kollam KL-18 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Kollam Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Chavara Punalur Chadayamangalam Kundara Kollam Eravipuram Chathannoor |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | RSP |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | N. Peethambara Kurup |
Assembly segments
editKollam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | Kollam | Shibu Baby John | RSP | RSP | ||
| 121 | Punalur | C. Ajayaprasad | CPI | ||||
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | M. M. Naseer | INC | ||||
| 123 | Kundara | P. C. Vishnunath | |||||
| 124 | Kollam | Bindu Krishna | |||||
| 125 | Eravipuram | Vishnu Mohan | RSP | ||||
| 126 | Chathannoor | B. B. Gopakumar | BJP | ||||
Corporations & municipalities coming under Kollam Lok Sabha constituency
editMembers of Parliament
editAs Quilon Cum Mavelikkara in Travancore-Cochin
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1952-1957 | |
| R. Velayudhan | Independent | ||||
As Quilon/Kollam
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | V. Parmeswaran Nayar | United Front of Leftists | ||
| P.K. Kodiyan | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |||
| 1962 | 3rd | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | 1967-1971 | |||
| 1971 | 5th | 1971-1977 | |||
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | B.K. Nair | Indian National Congress (I) | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | S. Krishna Kumar | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | 1991-1996 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996-1998 | |
| 1998 | 12th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 1999 | 13th | P. Rajendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1999-2004 | |
| 2004 | 14th | 2004-2009 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | N. Peethambara Kurup | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2014-2019 | |
| 2019 | 17th | 2019-2024 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
editGeneral Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 443,628 | 48.45 |  3.16 | |
| CPI(M) | M. Mukesh | 2,93,326 | 32.03 | 4.21 | |
| BJP | G. Krishna Kumar | 1,63,210 | 17.82 |  7.15 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,546 | 0.71 | 0.11 | |
| Majority | 1,50,302 | 15.42 | 0.05 | ||
| Turnout | 9,18,260 | 69.00 | 6.60 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2024)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | RSP | 25,846 |
| 121 | Punalur | RSP | 18,044 |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | RSP | 14,619 |
| 123 | Kundara | RSP | 27,105 |
| 124 | Kollam | RSP | 23,792 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | RSP | 23,678 |
| 126 | Chathannoor | RSP | 15,571 |
2019
editAccording to Election Commission, there are 12,59,400(Women-6,59,597, Men-5,99,797, Transgender people-6) registered voters in Kollam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election. Kollam Constituency was polled 74.36% of total electorate.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 499,667 | 51.61 | 5.15 | |
| CPI(M) | K. N. Balagopal | 3,50,821 | 36.24 | 5.94 | |
| BJP | Adv. K V Sabu | 1,03,339 | 10.67 | 4.00 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,018 | 0.6 | 0.30 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,48,869 | 15.37 | 11.09 | ||
| Turnout | 9,69,017 | 74.73 | 2.61 | ||
| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2019)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | RSP | 27,568 |
| 121 | Punalur | RSP | 18,666 |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | RSP | 14,232 |
| 123 | Kundara | RSP | 24,309 |
| 124 | Kollam | RSP | 24,545 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | RSP | 23,420 |
| 126 | Chathannoor | RSP | 17,032 |
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N.K. Premachandran | 408,528 | 46.46 | N/A | |
| CPI(M) | M. A. Baby | 3,70,879 | 42.18 | 3.01 | |
| BJP | P. M. Velayudhan | 58,671 | 6.67 | 2.27 | |
| SDPI | A.K. Salahudeen | 12,812 | 1.46 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,876 | 0.90 | −−− | |
| Margin of victory | 37,649 | 4.28 | 1.95 | ||
| Turnout | 8,79,056 | 72.12 | |||
| UDF hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2014)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | RSP | 24,441 |
| 121 | Punalur | CPI(M) | 4,640 |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | CPI(M) | 6,806 |
| 123 | Kundara | RSP | 6,911 |
| 124 | Kollam | RSP | 14,242 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | RSP | 6,564 |
| 126 | Chathannoor | CPI(M) | 3,034 |
2009
editThere were 11,06,712 registered voters in this constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Peethambara Kurup | 357,401 | 47.74 | ||
| CPI(M) | P. Rajendran | 339,870 | 45.40 | ||
| BJP | Vayakkal Madhu | 33,078 | 4.42 | ||
| BSP | K. M. Jayanandan | 6,018 | 0.90 | ||
| Independent | N. Peethambara Kurup | 4,553 | 0.61 | ||
| Independent | R. Zakeer Hussain | 3,093 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Anu Sasi | 2,357 | 0.31 | ||
| SUCI(C) | S. Radhakrishnan | 2,083 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Krishanammal | 1,079 | 0.14 | ||
| Independent | K. A. Jhon | 1,066 | 0.14 | ||
| RPI | S. Pradeep Kumar | 789 | 0.11 | ||
| Margin of victory | 17,531 | 2.34 | |||
| Turnout | 7,52,121 | 67.64 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2009)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | INC | 14,002 |
| 121 | Punalur | CPI(M) | 372 |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | CPI(M) | 6,561 |
| 123 | Kundara | INC | 830 |
| 124 | Kollam | INC | 10,625 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | INC | 808 |
| 126 | Chathannoor | CPI(M) | 1,075 |
2004
editThere were 10,32,368 registered voters in this constituency.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Rajendran | 355,279 | 50.36 | ||
| INC | Sooranad Rajasekharan | 244,208 | 34.62 | ||
| BJP | Kizhakanela Sudhakaran | 62,183 | 8.81 | ||
| PDP | Kolloovila Nazimudeen | 26,423 | 3.75 | ||
| BSP | S. Prahladan | 6,232 | 0.88 | ||
| Independent | K. P. Vishwavalsalan | 4,919 | 0.70 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Shyla K. John | 3,378 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | Sivaprasad Raghavan | 1,603 | 0.23 | ||
| Independent | K. R. Meena | 1,257 | 0.18 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,11,071 | 15.74 | |||
| Turnout | 7,05,482 | 68.33 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2004)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Kunnathur | CPI(M) | 13,162 |
| 121 | Karunagappally | CPI(M) | 11,586 |
| 122 | Chavara | CPI(M) | 9,239 |
| 123 | Kundara | CPI(M) | 15,323 |
| 124 | Kollam | CPI(M) | 10,097 |
| 125 | Eravipuram | CPI(M) | 29,058 |
| 126 | Chathannoor | CPI(M) | 21,318 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Kollam". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ The Hindu (4 June 2024). "Lok Sabha Elections: Premachandran scores a swift hat-trick in Kollam". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ 2019 General Election Kollam Constituency Live Results