| Alathur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 1957–present |
| Total electors | 165,294 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| 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.[1] 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:[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
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | R. Krishnan | CPI | 1957–1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | CPI(M) | 1967–1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970–1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 1977–1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. T. Krishnan | 1980–1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | C. K. Rajendran | 1987–1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. V. Gopinathan | INC | 1991–1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | C. K. Rajendran | CPI(M) | 1996–2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | V. Chenthamarakshan | 2001–2006 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | M. Chandran | 2006–2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. D. Prasenan | 2016–2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
| 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 | ||||
Niyama Sabha election 2016
There were 165,294 registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha 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 |
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Niyamasabha election 2011
There 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
2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total votes: 157841
Votes polled: 111629
Rejected & missing votes: 17
| 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. CHANDHRAN | 1,869 | 1.67% | ||
| Margin of victory | 47,671 | 42.70 | |||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total votes: 154382
Votes polled: 112447
Rejected & missing votes: 45
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
| CHENTHAMARAKSHAN | CPM | 59,485 | 52.92 |
| R. CHELLEMMA TEACHER | INCI | 46,980 | 41.80 |
| HARIGOVINDAN MASTER | BJP | 5,937 | 5.28 |
| Rejected | 45 | ||
| Total | 1,12,447 | 100.00 | |
Mr. CHENTHAMARAKSHAN elected with a margin of 12505 votes.
1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total votes: 146774
Votes polled: 102725
Rejected & missing votes: 1771
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
| C. K. RAJENDRAN | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 53,763 | 53.25 |
| R. CHELLAMMA | INCI | 41,597 | 41.20 |
| P. KRISHNAN KUTTY | BJP | 3,313 | 3.28 |
| P. A. JALEEL | PDP | 889 | 0.88 |
| V. H. BASHEER | AICT | 537 | 0.53 |
| C. MADHAVAN MASTER | IND | 407 | 0.40 |
| M. K. KANNAN | CMPI | 230 | 0.23 |
| RADHAKRISHNAN | IND | 143 | 0.14 |
| Missing | 77 | ||
| O. HARIDASAN | IND | 75 | 0.07 |
| Total | 1,01,031 | 100.00 | |
Mr. C. K. RAJENDRAN elected with a margin of 12166 votes
1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total electorate: 136727
Votes polled: 102439
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mr. A. V. Gopinathan Nair | Cong-I | 49,512 |
| Mr. V. Sukumaran Master | CPIM | 49,174 |
| Ms. N. Bhagya Lekshmi | BJP | 2,009 |
| Mr. C. Bhaskaran | IND | 328 |
| Mr. P. C. Sivasankaran Nair | IND | 233 |
| Mr. P. H. Hassan | IND | 68 |
| Invalid: | 1,115 |
A. V. Gopinathan Nair (Cong-I) declared elected by a margin of 338 votes.
1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total electorate: 116246
Votes polled: 90401
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| C. K. Rajendran | CPIM | 44,381 |
| C. S. Ramachandran Master | SRPS | 43,170 |
| Ind | 3 | 1,158 |
| M. C. Sasidharan | CMP | 467 |
| Invalid: | 1,225 |
C. K. Rajendran (CPIM) declared elected by a margin of 1211 votes.
1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
Total electorate: 95522
Votes polled: 70951
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Mr. C. T. Krishnan | CPI-M | 39,982 |
| Mr. C. K. Balakrishnan | SRP | 28,668 |
| Mr. Bhaskaran | IND | 584 |
| Mr. K. Sankaran | IND | 489 |
| Mr. Adv. K. Haridas | IND | 184 |
| Mr. C. K. Syedali | IND | 118 |
| Mr. K. K. M. Shafeek | IND | 93 |
| Mr. C. A. Karim Sahib | IND | 74 |
| Invalid: | 759 |
C. T. Krishnan (CPI-M) elected by a margin of 11314 votes.
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.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". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Alathur". www.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.