Kovalam is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Vincent of INC. It includes 5 wards of Thiruvanathapuram muncipal corporation (Vizhinjam zone), Kalliyoor and Venganoor panchayath from Thiruvanathapuram taluk and Balaramapuram, Kanjiramkulam, Karumkulam, Poovar, Kottukal panchayats from Neyyattinkara taluk.
| Kovalam | |
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| Constituency No. 139 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,18,656 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | J. C. Moraes | Independent | |
| 1970 | M. Kunjukrishnan Nadar | ||
| 1977 | A. Neelalohitadasan Nadar | ||
| 1980 | M. R. Raghu Chandra Bal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1982 | N. Shakthan Nadar | Independent | |
| 1987 | Neelalohithadasan Nadar | Lok Dal | |
| 1991 | Janata Dal | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Janata Dal (Secular) | ||
| 2006 | George Mercier | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011 | Jameela Prakasham | Janata Dal | |
| 2016 | M. Vincent | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | |||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 79,661 | 51.32 |  4.26 | |
| LDF | Bhagath Rufus | 46,952 | 30.23 | ||
| BJP | T. N. Suresh | 25,380 | 16.35 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 976 | 0.63 | 0.14 | |
| AAP | Manoj S. P. | 677 | 0.44 | ||
| Socialist Republican Party | M.Sugathan | 469 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | N. Jayarajan | 459 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Adv. Sabu S Philip | 372 | 0.24 | ||
| Independent | Venganoor Asokan | 169 | 0.11 |  0.07 | |
| Independent | Kiran S Pillai | 122 | 0.08 | ||
| Margin of victory | 32,709 | 21.07 | 13.80 | ||
| Turnout | 1,55,237 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2021
editThere were 2,18,656 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 74,868 | 47.06 | 7.92 | |
| JD(S) | Neelalohitadasan Nadar | 63,306 | 39.79 | 2.34 | |
| KKC | Vishupuram Chandrasekharan | 18,664 | 11.73 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 773 | 0.49 | ||
| BSP | K. R. Anish | 641 | 0.40 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | V. S. Prince | 417 | 0.26 | ||
| Independent | Venganoor Asokan | 284 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | R. I. Ajil | 147 | 0.09 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,562 | 7.27 | 5.58 | ||
| Turnout | 1,59,100 | 72.76 | 1.47 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
editThere were 2,07,410 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Vincent | 60,268 | 39.14 | 2.70 | |
| JD(S) | Jameela Prakasham | 57,653 | 37.45 | 10.15 | |
| BDJS | Kovalam T. N. Suresh | 30,987 | 20.13 | ||
| BSP | K. R. Anish | 996 | 0.65 | 0.28 | |
| Independent | M. C. Jayalal | 933 | 0.61 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 845 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Pramod Kumar | 564 | 0.37 | ||
| IGP | Sarasamma T. | 558 | 0.36 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,615 | 1.69 | 4.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,53,966 | 74.23 | 5.15 | ||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | ||||
2011
editThere were 1,83,616 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | Jameela Prakasham | 59,510 | 47.60 | ||
| INC | George Mercier | 52,305 | 41.84 | ||
| BJP | Venganoor Satheesh | 9,127 | 7.30 | ||
| Independent | Thanka Bai T. | 1,231 | 0.98 | ||
| SDPI | A. M. Nizam | 1,193 | 0.95 | ||
| BSP | Muraleedharan | 1,157 | 0.93 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,205 | 5.76 | |||
| Turnout | 1,25,008 | 68.08 | |||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.