Kollam Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: കൊല്ലം ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) formerly Quilon Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Kollam KL-18 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Kollam Lok Sabha constituency
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Chavara Punalur Chadayamangalam Kundara Kollam Eravipuram Chathannoor |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | RSP |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Kollam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | Chavara | None | Kollam |
| 121 | Punalur | ||
| 122 | Chadayamangalam | ||
| 123 | Kundara | ||
| 124 | Kollam | ||
| 125 | Eravipuram | ||
| 126 | Chathannoor |
As Quilon Cum Mavelikkara in Travancore-Cochin
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1952-1957 | |
| R. Velayudhan | Independent | ||||
As Quilon/Kollam
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | V. Parmeswaran Nayar | United Front of Leftists | ||
| P.K. Kodiyan | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |||
| 1962 | 3rd | N. Sreekantan Nair | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | 1967-1971 | |||
| 1971 | 5th | 1971-1977 | |||
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | B.K. Nair | Indian National Congress (I) | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | S. Krishna Kumar | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1989 | 10th | 1991-1996 | |||
| 1996 | 11th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1996-1998 | |
| 1998 | 12th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 1999 | 13th | P. Rajendran | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1999-2004 | |
| 2004 | 14th | 2004-2009 | |||
| 2009 | 15th | N. Peethambara Kurup | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | N. K. Premachandran | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 2014-2019 | |
| 2019 | 17th | 2019-2024 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | Incumbent | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 443,628 | 48.45 |  3.16
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| CPI(M) | Mukesh Madhvan | 2,93,326 | 32.03 | 4.21
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| BJP | Krishna Kumar | 1,63,210 | 17.82 |  7.15
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| NOTA | None of the above | 6,546 | 0.71 | 0.11
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| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 9,15,691 | 69.02 | 6.58
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| Registered electors | 13,26,648 | ||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
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.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RSP | N. K. Premachandran | 499,667 | 51.61 | 5.15
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| CPI(M) | K. N. Balagopal | 3,50,821 | 36.24 | 5.94
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| BJP | Adv. K V Sabu | 1,03,339 | 10.67 | 4.00
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| NOTA | None of the above | 6,018 | 0.6 | 0.30
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| Margin of victory | 1,48,869 | 15.37 | 11.09
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| Turnout | 9,69,017 | 74.73 | 2.61
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| RSP hold | Swing | ||||
| 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
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| BJP | P.M. Velayudhan | 58,671 | 6.67 | 2.27
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| SDPI | A.K. Salahudeen | 12,812 | 1.46 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,876 | 0.90 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 37,649 | 4.28 | 1.95
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| Turnout | 8,79,056 | 72.12 | |||
| RSP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
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