Alathur Assembly constituency

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).

Alathur
Constituency No. 60 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
NH 544 at Alathur town.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
LS constituencyAlathur
Established1957–present
Total electors165,294 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Local self governed segments

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Alathur 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

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The 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

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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

Niyamasabha election 2021

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Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2021: Alathur
Party 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

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There were 165,294 registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Election.[4]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 152,827 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 136,727 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.

1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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There were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.

1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
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

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1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Alathur[6]
Party 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

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Alathur". mapsofindia.com.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  5. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  6. ^ "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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