Chavara Assembly constituency is a general seat in Kollam district, Kerala, encompassing coastal areas around Chavara Municipality, rural panchayats like Thekkumbhagom and Clappana, with fishing communities, coir workers and beach mineral sands shaping its politics. The current MLA is Sujith Vijayanpillai (Independent/LDF supported), elected in 2021 with 63,282 votes (44.29per cent), narrowly defeating RSP's Shibu Baby John (62,186 votes, 43.52per cent) by just 1,096 votes amid 76.09per cent turnout, while BJP's Vivek Gopan got 14,211 votes (9.95per cent). Key issues include coastal erosion and TS canal flooding affecting fishing and cashew farms; poor rural roads hampering coir exports; youth unemployment despite Gulf remittances; erratic water supply; overburdened PHCs; illegal beach sand mining polluting backwaters; monsoon power outages; rising land prices from industrial pressures; traffic near markets; inadequate public transport; and waste management gaps challenging this coastal economy's livelihoods.