Alathur | |
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Constituency No. 60 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
NH 544 at Alathur town. | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Palakkad |
LS constituency | Alathur |
Established | 1957–present |
Total electors | 165,294 (2016) |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent K. D. Prasenan | |
Party | CPI(M) |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Alathur 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. D. Prasenan of CPI(M).
Local self governed segments
Alathur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
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Alathur | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Erimayur | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Kizhakkanchery | Grama Panchayat | Alathur |
Kuzhalmannam | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Melarcode | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Thenkurissi | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Vandazhi | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Alathur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | Majority | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1957 | 1st | R. Krishnan | CPI | 1957–1960 | 5,886 | |
1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | 9,224 | |||
1967 | 3rd | CPI(M) | 1967–1970 | 12,407 | ||
1970 | 4th | 1970–1977 | 16,458 | |||
1977 | 5th | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 1977–1980 | 1,999 | ||
1980 | 6th | C. T. Krishnan | 1980–1982 | 5,982 | ||
1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | 11,314 | |||
1987 | 8th | C. K. Rajendran | 1987–1991 | 1,211 | ||
1991 | 9th | A. V. Gopinathan | INC | 1991–1996 | 338 | |
1996 | 10th | C. K. Rajendran | CPI(M) | 1996–2001 | 12,166 | |
2001 | 11th | V. Chenthamarakshan | 2001–2006 | 12,505 | ||
2006 | 12th | M. Chandran | 2006–2011 | 47,671 | ||
2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | 24,741 | |||
2016 | 14th | K. D. Prasenan | 2016–2021 | 36,060 | ||
2021 | 15th | Incumbent | 34,118 |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | K. D. Prasenan | 74,653 | 55.15 | .4% | |
INC | Palayam Pradeep | 40,535 | 29.94 | ||
BJP | Prasanth Sivan | 18,115 | 13.56 | 1.68% | |
BSP | Chandran | 699 | 0.52 | 0.27% | |
Independent | Rajesh.M | 347 | 0.26 | − | |
NOTA | None of the above | 783 | 0.58 | 0.26% | |
Majority | 34,118 | 25.2 | 2.82% | ||
Turnout | 1,35,366 | ||||
CPI(M) hold | Swing |
Niyamasabha election 2016
There were 165,294 registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | K. D. Prasenan | 71,206 | 55.35% | 2.37% | |
KC(M) | K. Kusalakumar | 35,146 | 27.32% | 9.08% | |
BJP | M. P. Sreekumar | 19,610 | 15.24% | 10.53% | |
NOTA | None of the above | 1,076 | 0.84% | − | |
BSP | Krishnankutty K. | 1,010 | 0.79% | 0.39% | |
Independent | Krishnankutty Kunissery | 326 | 0.25% | − | |
Independent | M. Rajesh | 265 | 0.21% | − | |
Margin of victory | 36,060 | 28.03% | 6.71 | ||
Turnout | 1,28,639 | 77.82% | 1.89 | ||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.37 |
Niyamasabha election 2011
There were 152,827 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | M. Chandran | 66,977 | 57.72% | ||
KC(M) | K. Kusalakumar | 42,236 | 36.40% | ||
BJP | K .A. Sulaiman | 5,460 | 4.71% | ||
BSP | P .D. Paulose | 1,372 | 1.18% | ||
Margin of victory | 24,741 | 21.32% | |||
Turnout | 1,16,045 | 75.93% | |||
CPI(M) win (new seat) |
Niyamasabha election 2006
There were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | M. Chandran | 73,231 | 65.61% | ||
DIC | A. Raghavan | 25,560 | 22.90% | ||
BJP | G. Salprakash | 6,885 | 6.17% | ||
BSP | M. T. Chandran | 1,869 | 1.67% | ||
Margin of victory | 47,671 | 42.70% | |||
Turnout | 1,11,629 | 70.72% |
Niyamasabha election 2001
There were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | Chenthamarakshan | 59,485 | 52.92% | ||
INC | R. Chellama | 46,980 | 41.80% | ||
BJP | Harigovidan | 5,937 | 5.28% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,505 | 11.12% | |||
Turnout | 1,12,447 | 72.83% |
Niyamasabha election 1996
There were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | C. K. Rajendran | 53,763 | 53.25% | ||
INC | R. Chellama | 41,597 | 41.20% | ||
BJP | P. Krishankutty | 3,313 | 3.28% | ||
Margin of victory | 12,166 | 12.05% | |||
Turnout | 1,02,725 | 69.98% |
Niyamasabha election 1991
There were 136,727 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | A. V. Gopinathan | 49,512 | 48.87% | ||
CPI(M) | V Sukumaran Master | 49,174 | 48.53% | ||
BJP | N Bhagyalakshmi | 2,009 | 1.98% | ||
Margin of victory | 338 | 0.34% | |||
Turnout | 1,01,324 | 74.92% |
Niyamasabha election 1987
There were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | C. K. Rajendran | 44,381 | 49.77% | ||
Independent | C. S. Ramachandran Master | 43,170 | 48.41% | ||
Margin of victory | 1,211 | 1.36% | |||
Turnout | 89,176 | 77.77% |
Niyamasabha election 1982
There were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | C T Krishnan | 39,982 | 56.96% | ||
Independent | C K Balakrishnan | 28,668 | 40.84% | ||
Margin of victory | 11,314 | 16.12% | |||
Turnout | 70,192 | 74.28% |
Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner up | Party | Votes | Margin |
1980 | C. T. Krishnan | CPM | 36,244 | K. P. Kaladharan | IND | 30,262 | 5,982 |
1977 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | CPM | 31,424 | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | Indian National Congress | 29,425 | 1,999 |
1970 | R. Krishnan | CPM | 34,193 | P. M. Adulrahiman | IND | 17,735 | 16,458 |
1967 | R.Krishnan | CPM | 25,467 | Sarada | Indian National Congress | ||
1965 | R.Krishnan | CPM | 26,328 | A. Narayanan | Indian National Congress | 12,472 | 13,856 |
1960 | R. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 31,159 | A. Sunna Sahib | Indian National Congress | 21,935 | 9,224 |
1957 | Krishnan R. | Communist Party of India | 19,203 | Vaitheeswara Iyer P. S. | Indian National Congress | 13,317 | 5,886 |
Niyamasabha election 1952
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI | K. Krishnan | 37,042 | 30.51% | ||
KMPP | O. Koran | 23,181 | 19.09% | ||
Independent | Y. R. Ramanatha Iyer | 15,994 | 13.17% | ||
INC | E. Eacharan | 14,033 | 11.56% | 11.56% | |
INC | K. C. Pazhanimala | 13,706 | 11.29% | 11.29% | |
Independent | C. H. Koruman | 5,024 | 4.14% | ||
Socialist | K. Chathan | 4,671 | 3.85% | ||
Socialist | K. C. Sukumaran | 4,394 | 3.62% | ||
Independent | K. Sankunny Nair | 3,372 | 2.78% | ||
Margin of victory | 13,861 | 11.42% | |||
Turnout | 1,21,417 | 94.38% | |||
Registered electors | 1,28,651 | ||||
CPI win (new seat) |
See also
- Alathur
- Palakkad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Alathur". mapsofindia.com.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
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