Pathanapuram Assembly constituency
| Pathanapuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 120 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Pathanapuram within Kollam district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikara |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,85,116 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | KC(B) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Pathanapuram Assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2001, it has been represented by K. B. Ganesh Kumar of the Kerala Congress (B).
Local self-governed segments
Pathanapuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathanapuram | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram[3] |
| 2 | Pattazhy | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 3 | Pattazhy Vadakkekara | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 4 | Piravanthoor | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 5 | Thalavoor | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 6 | Vilakkudy | Grama panchayat | Pathanapuram |
| 7 | Melila | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara |
| 8 | Vettikkavala | Grama panchayat | Kottarakkara |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all the members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the Pathanapuram Assembly constituency during various legislative assemblies.[4]
Key
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | ||||
| INC | Jyothikumar Chamakkala | ||||
| TTP | S. Anilkumar | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,85,116 registered voters in the Pathanapuram constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 67,276 | 49.09 | 3.30 | |
| INC | Jyothikumar Chamakkala | 52,940 | 38.63 | 3.53 | |
| BJP | V. S. Jithin Dev | 12,398 | 9.05 | 0.81 | |
| Marxist Communist Party of India | P. Krishnammal | 2,091 | 1.53 | – | |
| SDPI | Adv. Faizy. M. Pasha | 1,192 | 0.87 | 1.84 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 474 | 0.35 | 0.03 | |
| Anna DHRM | Baiju Pathanapuram | 411 | 0.30 | – | |
| Independent | Aji Kadassery | 254 | 0.19 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 14,336 | 10.47 | 6.82 | ||
| Turnout | 1,37,327 | 74.18 | 0.65 | ||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | 3.30 | |||
2016
There were 1,89,837 registered voters in the Pathanapuram constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 74,429 | 52.39% | 3.25 | |
| INC | P. V. Jagadish Kumar | 49,867 | 35.10% | – | |
| BJP | Raghu Damodharan | 11,700 | 8.24% | 6.03 | |
| SDPI | Adv. Faizy M. Pasha | 3,843 | 2.71% | – | |
| BSP | Perinadu Gopalakrishnan | 846 | 0.60% | 0.07 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 454 | 0.32% | – | |
| Independent | Rekhu P. | 366 | 0.26% | – | |
| SS | Sudheer M. G. | 254 | 0.18% | – | |
| Independent | Chandrasekhara Pillai M. G. | 194 | 0.14% | – | |
| Independent | Madhu R. | 105 | 0.07% | – | |
| Margin of victory | 24,562 | 17.29% | 1.39 | ||
| Turnout | 1,42,058 | 74.83% | 0.60 | ||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | 3.25 | |||
2011
There were 1,72,946 registered voters in the Pathanapuram constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 71,421 | 55.64% | 2.16 | |
| CPI(M) | K. Rajagopal | 51,019 | 39.74% | – | |
| BJP | R. Subhash Pattazhy | 2,839 | 2.21% | 0.04 | |
| Independent | Aneesh Anthony | 1,613 | 1.26% | 0.44 | |
| BSP | Punalur Salim | 864 | 0.67% | 0.16 | |
| Independent | N. Sunilkumar | 611 | 0.48% | – | |
| Margin of victory | 20,402 | 15.90% | 4.53 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,367 | 74.23% | 2.10 | ||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | 2.16 | |||
2006
There were 1,44,025 registered voters in the Pathanapuram constituency for the 2006 Kerala Assembly election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 55,554 | 53.48 | 0.72 | |
| CPI | K. R. Chandramohanan | 43,740 | 42.11 | 1.65 | |
| BJP | Vilakkudi Chandran | 2,334 | 2.25 | 0.04 | |
| Independent | Aneesh Antony | 859 | 0.82 | – | |
| Independent | Madappara Muraleedharan | 615 | 0.59 | – | |
| BSP | Kuzhicheyil Sunil | 526 | 0.51 | – | |
| Independent | S. Krishnankutty | 248 | 0.24 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 11,814 | 11.37 | 2.37 | ||
| Turnout | 103,883 | 72.13 | 1.10 | ||
| KC(B) hold | Swing | 0.72 | |||
2001
There were 1,55,397 registered voters in the Pathanapuram constituency for the 2001 Kerala Assembly election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(B) | K. B. Ganesh Kumar | 58,224 | 52.76 | 7.44 | |
| CPI | Adv. K. Prakash Babu | 48,293 | 43.76 | 6.13 | |
| BJP | A. V. Muraleedharan | 2,525 | 2.29 | – | |
| Independent | Thomas Baby | 1,319 | 1.20 | – | |
| Margin of victory | 9,931 | 9.00 | 4.43 | ||
| Turnout | 110,383 | 71.03 | 1.18 | ||
| KC(B) gain from CPI | Swing | 7.44 | |||
See also
- Pathanapuram
- Kollam district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kollam district, Kerala". kollam.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kollam District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Taluks and Villages in the Kollam district". kollam.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Pathanapuram". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly 2021" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2026.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerala 2006 - Kerala - Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Kerala 2001 - Kerala - Election Commission of India" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 January 2026.