Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Alappuzha KL-15 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | 7 |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editAlappuzha 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 |
Former Assembly Segments
After the Delimitation Kayamkulam and Karunagappally were added
Members of Parliament
editAs Alleppey in Travancore-Cochin
Most Successful parties from Alappuzha Lok Sabha
INC (8 Times) (47.05%)
CPI(M) (5 Times) (29.41%)
CPI (3 Times) (17.64%)
RSP (1 Times) (5.88%)
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | P.T. Punnoose | Communist Party of India | 1952-1957 | |
As Ambalappuzha
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | P.T. Punnoose | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 1962-1967 | ||
| 1967 | 4th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India | 1967-1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | K. Balakrishnan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1971-1977 | |
As Alappuzha
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | Vakkom Purushothaman | Indian National Congress | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | T. J. Anjalose | Communist Party of India | 1991-1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1996-1998 | |
| 1998 | 12th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 1999 | 13th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | K. S. Manoj | Communist Party of India | 2004-2009 | |
| 2009 | 15th | K.C Venugopal | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | A.M. Ariff | Communist Party of India | 2019-2024 | |
| 2024 | 18th | K. C. Venugopal | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
editGeneral Election 2024
editBJP Candidate Sobha Surendran make a drastic change in Alappuzha By increasing the voteshare upto 28.3%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 404,560 | 38.2 |  1.80 | |
| CPI(M) | A. M. Ariff | 341,047 | 32.2 | 8.76 | |
| BJP | Sobha Surendran | 299,648 | 28.3 |  11.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | 63,513 | ||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election 2019
editAccording to Election Commission, there are 13,14,535 registered voters in Alappuzha Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. M. Ariff | 445,981 | 40.96 | 3.41 | |
| INC | 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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".
External links
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