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 for the
NH 544 at Alathur town.
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictPalakkad
Established1957–present
Total electors165,294 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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
Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2021: Alathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. D. Prasenan 74,653 55.15 Decrease.4%
INC Palayam Pradeep 40,535 29.94
BJP Prasanth Sivan 18,115 13.56 Decrease1.68%
BSP Chandran 699 0.52 Decrease0.27%
Independent Rajesh.M 347 0.26 -
NOTA None of the above 783 0.58 Decrease0.26%
Majority 34,118 25.2 Decrease2.82%
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]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alathur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) K. D. Prasenan 71,206 55.35% Decrease2.37%
KC(M) K. Kusalakumar 35,146 27.32% Decrease9.08%
BJP M. P. Sreekumar 19,610 15.24% Increase10.53%
NOTA None of the above 1,076 0.84% -
BSP Krishnankutty K. 1,010 0.79% Decrease0.39%
Independent Krishnankutty Kunissery 326 0.25% -
Independent M. Rajesh 265 0.21% -
Margin of victory 36,060 28.03% Increase6.71
Turnout 1,28,639 77.82% Increase1.89
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.37

Niyamasabha election 2011

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

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

Total votes: 157841

Votes polled: 111629

Rejected & missing votes: 17

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. 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
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

References
  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.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". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Alathur". www.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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