Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: ആലപ്പുഴ ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Alappuzha | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Map of Alappuzha Parliament Constituency | |
| Incumbent | A.M. Ariff |
| Parliamentary Party | CPI(M) |
| Elected Year | 2019 Election |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1962–present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly Constituencies | 7 |
Assembly segments
Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
| SI No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Aroor |
| 2. | Cherthala |
| 3. | Alappuzha |
| 4. | Ambalappuzha |
| 5. | Haripad |
| 6. | Kayamkulam |
| 7. | Karunagappally |
Members of Parliament
| SI No. | Year | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1962 | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | Communist Party of India |
| 2. | 1977 | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress |
| 3. | 1980 | Suseela Gopalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 4. | 1984 | Vakkom Purushotham | Indian National Congress |
| 5. | 1989 | Vakkom Purushotham | Indian National Congress |
| 6. | 1991 | T. J. Anjalose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 7. | 1996 | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress |
| 8. | 1998 | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress |
| 9. | 1999 | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress |
| 10. | 2004 | K. S. Manoj | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 11. | 2009 | K.C Venugopal | Indian National Congress |
| 12. | 2014 | K.C Venugopal | Indian National Congress |
| 13. | 2019 | A.M. Ariff | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Election results
General election 2019
According to Election Commission, there are 13,14,535 registered voters in Alappuzha Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | Adv A. M. Ariff | 4,45,971 | 40.96 | -3.41 | |
| INC | Adv Shanimol Usman | 4,35,496 | 40.00 | -6.31 | |
| BJP | Dr K S Radhakrishnan | 1,87,729 | 17.24 | +17.24 | |
| SDPI | KS Shan | 3,593 | 0.33 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,065 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,474 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,90,112 | 80.35 | |||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
A.V.Thamarakshan is contesting as an NDA Candidate of Revolutionary Socialist Party (Bolshevik), a BJP led NDA Partner for Lok Sabha Elections 2014[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 462,525 | 46.31 | -5.31 | |
| CPI (M) | C.B. Chandrababu | 443,118 | 44.37 | -0.90 | |
| RSP(B) | A.V. Thamarakshan | 43,051 | 4.31 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 11,338 | 1.14 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 19,407 | 1.95 | -4.40 | ||
| Turnout | 997,464 | 78.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Alappuzha
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)
- 2014 Indian general election
References
- "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- K, Abdul Basheer V. "2019 General Election Alappuzha Constituency Live Results".
- "BJP Forms State Chapter of NDA with 4 Parties". The New Indian Express.
External links
- Election Commission India
- DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCY-2008
- 2019 General Election Alappuzha Constituency Live Results
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