Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Kerala
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Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is a newly formed constituency in the Central Travancore region of Kerala for the election of a member of the Lok Sabha.
Poonjar
Thiruvalla
Ranni
Aranmula
Konni
Adoor
| Pathanamthitta KL-17 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kanjirappally Poonjar Thiruvalla Ranni Aranmula Konni Adoor |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
The district, which was previously fragmented into different parliamentary constituencies, was unified into a single Parliamentary constituency as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly. Constituenciesc Order, 2008.[1][2]
Assembly segments
Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | Kottayam | N. Jayaraj | KC(M) | INC | ||
| 101 | Poonjar | Sebastian Kulathunkal | |||||
| 111 | Thiruvalla | Pathanamthitta | Mathew T. Thomas | JD(S) | |||
| 112 | Ranni | Pramod Narayan | KC(M) | ||||
| 113 | Aranmula | Veena George | CPI(M) | ||||
| 114 | Konni | K. U. Jenish Kumar | |||||
| 115 | Adoor (SC) | Chittayam Gopakumar | CPI | ||||
Members of Parliament
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th | Anto Antony Punnathaniyil | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | 2019-2024 | |||
| 2024 | 18th | 2024-Incumbent | |||
Election results
In the first election held in this district on 16 May 2009, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Anto Antony Punnathaniyil of the Indian National Congress was elected by 408,232 votes over K. Ananthagopan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 297,026; B. Radhakrishna Menon of the Bharatiya Janata Party 56,294; K. K. Nair of the Bahujan Samaj Party 22,424; and Mani C. Kappan of the Nationalist Congress Party 4,445 votes.[3]
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 367,623 | 40.01 |  2.87 | |
| CPI(M) | T. M. Thomas Isaac | 3,01,504 | 32.79 |  0.01 | |
| BJP | Anil K. Antony | 2,34,406 | 25.49 | 3.48 | |
| Majority | 66,119 | 7.30 | 2.99 | ||
| Turnout | 9,21,565 | 64.27 | 10.03 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2024)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | INC | 9,800 |
| 101 | Poonjar | INC | 12,610 |
| 111 | Thiruvalla | INC | 11,530 |
| 112 | Ranni | INC | 9,597 |
| 113 | Aranmula | INC | 14,717 |
| 114 | Konni | INC | 2,579 |
| 115 | Adoor (SC) | INC | 2,266 |
2019
According to Election Commission, there are 13,40,193 registered voters in Pathanamthitta Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election. Pathanamthitta Constituency was polled 74.19% of total electorate.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 380,927 | 37.11 | −4.08 | |
| CPI(M) | Veena George | 3,36,684 | 32.80 | −2.00 | |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 2,97,396 | 28.97 | +13.50 | |
| Margin of victory | 44,243 | 4.31 | |||
| Turnout | 10,27,378 | 74.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2019)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | INC | 9,743 |
| 101 | Poonjar | INC | 17,929 |
| 111 | Thiruvalla | INC | 3,739 |
| 112 | Ranni | INC | 7,824 |
| 113 | Aranmula | INC | 6,593 |
| 114 | Konni | INC | 2,721 |
| 115 | Adoor (SC) | CPI(M) | 1,956 |
Indian general election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 358,842 | 41.19 | −10.02 | |
| LDF | Peelipose Thomas | 302,651 | 34.74 | −2.52 | |
| BJP | M. T. Ramesh[5] | 138,954 | 15.95 | +8.89 | |
| Margin of victory | 56,191 | 6.46 | −7.49 | ||
| Turnout | 8,69,452 | 66.01 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2014)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | INC | 9,726 |
| 101 | Poonjar | INC | 2,761 |
| 111 | Thiruvalla | INC | 13,281 |
| 112 | Ranni | INC | 9,091 |
| 113 | Aranmula | INC | 11,349 |
| 114 | Konni | INC | 8,096 |
| 115 | Adoor (SC) | INC | 1,958 |
Indian general election, 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 408,232 | 51.21 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Adv. K. Anantha Gopan | 2,97,026 | 37.26 | New | |
| BJP | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 56,294 | 7.06 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,11,206 | 13.95 | New | ||
| Turnout | 7,97,154 | 65.6 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2009)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | INC | 16,855 |
| 101 | Poonjar | INC | 26,224 |
| 111 | Thiruvalla | INC | 15,489 |
| 112 | Ranni | INC | 15,696 |
| 113 | Aranmula | INC | 18,328 |
| 114 | Konni | INC | 8,760 |
| 115 | Adoor (SC) | INC | 9,922 |