| Eravipuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 125 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Eravipuram constituency inKollam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,70,253 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2016 |
Eravipuram is alegislative assembly constituency in the southern coastal area ofKollam district inKerala,India. It is one among the eleven Assembly constituencies in thedistrict.[1] As of the2016 assembly elections, the current MLA isM. Noushad ofCPI(M).
As per the recent changes on Assembly constituency delimitations, Eravipuram Assembly constituency consists of the 24 wards fromKollam Municipal Corporation (Asramam,Uliyakovil, Mangadu, Arunoottimangalam,Chathinamkulam,Karicode, College Division, Palkulangara, Ammannada,Vadakkevila, Pallimukku,Ayathil,Kilikollur,Punthalathazham, Palathara, Manakkadu, Kollurvila, Kayyalakkal,Valathungal, Akkolil, Thekkumbhagam,Eravipuram, Bharanikkavu, Thekkevila) and neighbouringMayyanad panchayath inKollam Taluk.[2][3]
| Year | Winner | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | C. Kesavan | Indian National Congress | 774 | Right[4] | |
| 1954 | Chandrasekharan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 762 | Left | |
| Sukumaran | Communist Party of India | 10,935 | Left[5] | ||
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Ravindran | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | R. S. Unni | Independent | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 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 | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | V. P. Ramakrishnna Pillai | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | A. A. Aziz | 2001 – 2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | M. Noushad | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,70,253 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | M. Noushad | 65,392 | 52.33 | ||
| RSP | A. A. Azeez | 36,589 | 29.28 |  19.72 | |
| BDJS | Akkavila Satheek | 19,714 | 15.77 | ||
| SDPI | Ayathil Razak | 988 | 0.79 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 950 | 0.76 | ||
| PDP | Muhammed Ismail | 643 | 0.51 | ||
| Independent | Manoj | 463 | 0.37 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Vinod B. | 232 | 0.19 | ||
| Margin of victory | 28,803 | 23.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,971 | 73.40 |  5.26 | ||
| CPI(M)gain fromRSP | Swing | ||||
There were 1,53,575 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | A. A. Azeez | 51,271 | 49.00 | ||
| IUML | P. K. K. Bava | 43,259 | 41.34 | ||
| BJP | Pattathanam Babu | 5,048 | 4.82 | ||
| Independent | Mylakkad Shah | 3,234 | 3.09 | ||
| BSP | Sushama Vijayan | 580 | 0.55 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Azeez | 552 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | Saiju V. | 391 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Deepu N. | 310 | 0.30 | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,012 | 7.66 | |||
| Turnout | 1,04,645 | 68.14 | |||
| RSPhold | Swing | ||||
