Attingal Lok Sabha constituency
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]
Assembly segments
Attingal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Members of Parliament
From Quilon cum Mavelikara constituency in Travancore-Cochin:
- 1951: V. Parameswaran Nair, Independent
From Chirayinkil constituency in Kerala:
- 1957: M.K. Kumaran, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1962: M.K. Kumaran, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1967: K. Anirudhan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1971: Vayalar Ravi, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Vayalar Ravi, Indian National Congress
- 1980: A.A. Rahim, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Thalekunnil Basheer, Indian National Congress
- 1989: Thalekunnil Basheer, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Susheela Gopalan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1996: A Sampath, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1998: Varkala Radhakrishnan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 1999: Varkala Radhakrishnan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2004: Varkala Radhakrishnan, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
From Attingal constituency in Kerala:
- 2009: A Sampath, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- 2014: A. Sampath, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Indian general election, 2014 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A Sampath | 392,478 | 45.67% | 0.30% | |
| INC | Adv. Bindhu Krishna | 323,100 | 37.60% | -5.23% | |
| BJP | Girijakumari S | 90,528 | 10.53% | 3.94% | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,924 | 0.81% | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 69,378 | 8.07% | +5.53% | ||
| Turnout | 859,350 | 68.77 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | +0.30% | |||
See also
- Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)
- List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
- Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)
- Indian general election, 2014
References
- ^ Nair, C. Gouridasan (January 23, 2008). "New electoral landscape for the State Delimitation impact". Thiruvananthapuram: The Hindu. Retrieved 13 January 2010.