Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala

Alappuzha
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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

K. C. Venugopal

Party| Indian National Congress
Elected year| 2024

Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

## Assembly segments

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Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

No  | Name  | Member  | Party  | 2024 Lead

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102  | Aroor | Daleema |  | CPI(M) |  | INC
103  | Cherthala | P. Prasad |  | CPI(M) |  | INC
104  | Alappuzha | P. P. Chitharanjan |  | CPI(M) |  | INC
105  | Ambalappuzha | H. Salam |  | CPI(M) |  | INC
106  | Haripad | Ramesh Chennithala |  | INC |  | INC
108  | Kayamkulam | U. Prathibha |  | CPI(M) |  | INC
116  | Karunagappally | C. R. Mahesh |  | INC |  | INC

Former Assembly Segments

* Aroor
* Cherthala
* Mararikulam
* Alappuzha
* Ambalappuzha
* Kuttanad
* Haripad

After the Delimitation Kayamkulam and Karunagappally were added

## Members of Parliament

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As Alleppey in Travancore-Cochin

Most Successful parties from Alappuzha Lok Sabha

1. INC (8 Times) (47.0%)
2. CPI(M) (5 Times) (29.4%)
3. CPI (3 Times) (17.6%)
4. RSP (1 Times) (5.88%)

Election  | Lok Sabha  | Member  | Party  | Tenure

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1952 | 1st | P.T. Punnoose |  | Communist Party of India | 1952-1957

As Ambalappuzha

Election  | Lok Sabha  | Member  | Party  | Tenure

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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

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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

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### General Election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Alappuzha Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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
Majority | 63,513  | 6.00  | 5.04
Turnout | 10,68,949  | 75.99  |
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing |  |

### General election 2019

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According to Election Commission, there are 13,14,535 registered voters in Alappuzha Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[2]

2019 Indian general elections: Alappuzha Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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
| NOTA | None of the above  | 6,065  | 0.56  |
Margin of victory  | 10,474  | 0.96  |
Turnout | 10,90,112  | 80.35  |
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing |  |

### General election 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Alappuzha Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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* Alappuzha
* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)
* 2014 Indian general election

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ K, Abdul Basheer V. "2019 General Election Alappuzha Constituency Live Results". Archived from the original on 22 April 2019.

## External links

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* Election Commission India
* DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCY-2008
* 2019 General Election Alappuzha Constituency Live Results[usurped]

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Lok Sabha constituencies of Kerala

Current|

* Alappuzha
* Alathur
* Attingal
* Chalakudy
* Ernakulam
* Idukki
* Kannur
* Kasaragod
* Kollam
* Kottayam
* Kozhikode
* Malappuram
* Mavelikara
* Palakkad
* Pathanamthitta
* Ponnani
* Thiruvananthapuram
* Thrissur
* Vatakara
* Wayanad

Defunct|

* Adoor
* Ambalappuzha
* Chirayinkil
* Crangannur
* Manjeri
* Meenachil
* Mukundapuram
* Muvattupuzha
* Ottapalam
* Peermade
* Quilon-Mavelikara
* Thalassery
* Thiruvalla

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