Alathur (State Assembly constituency)

Alathur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ആലത്തൂർ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. D. Prasenan of CPI(M).

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Alathur
ആലത്തൂർ
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
NH 544 at Alathur town.
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,65,294 (2016)
Current MLAK. D. Prasenan
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictPalakkad
Local Self Governed SegmentsAlathur, Erimayur, Kizhakkanchery, Kuzhalmannam, Melarcode, Thenkurissi and Vandazhi.

Local self governed segments

Alathur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Alathur Grama panchayat Alathur
2 Erimayur Grama panchayat Alathur
3 Kizhakkanchery Grama Panchayat Alathur
4 Kuzhalmannam Grama panchayat Alathur
5 Melarcode Grama panchayat Alathur
6 Thenkurissi Grama panchayat Alathur
7 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]

Key

  CPI (M)     CPI     INC  

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 Incumbent


    Election results

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

    Niyama Sabha Election 2016

    There were 1,65,294 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% 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

    There were 1,52,827 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)

    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.
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