# Kollam Assembly constituency

Kollam Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in Kollam district. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Mukesh of CPI(M).

## Structure of the constituency

Kollam Assembly Constituency includes 19 wards of Kollam City Corporation (Kureepuzha West, Kureepuzha, Neeravil, Anchalumoodu, Kadavoor, Mathilil, Thevally, Vadakkumbhagam, Uliyakovil East, Kadappakada, Koickal, Kallumthazham, Mundakkal, Pattathanam, Cantonment, Udayamarthandapuram, Thamarakkulam, Pallithottam, Port Kollam) along with the neighbouring panchayaths of Panayam and Thrikkaruva, as per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations.

## Major institutions in the constituency

* Corporations: 1 (Kollam)
* Panchayaths: 2 (Panayam; Thrikkaruva)
* Railway stations: 1 (Kollam Junction)
* Bus stations: 3 (Kollam KSRTC Bus Station; Andamukkam City Bus Stand; Tangasseri Bus Terminal)
* Government hospitals: 2 (Govt. District Hospital, Kollam; Community Health Center in Thrikkadavoor)
* RTOs: 1 (Kollam city)

## Electoral history
### Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections

| Year | Name | Party | Vote Margin | Coalition |
| 1951 | T. K. Divakaran | RSP | 2,349 | Left |
| 1954 | T. K. Divakaran | RSP | 6,175 | Left |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | C. Mohammed Ibrahimkutty | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1965 | 3rd | Henry Austin | Indian National Congress | 1965 – 1967 |
| 1967 | 3rd | T. K. Divakaran | Independent | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | T. K. Divakaran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | Thyagarajan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Kadavoor Sivadasan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Kadavoor Sivadasan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1982 – 1984 |
| 1987 | 8th | Babu Divakaran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Kadavoor Sivadasan | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Babu Divakaran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Babu Divakaran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | P. K. Gurudasan | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | P. K. Gurudasan | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Mukesh | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Mukesh | Communist Party of India | 2021 - 2026 |

## Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

### 2021

There were 1,76,041 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | M. Mukesh | 58,524 | 44.86 | 5.95 |
| | INC | Bindu Krishna | 56,452 | 43.27 | 8.08 |
| | BJP | M. Sunil | 14,252 | 10.93 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 750 | 0.58 | |
| | BSP | Remanan | 290 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,072 | 1.59 | 12.03 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,30,451 | 74.10 | 0.82 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 5.95 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,72,552 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | M. Mukesh | 63,103 | 52.81 | 2.05 |
| | INC | Sooraj Ravi | 45,492 | 35.19 | 8.18 |
| | Independent | K. Sasikumar | 17,409 | 13.47 | |
| | SDPI | Johnson Kandachira | 1,576 | 1.22 | 0.20 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 889 | 0.69 | |
| | BSP | K. Balakrishnan | 431 | 0.33 | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Narayanan Nair | 209 | 0.16 | 0.01 |
| | Independent | S. Chandran | 174 | 0.13 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,611 | 13.62 | 6.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,283 | 74.92 | 3.87 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.05 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,60,475 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | P. K. Gurudasan | 57,986 | 50.86 |
| | INC | K. C. Rajan | 49,446 | 43.37 |
| | BJP | G. Hari | 4,207 | 3.69 |
| | SDPI | A. A. Shafi | 1,168 | 1.02 |
| | BSP | Mangad Thulaseedharan | 507 | 0.44 |
| | Independent | Sanu K. | 372 | 0.33 |
| | Independent | C. N. Narayanan Nair | 191 | 0.17 |
| | Independent | V. Mohanan | 141 | 0.12 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,540 | 7.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,14,018 | 71.05 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

## List of Kerala Ministers from Kollam constituency

| Tenure | Politician | Party | Coalition | Position | Ministry |
| 1955–56 | A. A. Rahim | Congress | Right | Minister for Health, Agriculture and Industries | Panampilly Ministry |
| 1967–69 | T. K. Divakaran | RSP | Left | Minister for Public Works | Second E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry |
| 1970–76 | T. K. Divakaran | RSP | Right | Minister for Public Works | Second C. Achutha Menon ministry |
| 1981–82 | Kadavoor Sivadasan | RSP | UDF | Minister for Labour | Second K. Karunakaran ministry |
| 1982–87 | Kadavoor Sivadasan | RSP(S) | UDF | Minister for Labour & Excise | Third K. Karunakaran ministry |
| 2001–06 | Babu Divakaran | RSP(B) | UDF | Minister for Labour | Third A. K. Antony ministry |
| 2006–11 | P. K. Gurudasan | CPI(M) | LDF | Minister for Labour | V. S. Achuthanandan ministry |