Attingal Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: ആറ്റിങ്ങല് ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. This constituency came into existence in 2008 following the delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.[1]
| Attingal KL-19 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Varkala Attingal Chirayinkeezhu Nedumangad Vamanapuram Aruvikkara Kattakkada |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editAttingal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Varkala | Thiruvananthapuram | V. Joy | CPI(M) | CPI(M) | ||
| 128 | Attingal (SC) | O. S. Ambika | CPI(M) | BJP | |||
| 129 | Chirayinkeezhu (SC) | V. Sasi | CPI | INC | |||
| 130 | Nedumangad | G. R. Anil | CPI | INC | |||
| 131 | Vamanapuram | D. K. Murali | CPI(M) | INC | |||
| 136 | Aruvikkara | G. Steephen | CPI(M) | INC | |||
| 138 | Kattakkada | I. B. Sathish | CPI(M) | BJP | |||
Members of Parliament
editAs Chirayinkil
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travancore-Cochin | |||||
| 1952 | 1st | V. Parameswaran Nayar | United Front of Leftists | 1952-1967 | |
| After the Formation of Kerala | |||||
| 1957 | 2nd | M. K. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | 1962-1967 | |||
| 1967 | 4th | K. Anirudhan | Communist Party of India | 1967-1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | Vayalar Ravi | Indian National Congress | 1971-1977 | |
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | A.A. Rahim | Indian National Congress (I) | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | Thalekunnil Basheer | 1984-1989 | ||
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1991-1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | A. Sampath | 1996-1998 | ||
| 1998 | 12th | Varkala Radhakrishnan | 1998-1999 | ||
| 1999 | 13th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | 2004-2009 | |||
As Attingal
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th | A. Sampath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | Adoor Prakash | Indian National Congress | 2019-2024 | |
| 2024 | 18th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
editGeneral Election 2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adoor Prakash | 328,051 | 33.29 | −5.05 | |
| CPI(M) | V. Joy | 327,367 | 33.22 | −1.28 | |
| BJP | V. Muraleedharan | 311,779 | 31.64 | +6.67 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 9,791 | 1.01 | +0.44 | |
| Majority | 684 | 0.07 | −3.77 | ||
| Turnout | 9,70,517 | 69.48 | −5.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,96,807 | +3.41 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Adoor Prakash | 380,995 | 38.34% | 0.75% | |
| CPI(M) | Dr. Anirudhan Sampath | 3,42,748 | 34.50% | −11.18% | |
| BJP | Sobha Surendran | 2,48,081 | 24.97% | 14.43% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 5,685 | 0.57% | −0.23% | |
| Independent | Sunil Soman | 5,433 | 0.55% | ||
| SDPI | Ajamal Ismail | 5,429 | 0.55% | −0.76% | |
| Margin of victory | 38,247 | 3.85% | −4.22% | ||
| Turnout | 9,93,614 | 74.48% | 4.89% | ||
| Registered electors | 13,50,710 | 7.94% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -7.33% | |||
General Elections 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Anirudhan Sampath | 392,478 | 45.67% | 0.30% | |
| INC | Bindhu Krishna | 3,23,100 | 37.60% | −5.23% | |
| BJP | S. Girija Kumari | 90,528 | 10.53% | 3.95% | |
| SDPI | M. K. Manoj Kumar | 11,225 | 1.31% | ||
| BSP | K. S. Anil Kumar | 8,586 | 1.00% | −1.15% | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,924 | 0.81% | ||
| SS | Vakkom G. Ajith | 5,511 | 0.64% | ||
| WPOI | Priya Sunil | 4,862 | 0.57% | ||
| Independent | K. S. Hariharan | 4,064 | 0.47% | ||
| Independent | Sunil Krishnan | 3,850 | 0.45% | ||
| Margin of victory | 69,378 | 8.07% | 5.54% | ||
| Turnout | 8,59,350 | 68.67% | 2.42% | ||
| Registered electors | 12,51,398 | 14.66% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.30% | |||
General Elections 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Anirudhan Sampath | 328,036 | 45.37% | ||
| INC | Prof. G. Balachandran | 3,09,695 | 42.83% | ||
| BJP | Thottakkadu Sasi | 47,620 | 6.59% | ||
| BSP | J. Sudhakaran | 15,558 | 2.15% | ||
| Independent | Sajimon | 5,217 | 0.72% | ||
| SS | Sreenath | 4,968 | 0.69% | ||
| Independent | M. Saifudeen | 4,228 | 0.58% | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,341 | 2.54% | |||
| Turnout | 7,23,045 | 66.26% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,91,432 | ||||
| CPI(M) win (new seat) | |||||
General Elections 2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Varkala Radhakrishnan | 313,615 | 46.9% | ||
| INC | M.I. Shanavas | 262,870 | 39.3% | ||
| BJP | Padmakumar | 71,982 | 10.8% | ||
| Margin of victory | 50,745 | 7.6% | |||
| Turnout | 6,68,280 | 65.5% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,20,604 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1999
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Varkala Radhakrishnan | 309,304 | 44.8% | ||
| INC | M.I. Shanavas | 306,176 | 44.3% | ||
| BJP | Padmakumar | 63,889 | 9.2% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,128 | 0.5% | |||
| Turnout | 6,91,113 | 63.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,96,417 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1998
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Varkala Radhakrishnan | 321,479 | 46.2% | ||
| INC | M.M. Hassan | 313,937 | 45.1% | ||
| BJP | T.M. Viswambharan | 47,249 | 6.8% | ||
| Margin of victory | 7,542 | 1.1% | |||
| Turnout | 6,95,722 | 65.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 10,56,903 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 1996
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Anirudhan Sampath | 330,079 | 48.53% | 0.67% | |
| INC | Thalekunnil Basheer | 2,81,996 | 41.46% | −6.24% | |
| BJP | R. Radhakrishnan Unnithan | 30,348 | 4.46% | 1.55% | |
| PDP | Pulipara Biju | 11,963 | 1.76% | ||
| Independent | Suseela Rajan | 7,807 | 1.15% | ||
| Independent | Devadathan | 3,298 | 0.48% | ||
| Independent | Sebastian | 3,290 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 48,083 | 7.07% | 6.91% | ||
| Turnout | 6,80,181 | 67.22% | −2.51% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,35,445 | 3.20% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.67% | |||
General Elections 1991
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Susheela Gopalan | 331,518 | 47.86% | 0.41% | |
| INC | Thalekunnil Basheer | 3,30,412 | 47.70% | −0.46% | |
| BJP | K. K. R. Kumar | 20,159 | 2.91% | −0.27% | |
| Margin of victory | 1,106 | 0.16% | −0.55% | ||
| Turnout | 6,92,666 | 69.73% | −4.48% | ||
| Registered electors | 10,03,307 | 1.95% | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -0.30% | |||
General Elections 1989
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thalekunnil Basheer | 349,068 | 48.16% | −2.51% | |
| CPI(M) | Susheela Gopalan | 3,43,938 | 47.45% | 2.77% | |
| BJP | V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair | 23,049 | 3.18% | ||
| JP | D. Sanjeev | 3,500 | 0.48% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,130 | 0.71% | −5.28% | ||
| Turnout | 7,24,825 | 74.21% | 1.24% | ||
| Registered electors | 9,84,118 | 35.16% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -2.51% | |||
General Elections 1984
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Thalekunnil Basheer | 266,230 | 50.67% | ||
| CPI(M) | K. Sudhakaran | 2,34,765 | 44.68% | ||
| Independent | Vattappara Das | 10,870 | 2.07% | ||
| Independent | Bharathanoor Das | 2,989 | 0.57% | ||
| Independent | Basheer | 2,765 | 0.53% | ||
| Independent | Pattom Jayachandran | 2,567 | 0.49% | ||
| Margin of victory | 31,465 | 5.99% | 4.42% | ||
| Turnout | 5,25,386 | 72.97% | 13.85% | ||
| Registered electors | 7,28,111 | 10.20% | |||
| INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 2.66% | |||
General Elections 1980
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC(I) | A. A. Rahim | 185,596 | 48.01% | ||
| INC(U) | Vayalar Ravi | 1,79,533 | 46.45% | ||
| Independent | K. P. Vijayan | 14,345 | 3.71% | ||
| Independent | Sreenivasan | 4,156 | 1.08% | ||
| Independent | Varkala Balam | 2,915 | 0.75% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,063 | 1.57% | −13.09% | ||
| Turnout | 3,86,545 | 59.12% | −16.34% | ||
| Registered electors | 6,60,715 | 17.14% | |||
| INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | -9.32% | |||
General Elections 1977
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vayalar Ravi | 238,253 | 57.33% | −0.21% | |
| CPI(M) | K. Anirudhan | 1,77,328 | 42.67% | 0.67% | |
| Margin of victory | 60,925 | 14.66% | −0.88% | ||
| Turnout | 4,15,581 | 75.46% | 11.79% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,64,054 | 12.20% | |||
| INC hold | Swing | -0.21% | |||
General Elections 1971
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Vayalar Ravi | 182,431 | 57.54% | 14.95% | |
| CPI(M) | V. Radhakrishnan | 1,33,159 | 42.00% | −10.38% | |
| Independent | V. Sudevan | 1,463 | 0.46% | ||
| Margin of victory | 49,272 | 15.54% | 5.75% | ||
| Turnout | 3,17,053 | 63.67% | −11.80% | ||
| Registered electors | 5,02,730 | 22.38% | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.16% | |||
General Elections 1967
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Anirudhan | 157,040 | 52.38% | ||
| INC | R. Sankar | 1,27,697 | 42.59% | −1.95% | |
| PSP | M. A. Sastry | 15,072 | 5.03% | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,343 | 9.79% | −1.12% | ||
| Turnout | 2,99,809 | 75.47% | 4.16% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,10,807 | −6.03% | |||
| CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -3.07% | |||
General Elections 1962
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. K. Kumaran | 168,927 | 55.45% | 2.91% | |
| INC | Shahul Hameed | 1,35,708 | 44.55% | 26.53% | |
| Margin of victory | 33,219 | 10.90% | −23.62% | ||
| Turnout | 3,04,635 | 71.31% | 2.71% | ||
| Registered electors | 4,37,189 | 11.82% | |||
| CPI hold | Swing | 2.91% | |||
General Elections 1957
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI | M. K. Kumaran | 140,930 | 52.54% | ||
| INC | Madhavan | 48,329 | 18.02% | ||
| PSP | Ahmed Hussain | 43,261 | 16.13% | ||
| RSP | Balakrishnan | 35,702 | 13.31% | ||
| Margin of victory | 92,601 | 34.52% | |||
| Turnout | 2,68,222 | 68.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 3,90,978 | ||||
| CPI win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nair, C. Gouridasan (23 January 2008). "New electoral landscape for the State Delimitation impact". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Attingal". Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.