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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Alathur
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]]
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 60
| map_image = NH 544, Alathur.jpg
| map_caption = [[National Highway 544 (India)|NH 544]] at [[Alathur]] town.
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = {{formatnum:165294}} (2016)
| mla = T. M. Sasi
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
}}
'''Alathur State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf
|website = ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala
|access-date = 11 October 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191012075808/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf
|archive-date = 12 October 2019
|url-status = dead
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[K. D. Prasenan]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Alathur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|website = ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District
|access-date = 11 October 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903213246/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
|archive-date = 3 September 2019
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>
{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|grama panchayat]]/[[municipality]])
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Alathur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Erimayur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Kizhakkancherry|Kizhakkanchery]]
| Grama Panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Kuzhalmannam (gram panchayat)|Kuzhalmannam]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Melarcode]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Thenkurissi (gram panchayat)|Thenkurissi]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|-
| [[Vandazhy (gram panchayat)|Vandazhi]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Alathur#Panchayats in Alathur Taluk|Alathur]]
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Alathur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/alathur-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Alathur
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama<br>Sabha
!Member
!colspan="2"|Party
!Tenure
!Majority
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| 1st
| rowspan="4" |R. Krishnan
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
| 1957–1960
|5,886
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| 2nd
| 1960–1965
|9,224
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=6}}
| 1967–1970
|12,407
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| 1970–1977
|16,458
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]
| 1977–1980
|1,999
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| rowspan="2" |C. T. Krishnan
| 1980–1982
|5,982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| 1982–1987
|11,314
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| C. K. Rajendran
| 1987–1991
|1,211
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| A. V. Gopinathan
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1991–1996
|338
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| C. K. Rajendran
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
| 1996–2001
|12,166
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| [[V. Chenthamarakshan]]
| 2001–2006
|12,505
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| rowspan="2" |[[M. Chandran (politician)|M. Chandran]]
| 2006–2011
|47,671
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| 2011–2016
|24,741
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| rowspan="2" | [[K. D. Prasenan]]
| 2016–2021
|36,060
|-
|2021
|15th
|2021-2026
|34,118
|-
|2026
|16th
|[[T. M. Sasi]]
|[[Incumbent]]
|
|}

==Election results==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Alathur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = CPI(M)
|candidate = [[T. M. Sasi]]
|votes = 61,564
|percentage = 45.86
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. M. Febin|votes=53,011|percentage=39.49|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=K. V. Prasanna Master|votes=17,347|percentage=12.92|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,071|percentage=0.8|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 8,553
|percentage = 6.37
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=134,229|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2021]]: [[Alathur]]}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. D. Prasenan]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=74,653|percentage=55.15|change={{decrease}}.4%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Palayam Pradeep|party=Indian National Congress|votes=40,535|percentage=29.94|change={{increase}}2.6%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Prasanth Sivan|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=18,115|percentage=13.56|change={{decrease}}1.68%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Chandran|votes=699|percentage=0.52|change={{decrease}}0.27%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Rajesh.M|votes=347|percentage=0.26|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=783|percentage=0.58|change={{decrease}}0.26%}}
{{Election box majority||votes=34,118|percentage=25.2|change={{decrease}}2.82%}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,35,366|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were {{formatnum:165294}} registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[K. D. Prasenan]]|votes=71,206|percentage=55.35%|change={{decrease}}2.37%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Kerala Congress (Mani)|candidate=K. Kusalakumar|votes=35,146|percentage=27.32%|change={{decrease}}9.08%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M. P. Sreekumar|votes=19,610|percentage=15.24%|change={{increase}}10.53%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,076|percentage=0.84%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Krishnankutty K.|votes=1,010|percentage=0.79%|change={{decrease}}0.39%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Krishnankutty Kunissery|votes=326|percentage=0.25%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=M. Rajesh|votes=265|percentage=0.21%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 36,060
|percentage = 28.03%
|change ={{increase}}6.71
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,28,639|percentage=77.82%|change={{increase}}1.89}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Kerala Congress (Mani)
|swing ={{decrease}}2.37
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were {{formatnum:152827}} registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Chandran|votes=66,977|percentage=57.72%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Kerala Congress (Mani)|candidate=K. Kusalakumar|votes=42,236|percentage=36.40%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K .A. Sulaiman|votes=5,460|percentage=4.71%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P .D. Paulose|votes=1,372|percentage=1.18%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 24,741
|percentage = 21.32%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,16,045|percentage=75.93%|change=}}{{Election box new seat win|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 2006 ===
There were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Chandran|votes=73,231|percentage=65.61%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran)|candidate=A. Raghavan|votes=25,560|percentage=22.90%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=G. Salprakash|votes=6,885|percentage=6.17%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=M. T. Chandran|votes=1,869|percentage=1.67%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 47,671
|percentage = 42.70%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,11,629|percentage=70.72%|change=}}
{{Election box|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 2001 ===
There were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Chenthamarakshan|votes=59,485|percentage=52.92%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=R. Chellama|votes=46,980|percentage=41.80%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Harigovidan|votes=5,937|percentage=5.28%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 12,505
|percentage = 11.12%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,12,447|percentage=72.83%|change=}}{{Election box|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 1996 ===
There were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=C. K. Rajendran|votes=53,763|percentage=53.25%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=R. Chellama|votes=41,597|percentage=41.20%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. Krishankutty|votes=3,313|percentage=3.28%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 12,166
|percentage = 12.05%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,02,725|percentage=69.98%|change=}}{{Election box|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 1991 ===
There were 136,727 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.{{Election box begin | title=[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=A. V. Gopinathan|votes=49,512|percentage=48.87%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=V Sukumaran Master|votes=49,174|percentage=48.53%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=N Bhagyalakshmi|votes=2,009|percentage=1.98%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 338
|percentage = 0.34%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,01,324|percentage=74.92%|change=}}{{Election box|winner=Indian National Congress}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 1987 ===
There were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=C. K. Rajendran|votes=44,381|percentage=49.77%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=C. S. Ramachandran Master|votes=43,170|percentage=48.41%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 1,211
|percentage = 1.36%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=89,176|percentage=77.77%|change=}}{{Election box|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

=== 1982 ===
There were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.
{{Election box begin | title=[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=C T Krishnan|votes=39,982|percentage=56.96%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent|candidate=C K Balakrishnan|votes=28,668|percentage=40.84%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 11,314
|percentage = 16.12%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=70,192|percentage=74.28%|change=}}{{Election box|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

{{Election box end}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!''Year''
! ''Winner''
!''Party''
!''Votes''
! ''Runner up''
!''Party''
!''Votes''
!''Margin''
|-
|''1980''
|'''C. T. Krishnan'''
|CPM
|36,244
|K. P. Kaladharan
|IND
|30,262
|5,982
|-
|1977
|'''[[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]]'''
|CPM
|31,424
|V. S. Vijayaraghavan
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|29,425
|1,999
|-
|1970
|'''R. Krishnan'''
|CPM
|34,193
|P. M. Adulrahiman
|IND
|17,735
|16,458
|-
|1967
|'''R.Krishnan'''
|CPM
|25,467
|Sarada
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|
|-
|1965
|'''R.Krishnan'''
|CPM
|26,328
|A. Narayanan
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|12,472
|13,856
|-
|1960
|'''R. Krishnan'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|31,159
|A. Sunna Sahib
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|21,935
|9,224
|-
|1957
|'''Krishnan R.'''
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|19,203
|Vaitheeswara Iyer P. S.
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|13,317
|5,886
|}

=== 1952 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alathur]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Krishnan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=37,042 |percentage=30.51% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=O. Koran |party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party |votes=23,181 |percentage=19.09% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Y. R. Ramanatha Iyer |party=Independent politician |votes=15,994 |percentage=13.17% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=E. Eacharan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,033 |percentage=11.56% |change=11.56% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. C. Pazhanimala |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,706 |percentage=11.29% |change=11.29% }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=C. H. Koruman |party=Independent politician |votes=5,024 |percentage=4.14% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Chathan |party=Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes=4,671 |percentage=3.85% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. C. Sukumaran |party=Socialist Party (India, 1948) |votes=4,394 |percentage=3.62% |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Sankunny Nair |party=Independent politician |votes=3,372 |percentage=2.78% |change= }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,861 |percentage=11.42% |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=1,21,417 |percentage=94.38% |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,28,651 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Alathur]]
* [[Palakkad district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Alathur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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