Alathur_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Alathur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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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| Alathur | |
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| Constituency No. 60 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| 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 |
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Alathur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
More information Name, Status (grama panchayat/municipality) ...
| 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 |
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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]
More information Election, Niyama Sabha ...
| 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 | |||
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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha election 2021
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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 | ||||
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Niyamasabha election 2016
There were 165,294 registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Election.[4]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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]
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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) | |||||
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Niyamasabha election 2006
There were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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Niyamasabha election 2001
There were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
Niyamasabha election 1996
There were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
Niyamasabha election 1991
There were 136,727 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
Niyamasabha election 1987
There were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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Niyamasabha election 1982
There were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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% | |||
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| 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
More information Party, Candidate ...
| 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) | |||||
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