Paravur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is V. D Satheesan of INC.
| Paravur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 78 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Varapuzha Bridge in Paravur Constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,01,317 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
Paravur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Paravur | Municipality | Paravur |
| 2 | Chendamangalam | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 3 | Chittatukara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 4 | Ezhikkara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 5 | Kottuvally | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 6 | Puthanvelikkara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 7 | Varappuzha | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
| 8 | Vadakkekara | Grama panchayat | Paravur |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | N. Sivan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. A. Damodara Menon | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. T. George | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | Xavier Arakkal | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | A. C. Jose | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | N. Sivan Pillai | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | P. Raju | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | V. D. Satheesan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
There were 2,01,317 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 82,264 | 51.87 |  5.17 | |
| CPI | M. T. Nixon | 60,963 | 38.44 | 4.59 | |
| BDJS | A. B. Jayaprakash | 12,964 | 8.17 |  9.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,113 | 0.70 | - | |
| BSP | N. K. Biju | 724 | 0.46 | 0.11 | |
| Independent | Sathyaneasan | 287 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Prasanth | 279 | 0.18 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 21,301 | 13.43 | 0.58 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,594 | 78.78 | 5.16 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.17 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,91,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 74,985 | 46.70 | 5.08 | |
| CPI | Sarada Mohan | 54,351 | 33.85 | 10.06 | |
| BDJS | Hari Vijayan | 28,097 | 17.50 | - | |
| SDPI | Faizal | 923 | 0.57 | - | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 900 | 0.56 | - | |
| BSP | Sijikumar K. K . | 557 | 0.35 | 0.06 | |
| Independent | Shinsa Selvaraj | 302 | 0.19 | - | |
| Independent | Sathyaneasan | 261 | 0.16 | - | |
| CPI(ML)L | Jose Thomas | 200 | 0.12 | - | |
| Margin of victory | 20,364 | 12.85 | 4.98 | ||
| Turnout | 1,60,576 | 83.94 | 0.26 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.08 | |||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,71,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. D. Satheesan | 74,632 | 51.78 | - | |
| CPI | Pannian Ravindran | 62,955 | 43.91 | ||
| BJP | E. S. Purushottaman | 3,934 | 2.73 | ||
| Independent | K. K. Jyothivas | 754 | 0.52 | - | |
| Independent | P. P. Raveendran | 493 | 0.34 | - | |
| BSP | M. Manoj | 414 | 0.29 | ||
| Margin of victory | 11,349 | 7.87 | |||
| Turnout | 1,44,124 | 84.20 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||