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{{Short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Kerala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| type = LS
| name = Alathur {{Small|KL-9}}
| state = [[Kerala]]
| map_image = Alathur Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
| map_caption = Alathur Lok Sabha constituency
| established = 2009
| reservation = SC
| incumbent_image = Radakrishnan.jpeg
| assembly_cons = [[Tarur (State Assembly constituency)|Tarur]] [[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]] [[Nenmara (State Assembly constituency)|Nenmara]] [[Alathur (State Assembly constituency)|Alathur]] [[Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Chelakkara]] [[Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kunnamkulam]] [[Wadakkanchery (State Assembly constituency)|Wadakkanchery]]
| mp = [[K Radhakrishnan]]
| preceded_by = [[Ramya Haridas]]
| party = {{Party index link|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| alliance = {{Party index link|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general elections| 2024]]
| electors = 12,64,471 (2019)
}}
'''Alathur''' is one of the 20 [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]].This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the implementation of [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendations of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.

==Assembly segments==
Alathur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! No
! Name
! District
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|57
|[[Tarur (State Assembly constituency)|Tarur]] (SC)
|rowspan=4|[[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
|[[P. P. Sumod]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|58
|[[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]]
|[[Sumesh Achuthan]]
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress }}" |
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|59
|[[Nenmara (State Assembly constituency)|Nenmara]]
|[[K. Babu]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=5}}
|-
|60
|[[Alathur (State Assembly constituency)|Alathur]]
|[[K. D. Prasenan]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
|-
|61
|[[Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Chelakkara]] (SC)
|rowspan=3|[[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
|[[U. R. Pradeep]]
|-
|62
|[[Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kunnamkulam]]
|[[A. C. Moideen]]
|-
|65
|[[Wadakkanchery (State Assembly constituency)|Wadakkanchery]]
|[[Xavier Chittilappilly]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|}
Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.<ref name="h1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/13/stories/2009031355550300.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125214756/http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/13/stories/2009031355550300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|title=Nemmara has highest electorate in Alathur constituency |date=13 March 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref>

== Members of Parliament ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election
! Lok Sabha
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
| [[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
| rowspan="2" |[[P. K. Biju]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
| [[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| [[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
| [[Ramya Haridas]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress }}" |
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|[[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K Radhakrishnan]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|}

==Election results==
===General Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=4,03,447|percentage=40.66|change={{increase}}3.86}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Ramya Haridas]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=3,83,336 |percentage=38.63|change={{decrease}}13.77}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=T. N. Sarassu|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,88,230|percentage=18.97|change={{increase}}10.97}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=12,033|percentage=1.21|change={{increase}}0.45}}
{{Election box majority||votes=20,111|percentage=2.03|change={{decrease}}13.56}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,93,759|percentage=74.15|change={{decrease}}6.32}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2024 ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No.
! Constituency
! Winner
! Party
! Votes
! Runner-up
! Party
! Votes
! Margin
|-
| 57 ||[[Tarur (State Assembly constituency)|Tarur]] ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||52,082 ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 46,890 ||5,192
|-
| 58 ||[[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]] ||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 56,844 ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||55,372 ||-1,472
|-
| 59 ||[[Nenmara (State Assembly constituency)|Nenmara]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 56,768 ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||55,451 || -1,317
|-
| 60 ||[[Alathur (State Assembly constituency)|Alathur]] ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||55,692 ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 46,894 ||8,798
|-
| 61 ||[[Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)|Chelakkara]] ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||60,368 ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 55,195 ||5,173
|-
| 62 ||[[Kunnamkulam (State Assembly constituency)|Kunnamkulam]] ||[[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||58,549 ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 54,722 ||3,827
|-
| 63 ||[[ Wadakkanchery (State Assembly constituency)|Wadakkanchery]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| 61,918 || [[K._Radhakrishnan_(politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)| CPI(M)]] ||61,304 || -614
|-

{{Election box end}}

===General election 2019===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[Ramya Haridas]]|votes= 5,33,815|percentage=52.4|change={{increase}}12.07}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P.K. Biju|P K Biju]]|votes= 3,74,847|percentage=36.8|change={{decrease}}7.54}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharath Dharma Jana Sena|candidate=T.V. Babu|votes= 89,837|percentage=8.82|change={{decrease}}1.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Dr. Jayan.C.Kuthannur|votes= 5,505|percentage=0.54|change={{increase}}0.54}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Krishnankutty Kunissery|votes=2716|percentage=0.27|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Pratheep Kumar P.K|votes=4301|percentage=0.42|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=7722|percentage=0.76|change={{decrease}}01.55}}
{{Election box margin of victory
| |votes = 1,58,968
|percentage = 15.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,19,376|percentage=80.47|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2019 ===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No.
! Constituency
! Winner
! Party
! Votes
! Runner-up
! Party
! Votes
! Margin
|-
| 57 ||[[Tarur (State Assembly constituency)|Tarur]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''72,441''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 47,602 ||24,839 ||
|-
| 58 ||[[Chittur (State Assembly constituency)|Chittur]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''79,423''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 55,956||23,467||
|-
| 59 || [[Nenmara (State Assembly constituency)|Nenmara]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''82,539''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 52,318|| 30,221||
|-
| 60 || [[ Alathur ]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''73,120''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 50,407|| 22,713||
|-
| 61 || [[Chelakkara ]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''76,034''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 52,339|| 23,695||
|-
| 62 || [[ Kunnamkulam ]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''69,908''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 55,586|| 14,322||
|-
| 63 || [[ Wadakkanchery ]] ||[[Ramya Haridas]]||[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|| '''79,028''' ||[[P.K. Biju]]||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI (M)]]|| 59,488|| 19,540||
|-
|}

===2014===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P.K. Biju]]|votes=4,11,808|percentage=44.34|change= {{decrease}} 2.41}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sheeba|votes=3,74,496|percentage=40.33|change={{decrease}} 4.31}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shaju Mon Vattekad|votes=87,803|percentage=9.45|change={{increase}} 2.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=21,417|percentage=2.31|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory
| |votes = 37,312
|percentage = 4.02
|change = {{increase}} 1.49
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,27,228|percentage=76.42|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2009===
{{Election box begin|title=[[2009 Indian general election]]: [[Alathur]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/poll_results.php4?year=2009&no=9 |title=Indian Parliament Election Results 2009-- Kerala State
|publisher=Keralaassembly.org }}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[P.K. Biju|P K Biju]]|votes=3,87,352|percentage=46.84|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=N K Sudheer|votes=3,66,392|percentage=44.31|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=M Bindu|votes=53,890|percentage=6.52|change=|}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=20,960|percentage=2.53|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=8,26,891|percentage=74.98|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Palakkad district]]
* [[Thrissur district]]
* [[Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)]]

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.indiaelections2014.info/parliament/2019/states/kerala/alathur/lok_sabha_parliamentary_election_2019_results.html Alathur Lok Sabha Elections Asianet News survey results 2019]

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