| Thiruvananthapuram Central | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 134 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kerala Niyamasbha | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 2,03,584 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Vacant | |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Thiruvananthapuram Central Assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute theThiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] It has been vacant since 3 January 2026 following the disqualification ofAntony Raju, who was elected in 2021 election, after a three-year conviction for tampering with the evidence in a drug-related case.[2]
Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. Before, it was known as Trivandrum West Assembly Constituency from 1977 to 2008, and Trivandrum-I Assembly constituency from 1957 to 1977.
Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Ward no. | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thiruvananthapuram | 26-30
| Municipal Corporation | Thiruvananthapuram |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Thiruvananthapuram Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | E. P. Eapen | Praja Socialist Party | |
| 1960 | |||
| 1967 | B. M. Nair | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1970 | N. Gopala Pillai | Praja Socialist Party | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | V. S. Sivakumar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2021 | Adv. Antony Raju | Janadhipathya Kerala Congress | |
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | |||||
| UDF | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
There were 2,03,584 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKC | Adv. Antony Raju | 48,748 | 38.01 |  9.83 | |
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 41,669 | 32.49 |  4.33 | |
| BJP | Krishnakumar G. | 34,996 | 27.29 | 0.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1054 | 0.82 | 0.32 | |
| Independent | Abhilash Vadakkan | 436 | 0.34 | – | |
| SUCI(C) | A. Saboora | 366 | 0.29 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Raju Antony | 289 | 0.23 | – | |
| Independent | Chala Mohanan D. | 245 | 0.19 | – | |
| Independent | Antony Raju S/o Raju | 190 | 0.15 | – | |
| Independent | Sivakumar K. S/o Kumara Swamy | 164 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | Krishnakumar T. S. S/o Sankarankutty | 89 | 0.07 | – | |
| Majority | 7,089 | 5.57 | 3.07 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,322 | 63.03 | 2.33 | ||
| JKCgain fromINC | Swing | 9.83 | |||
There were 1,93,101 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 46,474 | 36.82 | 9.05 | |
| JKC | Adv. Antony Raju | 35,569 | 28.18 | – | |
| BJP | S. Sreesanth | 34,764 | 27.54 | 16.78 | |
| AIADMK | Dr. Biju Ramesh | 5,762 | 4.57 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,435 | 1.14 | – | |
| Independent | Nandavanam Suseelan | 450 | 0.36 | – | |
| Independent | Antony Raju New Colony | 424 | 0.34 | – | |
| BSP | Mohanambika D. | 398 | 0.32 | – | |
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 344 | 0.27 | 0.05 | |
| Independent | Sivakumar Raveendran Nair | 208 | 0.16 | – | |
| Independent | Praveen Arimbrathodiyil | 170 | 0.13 | – | |
| Independent | M. S. Subi | 113 | 0.09 | – | |
| Independent | Sivakumar Pushkaran | 101 | 0.08 | – | |
| Majority | 10,905 | 8.64 | 3.64 | ||
| Turnout | 1,26,212 | 65.36 | 5.01 | ||
| INChold | Swing | 9.05 | |||
There were ,1,77,442 registered voters in the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. S. Sivakumar | 49,122 | 45.87 | ||
| KEC | V. Surendran Pillai | 43,770 | 40.87 | ||
| BJP | B. K. Sekhar | 11,519 | 10.76 | ||
| SDPI | Abdu Razak A. | 807 | 0.75 | ||
| Independent | P. Surendran Pillai | 518 | 0.48 | ||
| Independent | S. Sivakumar | 485 | 0.45 | ||
| SUCI(C) | P. S. Gopakumar | 235 | 0.22 | ||
| Independent | N. Sivakumar | 221 | 0.21 | ||
| Independent | Sundaran Pillai | 207 | 0.19 | ||
| Independent | C. Vasantha Kumar | 110 | 0.10 | ||
| Independent | George Mankidan | 98 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 5,352 | 5.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,07,092 | 60.35 | |||
| INCwin (new seat) | |||||