Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala
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Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
CountryIndia
Assembly constituenciesAroor
Cherthala
Alappuzha
Ambalappuzha
Haripad
Kayamkulam
Karunagappally
Cherthala
Alappuzha
Ambalappuzha
Haripad
Kayamkulam
Karunagappally
| Alappuzha KL-14 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Aroor Cherthala Alappuzha Ambalappuzha Haripad Kayamkulam Karunagappally |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | Alappuzha | Daleema | CPI(M) | INC | ||
| 103 | Cherthala | P. Prasad | |||||
| 104 | Alappuzha | P. P. Chitharanjan | |||||
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | H. Salam | |||||
| 106 | Haripad | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | ||||
| 108 | Kayamkulam | U. Prathibha | CPI(M) | ||||
| 116 | Karunagappally | Kollam | C. R. Mahesh | INC | |||
Former Assembly Segments
After the Delimitation Kayamkulam and Karunagappally were added & Kuttanad were moved to Mavelikkara Loksabha Constituency.
Members of Parliament
As Alleppey in Travancore-Cochin
Most Successful parties from Alappuzha Lok Sabha
- INC (8 Times) (47.0%)
- CPI(M) (5 Times) (29.4%)
- CPI (3 Times) (17.6%)
- 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 (Marxist) | 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 (Marxist) | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | Vakkom Purushothaman | Indian National Congress | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | T. J. Anjalose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 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 (Marxist) | 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 (Marxist) | 2019-2024 | |
| 2024 | 18th | K. C. Venugopal | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election results
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 404,560 | 38.21 |  1.80 | |
| CPI(M) | A. M. Ariff | 3,41,047 | 32.21 | 8.76 | |
| BJP | Sobha Surendran | 2,99,648 | 28.30 |  11.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,365 | 0.70 | 0.14 | |
| BSP | Muraleedharan Koncherillam | 1,626 | 0.15 | 0.07 | |
| SUCI(C) | R. Arjunan | 1,319 | 0.12 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Adv. K. M. Shahjahan | 682 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Vayalar Rajeevan | 675 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Independent | Shahjahan V. A. | 576 | 0.05 | − | |
| Independent | Satheesh Shenoi | 482 | 0.05 | 0.02 | |
| Independent | Jayakrishnan P. | 385 | 0.04 | − | |
| Independent | Jyothi Abraham | 338 | 0.03 | − | |
| Majority | 63,513 | 6.00 | 5.04 | ||
| Turnout | 10,68,949 | 75.99 | 4.36 | ||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2024)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | INC | 11,016 |
| 103 | Cherthala | INC | 843 |
| 104 | Alappuzha | INC | 18,418 |
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | INC | 14,555 |
| 107 | Haripad | INC | 1,345 |
| 108 | Kayamkulam | INC | 1,441 |
| 116 | Karunagappally | INC | 8,925 |
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) | 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 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,065 | 0.56 | 0.58 | |
| SDPI | K. S. Shan | 3,595 | 0.33 | 0.81 | |
| BSP | Adv. Prashant Bhim | 2,431 | 0.22 | 0.12 | |
| API | A. Akhilesh | 1,782 | 0.16 | − | |
| PDP | Varkala Raj | 1,689 | 0.15 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | R. Parthasarathy Varma | 1,113 | 0.10 | 0.50 | |
| Independent | Satheesh Shenoi | 783 | 0.07 | − | |
| Independent | Santhosh Thuravoor | 749 | 0.07 | − | |
| Independent | Vayalar Rajeevan | 696 | 0.06 | − | |
| Independent | Thahir | 571 | 0.05 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 10,474 | 0.96 | 0.99 | ||
| Turnout | 10,90,112 | 80.35 | 1.50 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2019)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | INC | 648 |
| 103 | Cherthala | CPI(M) | 16,895 |
| 104 | Alappuzha | INC | 69 |
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | INC | 638 |
| 107 | Haripad | INC | 5,844 |
| 108 | Kayamkulam | CPI(M) | 4,297 |
| 116 | Karunagappally | INC | 4,780 |
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 462,525 | 46.31 | 5.31 | |
| CPI(M) | C.B. Chandrababu | 4,43,118 | 44.37 | 0.90 | |
| RSP(B) | A.V. Thamarakshan | 43,051 | 4.31 | 2.11 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 11,338 | 1.14 | −−− | |
| SDPI | Thulaseedharan Pallikkal | 10,993 | 1.10 | N/A | |
| AAP | D. Mohanan | 9,414 | 0.94 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Adv. M. A. Bindu | 5,921 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| BSP | P. V. Natesan | 3,385 | 0.34 | 0.19 | |
| Independent | Venugopal P. C. | 3,149 | 0.31 | N/A | |
| Independent | Chandrababu G. | 1,615 | 0.16 | N/A | |
| Independent | T. S. Balakrishnan | 1,363 | 0.14 | N/A | |
| Independent | S. B. Basheer | 709 | 0.07 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jayachandran Sarasamma | 481 | 0.05 | N/A | |
| Independent | M. M. Paulose | 402 | 0.04 | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 19,407 | 1.95 | 4.40 | ||
| Turnout | 9,97,464 | 78.85 | 0.55 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | 5.31 |
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By Assembly Segments (2014)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | INC | 963 |
| 103 | Cherthala | INC | 1,349 |
| 104 | Alappuzha | INC | 7,699 |
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | INC | 3,237 |
| 107 | Haripad | INC | 8,865 |
| 108 | Kayamkulam | CPI(M) | 3,286 |
| 116 | Karunagappally | INC | 703 |
General election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 468,679 | 51.44 | 5.50 | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. K. S. Manoj | 4,11,044 | 45.11 | 0.96 | |
| NDA | Sony P. Kalyankumar | 19,711 | 2.20 | 3.83 | |
| BSP | K. S. Prasad | 4,813 | 0.53 | ||
| Independent | S. Seethilal | 2,705 | 0.30 | ||
| JD(U) | P. J. Kurian | 1,025 | 0.11 | 0.25 | |
| Margin of victory | 57,635 | 6.33 | 6.19 | ||
| Turnout | 9,11,120 | 79.42 | 4.42 | ||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.50 |
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By Assembly Segments (2009)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | INC | 10,689 |
| 103 | Cherthala | INC | 7,535 |
| 104 | Alappuzha | INC | 15,903 |
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | INC | 11,737 |
| 107 | Haripad | INC | 5,958 |
| 108 | Kayamkulam | INC | 2,959 |
| 116 | Karunagappally | INC | 3,010 |
General election 2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Dr. K. S. Manoj | 335,494 | 46.07 | ||
| INC | V. M. Sudheeran | 3,34,485 | 45.94 | ||
| BJP | Adv. V. Padmanabhan | 43,891 | 6.03 | ||
| Independent | V. S. Sudheeran | 8,282 | 1.14 | ||
| JD(U) | P. J. Kurian | 2,642 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | V. I. Bose | 2,291 | 0.31 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Parthasarathy Varma | 2,024 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | T. A. Krishnankutty | 987 | 0.13 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,009 | 0.14 | |||
| Turnout | 7,28,156 | 75.00 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2004)
General Election 1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | V. M. Sudheeran | 392,700 | 49.79 | ||
| CPI(M) | Muralidharan Pillai | 3,57,606 | 45.34 | ||
| BJP | T. Parameswaran Nair | 27,682 | 3.51 | ||
| Democratic Labour Party (Kerala) | K. M. Balanandan | 6,422 | 0.81 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | C. K. Sajeev | 2,218 | 0.28 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Mini K. Philip | 947 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Niranam Rajan | 695 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Kumar | 506 | 0.06 | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,094 | 4.45 | |||
| Turnout | 7,88,766 | 76.31 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (1999)