Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.
Assembly segments
Alathur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
- Tarur
- Chittur
- Nemmara
- Alathur
- Chelakkara
- Kunnamkulam
- Wadakkanchery
Tarur, Chittur, Nemmara and Alathur segments are in Palakkad district and Chelakkara, Kunnamkulam and Wadakkancherry segments are in Thrissur district. Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of Parliament
- 2009: P.K Biju, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2014: P.K Biju, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian general election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | P K Biju | 4,11,808 | 44.41 | -2.34 | |
INC | K A Sheeba | 3,74,496 | 40.39 | -3.83 | |
BJP | Shajumon Vattekad | 87,803 | 9.47 | +2.97 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 21,417 | 2.31 | --- | |
Margin of victory | 37,312 | 4.02 | +1.49 | ||
Turnout | 9,27,228 | 76.42 | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing |
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Nemmara has highest electorate in Alathur constituency". The Hindu. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
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