# Kollam Lok Sabha constituency

Kollam Lok Sabha constituency formerly Quilon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

## Assembly segments

Kollam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead |
| 117 | Chavara | Kollam | Sujith Vijayanpillai | IND | RSP |
| 121 | Punalur | Kollam | P. S. Supal | CPI | RSP |
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | Kollam | J. Chinchu Rani | CPI | RSP |
| 123 | Kundara | Kollam | P. C. Vishnunath | INC | RSP |
| 124 | Kollam | Kollam | Mukesh Madhavan | CPI(M) | RSP |
| 125 | Eravipuram | Kollam | M. Noushad | CPI(M) | RSP |
| 126 | Chathannoor | Kollam | G. S. Jayalal | CPI | RSP |

### Corporations & municipalities coming under Kollam Lok Sabha constituency

* Kollam - Corporation
* Paravur - Municipality
* Punalur - Municipality

## Members of Parliament

As Quilon Cum Mavelikkara in Travancore-Cochin
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Party | Tenure |
| 1952 | 1st | N. Sreekantan Nair | | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1952-1957 |
| 1952 | 1st | R. Velayudhan | | Independent | 1952-1957 |
As Quilon/Kollam
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 2nd | V. Parmeswaran Nayar | United Front of Leftists | |
| 1957 | 2nd | P.K. Kodiyan | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 |
| 1962 | 3rd | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1962-1967 |
| 1967 | 4th | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1967-1971 |
| 1971 | 5th | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1971-1977 |
| 1977 | 6th | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1977-1980 |
| 1980 | 7th | B.K. Nair | Indian National Congress (I) | 1980-1984 |
| 1984 | 8th | S. Krishna Kumar | Indian National Congress (I) | 1984-1989 |
| 1989 | 9th | S. Krishna Kumar | Indian National Congress (I) | 1989-1991 |
| 1989 | 10th | S. Krishna Kumar | Indian National Congress (I) | 1991-1996 |
| 1996 | 11th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996-1998 |
| 1998 | 12th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1998-1999 |
| 1999 | 13th | P. Rajendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1999-2004 |
| 2004 | 14th | P. Rajendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2004-2009 |
| 2009 | 15th | N. Peethambara Kurup | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 |
| 2014 | 16th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2014-2019 |
| 2019 | 17th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2019-2024 |
| 2024 | 18th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | Incumbent |

## Election results
### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 443,628 | 48.45 | 3.16 |
| | CPI(M) | Mukesh Madhvan | 2,93,326 | 32.03 | 4.21 |
| | BJP | Krishna Kumar | 1,63,210 | 17.82 | 7.15 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,546 | 0.71 | 0.11 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,50,302 | 15.42 | 0.05 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,15,691 | 69.02 | 6.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,26,648 | | |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 2019

According to Election Commission, there are 12,59,400(Women-6,59,597, Men-5,99,797, Transgender people-6) registered voters in Kollam Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election. Kollam Constituency was polled 74.36% of total electorate.
2019 Indian general election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 499,667 | 51.61 | 5.15 |
| | CPI(M) | K. N. Balagopal | 3,50,821 | 36.24 | 5.94 |
| | BJP | Adv. K V Sabu | 1,03,339 | 10.67 | 4.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,018 | 0.6 | 0.30 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,48,869 | 15.37 | 11.09 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,69,017 | 74.73 | 2.61 |
| | RSP hold | RSP hold | Swing | | |

### 2014

2014 Indian general election: Kollam :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | RSP | N.K. Premachandran | 408,528 | 46.46 | N/A |
| | CPI(M) | M. A. Baby | 3,70,879 | 42.18 | 3.01 |
| | BJP | P.M. Velayudhan | 58,671 | 6.67 | 2.27 |
| | SDPI | A.K. Salahudeen | 12,812 | 1.46 | New |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 7,876 | 0.90 | −−− |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 37,649 | 4.28 | 1.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,79,056 | 72.12 | |
| | RSP gain from INC | RSP gain from INC | Swing | | |