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.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. D. Prasenan of CPI(M).
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Constituency No. 60 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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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 | |
Party | CPI(M) |
Alliance | LDF |
Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editAlathur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
---|---|---|
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
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Alathur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
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
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere were 165,294 registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere were 152,827 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
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
editThere were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere 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
editThere were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editThere were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.