Thiruvananthapuram:There are 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, including the Kazhakkoottam Assembly constituency. In the Kerala Legislative Assembly, it is constituency number 132. The constituency is a general seat that is not designated for members of Scheduled Tribes (STs) or Scheduled Castes (SCs). The state's major political parties are the Congress, the LDF, the UDF, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
One of Kerala's most important legislative assembly constituencies, Kazhakkoottam, is located in the Thiruvananthapuram district. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) won the seat in the 2021 assembly elections. By a margin of 23497 votes, Kadakampally Surendran of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) defeated Sobha Surendran of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
KazhakkoottamProfile of Constituency DemographicsIn the 2021 Assembly Elections, the Kazhakkoottam constituency had 194165 voters, according to Election Commission data. In Kazhakkoottam, there were 101172 female voters and 92992 male voters. One voter identified as belonging to the third gender. In this constituency, 3710 postal votes were cast. In 2021, there were 387 service voters in Kazhakkoottam (27 women and 360 men).
There were 180945 voters in the Kazhakkoottam constituency overall in 2016. Of these voters, 94704 were women and 86241 were men. The third gender did not have any voters. In the constituency, 1103 postal votes were cast. In Kazhakkoottam, there were 787 service voters in 2016 (517 men and 270 women).
KazhakkoottamDate of the 2025 Assembly Election PollThe schedule has not yet been made public by the Election Commission.
Kazhakkoottam2025 Assembly Election: Date of ResultsThe schedule has not yet been made public by the Election Commission.
KazhakkoottamCandidates for the 2025 Assembly ElectionCandidates have not yet been announced by political parties.
KazhakkoottamWinners of Constituencies in 2016 and 2021 (Candidates and Parties)Kadakampally Surendran, a CPM candidate, won the Kazhakkoottam seat in the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections by a margin of 23497 votes (16.98%). With 63690 votes, he had a 46.04% vote share. With a vote share of 29.06% and 40193 votes, he defeated Congress candidate Sobha Surendran. With 32995 votes (23.85%), Dr. SS Lal, a congressional candidate, came in third.
Kadakampally Surendran, a CPM candidate, won the Kazhakkoottam seat in the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections by a margin of 7347 votes (5.48%). He received 50079 votes, or 37.38% of the total. V MURALEEDHARAN, a BJP candidate, finished second with 42732 votes (31.90%). MA VAHEED, a congressional candidate, received 38602 votes (28.82%), placing him in third place.
KazhakkoottamPast Winners by Assembly ConstituencyKadakampally Surendran (CPM) in 2016
2011: Adv. M. A. Vaheed (INC)
KazhakkoottamTurnout of Voters138325 (71.03%) valid votes were cast in the Kazhakkoottam Assembly constituency overall in 2021. 133959 (73.70%) valid votes were cast in this Assembly constituency overall in 2016.