Kottarakara or Kottarakkara is a
legislative assembly constituency in
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
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. It is one among the 11 assembly constituencies in
Kollam district
Kollam district (), (formerly Quilon district) is one of 14 districts of the state of Kerala, India. The district has a cross-section of Kerala's natural attributes; it is endowed with a long coastline, a major Laccadive Sea seaport and an in ...
. As of the
2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K N Balagopal of CPI(M).
Structure
As per the recent changes on assembly constituency delimitations, the Kottarakara assembly constituency consists of the municipality of
Kottarakkara and 7 neighbouring panchayaths including
Ezhukone
Ezhukone is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India between Kottarakara and Kundara .
Transportation
* Ezhukone railway station on Kollam–Sengottai branch line is very close to the town.
* Ezhukone is situated along Ko ...
,
Kareepra
Kareepra is a village near Edakkidom in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given p ...
,
Kulakkada
Kulakkada is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Kulakkada is also a panchayath headquartered in Mavadi.
The main towns in kulakkada panchayath are Kulakkada, Puthoor and Poovattoor.
The Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly M. ...
,
Mylom
Mylom is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census, Mylom had a population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country ...
,
Neduvathoor
Neduvathoor is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. Th ...
,
veliyam
Veliyam is a village in Kerala, India. It is situated near Kottarakara in the Kollam district of Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorga ...
and
Ummannoor
Ummannoor is a village and gram panchayat in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It comes under Kottarakkara assembly, Mavelikkara parliamentary constituency and Vettikkavala block panchayat. The place have a good functionaVillage ...
.
* Municipalities:
Kottarakara
* Panchayaths:
Ezhukone
Ezhukone is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India between Kottarakara and Kundara .
Transportation
* Ezhukone railway station on Kollam–Sengottai branch line is very close to the town.
* Ezhukone is situated along Ko ...
,
Kareepra
Kareepra is a village near Edakkidom in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given p ...
,
Kulakkada
Kulakkada is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Kulakkada is also a panchayath headquartered in Mavadi.
The main towns in kulakkada panchayath are Kulakkada, Puthoor and Poovattoor.
The Thiruvananthapuram–Angamaly M. ...
,
Mylom
Mylom is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census, Mylom had a population
Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country ...
,
Neduvathoor
Neduvathoor is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.
Demographics
India census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. Th ...
,
Ummannoor
Ummannoor is a village and gram panchayat in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. It comes under Kottarakkara assembly, Mavelikkara parliamentary constituency and Vettikkavala block panchayat. The place have a good functionaVillage ...
,
veliyam
Veliyam is a village in Kerala, India. It is situated near Kottarakara in the Kollam district of Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorga ...
* Neighbourhood Towns:
Thrikkannamangal,
Kunnicode
Kunnicode is a town on NH 744 (Kollam- Thirumangalam highway) in the Kollam District.
Location
It is located from Kottarakkara, from Pathanapuram and from Punalur.
Politics
Kunnicode is a part of Pathanapuram Assembly in Mavelikara (Lok S ...
,
Valakom,
Odanavattam
Odanavattam is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India. The village is situated 22 km east from Kollam town and is under the administration of Veliyam panchayath.
Odanavattom is near to Edakkidom and Kottarakkara the bi ...
Electoral history
Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly Elections
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of
Kerala legislative assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...
who have represented the constituency:
Key
* indicates bypolls
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2021
There were 2,00,587 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 2,00,527 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,84,97 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
References
{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies
Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Government of Kollam
Politics of Kollam district
Assembly constituencies in Kollam district
1957 establishments in Kerala
Constituencies established in 1957