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The Vattiyurkavu Assembly constituency successful Thiruvananthapuram is shaping up to beryllium 1 of the astir intimately watched battlegrounds successful the upcoming election, with each 3 large governmental fronts preparing for a high-stakes contest. The constituency’s unpredictable electoral behaviour has added to the excitement, encouraging the fronts to see fielding salient candidates.
The halfway areas of the present-day Vattiyurkavu constituency were portion of the erstwhile Trivandrum-II Assembly constituency from 1957 to 1977, and aboriginal the Trivandrum North constituency until the 2011 Assembly election. The portion has notable governmental history, having elected erstwhile Chief Minister Pattom Thanu Pillai to the State Legislature twice, successful 1957 and 1960.
In 2008 delimitation
The Vattiyurkavu constituency was carved retired of Trivandrum North during the 2008 delimitation by including respective wards of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation arsenic good arsenic portions of the Kazhakuttam, Vattiyurkavu and Kudappanakunnu grama panchayats.
For respective years aft its formation, Vattiyurkavu was wide regarded arsenic a harmless spot for the Congress. Senior Congress person K. Muraleedharan won the constituency twice, successful 2011 and 2016.
In the 2011 Assembly election, Mr. Muraleedharan defeated Left Democratic Front (LDF) campaigner Cherian Philip by a borderline of 16,167 votes. He retained the spot successful 2016 by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigner Kummanam Rajasekharan by 7,622 votes, portion CPI(M) campaigner T.N. Seema finished third.
Toehold for CPI(M)
The governmental equation shifted successful 2019 erstwhile Mr. Muraleedharan contested the Vadakara Lok Sabha seat, triggering a by-election successful Vattiyurkavu. In that contest, CPI(M) campaigner V.K. Prasanth won the spot for the LDF with a borderline of 14,465 votes implicit United Democratic Front (UDF) campaigner K. Mohankumar.
Mr. Prasanth further consolidated his presumption successful the 2021 Assembly election, arsenic helium retained the spot with a borderline of 21,515 votes. He defeated BJP campaigner V.V. Rajesh, who is presently the Mayor of Thiruvananthapuram, portion Congress campaigner Veena S. Nair finished third. The LDF is expected to renominate Mr. Prasanth arsenic it looks to support its clasp connected the constituency. Determined to regain mislaid ground, the Congress enactment is considering fielding Mr. Muraleedharan.
BJP confident
The BJP, meanwhile, has astir finalised erstwhile Director General of Police R. Sreelekha, presently a councillor of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, arsenic the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate.
The conjugation enters the contention with optimism, citing encouraging performances successful the Lok Sabha and caller section assemblage elections. It firmly believes the governmental temper successful the constituency is favourable for a breakthrough, citing the leads of 8,162 votes and 2,497 votes it secured wrong the Assembly conception successful the respective polls.
Vattiyurkavu has a sizable Hindu elector base, with the Nair assemblage forming the largest segment. Ezhava and Dalit communities besides person a important presence, portion Christian and Muslim voters unneurotic relationship for astir one-fourth of the electorate. The constituency has 1,63,063 registered voters, including 77,550 men, 85,510 women and 3 transgender voters.
In the erstwhile election, the electorate stood astatine 2,08,543, of whom 1,37,636 formed their ballots. However, pursuing the caller Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, the fig of voters has dropped by much than 45,000.
Info:
Electorate 2026:
Male: 77,550
Female: 85,510
Transgender: 3
Total: 1,63,063
Votes polled by large candidates successful Vattiyurkavu Assembly conception successful the 2024 General election:
Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP): 53,025 (secured a borderline of 8,162 votes)
Shashi Tharoor (Congress): 44,863
Pannian Raveendran (CPI): 28,336
Votes polled by large candidates successful the 2021 Assembly election:
V.K. Prasanth [CPI(M)]: 61,111 (won by a borderline of 21,515 votes)
V.V. Rajesh (BJP): 39,596
Veena S. Nair (Congress): 35,455
Total votes polled: 1,37,636
Votes polled by large candidates successful the 2019 Assembly byelection:
V.K. Prasanth [CPI(M)]: 54,830 (won by a borderline of 14,465 votes)
K. Mohankumar (Congress): 40,365
S. Suresh (BJP): 27,453
Total votes polled: 1,23,090
