Kazhakootam (State Assembly constituency)
Kazhakootam State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കഴക്കൂട്ടം നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies at the state Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Kadakampally Surendran of CPI(M).
| 132 Kazhakootam കഴക്കൂട്ടം | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 Technopark at Kazhakootam is first and largest Information Technology park in India. | |
| Existence | 1965 - present |
| Reservation | General |
| Electorate | 1,81,771 (2016) |
| Current MLA | Kadakampally Surendran |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Kazhakootam and Sreekaryam Panchayats and Wards No. 1 to 12, 14, 76, 79 & 81 of Tvpm (M. Corporation) in Thiruvananathapuram Taluk. |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]
Key
INC CPI (M) IUML CMP INC(U) Socialist
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | M. H. Sahib | IUML | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | T. A. Abdul Majeed | SOP | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | Kaniapuram Ramachandran Nair | CPI(M) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | N. M. Hassan | INC(U) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | IND | 1982 – 1984 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Nabeesa Ummal | IND | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. V. Raghavan | CMP | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Kadakampally Surendran | CPI(M) | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | M. A. Vaheed | IND | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | INC | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | Kadakampally Surendran | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,81,771 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Kadakampally Surendran | 50,079 | 36.56 |  2.18 | |
| BJP | V. Muraleedharan | 42,732 | 31.90 | 25.04 | |
| INC | M. A. Vaheed | 38,602 | 28.82 |  17.56 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 822 | 0.61 | ||
| BSP | Kochumani | 496 | 0.37 | 0.25 | |
| Independent | N. A. Vahid | 412 | 0.31 | ||
| Independent | Aneesh | 370 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Surendran Pillai | 108 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Manimekhala | 84 | 0.06 | 0.15 | |
| Independent | Sasikala | 83 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Murukan A. | 59 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | Muraleedharan | 58 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | Prasad P. | 54 | 0.04 | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,347 | 5.48 | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,959 | 73.70 | 6.61 | ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,63,199 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. A. Vaheed | 50,787 | 46.38 | ||
| CPI (M) | C. Ajayakumar | 48,591 | 44.38 | ||
| BJP | Padmakumar | 7,508 | 6.86 | ||
| Independent | M. Wahid | 986 | 0.90 | ||
| BSP | K. Bhuvanendran Chettiyar | 678 | 0.62 | ||
| SDPI | M. A. Jaleel | 418 | 0.38 | ||
| Independent | Sudarshanan S. | 325 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | K. Ajithkumar | 205 | 0.19 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,196 | 2.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,09,498 | 67.09 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Thiruvananthapuram district". trivandrum.nic.in. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Kazhakoottam Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- "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.