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{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
|Name                  = Attingal
| type = LS
|image                  = Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
| name = Attingal <Br>{{Small|KL-19}}
|image_size            = 300px
| map_image = Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
|caption                = Map of Attingal Parliament Constituency
| map_caption = Attingal Lok Sabha constituency
|Existence              = 2009
| established = 2009
|Reservation          = None
| reservation = None
|CurrentMPParty        = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| incumbent_image = [[File:Adoor Prakash.JPG|150px]]
|CurrentMP              = [[Adoor Prakash]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}
|ElectedByYear          = [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
| alliance = {{Party index link|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}
|State                  = [[Kerala]]
| mp = [[Adoor Prakash]]
|SuccessfulParty      = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (2 times)
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|AssemblyConstituencies = [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)|Varkala]]<br>[[Attingal (State Assembly constituency)|Attingal]]<br>[[Chirayinkeezhu (State Assembly constituency)|Chirayinkeezhu]]<br>[[Nedumangad (State Assembly constituency)|Nedumangad]]<br>[[Vamanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Vamanapuram]]<br>[[Aruvikkara (State Assembly constituency)|Aruvikkara]]<br>[[Kattakada (State Assembly constituency)|Kattakkada]]
| state = [[Kerala]]
|Electorate            =
| assembly_cons = [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)|Varkala]]<br>[[Attingal (State Assembly constituency)|Attingal]]<br>[[Chirayinkeezhu (State Assembly constituency)|Chirayinkeezhu]]<br>[[Nedumangad (State Assembly constituency)|Nedumangad]]<br>[[Vamanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Vamanapuram]]<br>[[Aruvikkara (State Assembly constituency)|Aruvikkara]]<br>[[Kattakada (State Assembly constituency)|Kattakkada]]
}}
}}
'''Attingal Lok Sabha constituency''' ({{lang-ml|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 [[boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendation of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012553800400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128174755/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012553800400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2008|title=New electoral landscape for the State Delimitation impact |last=Nair |first=C. Gouridasan |date=23 January 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 January 2010|location=Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref>
'''Attingal Lok Sabha constituency''' is one of the 20 [[Lok Sabha]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]]. This constituency came into existence in 2008 following the [[Electoral boundary delimitation|delimitation]] of the parliamentary constituencies based on the recommendation of the [[Delimitation Commission of India]] constituted in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012553800400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128174755/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/25/stories/2008012553800400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2008|title=New electoral landscape for the State Delimitation impact |last=Nair |first=C. Gouridasan |date=23 January 2008|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=13 January 2010|location=Thiruvananthapuram}}</ref>


==Assembly segments==
==Assembly segments==


Attingal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
Attingal Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
{|class="wikitable" width="500px" 
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!width="50px" style="font-size:75%"|Constituency number
! No
!width="200px"|Name
! Name
!width="100px" style="font-size:75%"|Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)
! District
!width="150px"|District
! Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |2024 Lead
|-
|-
|127
|127
|[[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)|Varkala]]
|[[Varkala Assembly constituency|Varkala]]
|None
| rowspan="7" |[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[V. Joy]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|-
| 128
| 128
|[[Attingal (State Assembly constituency)|Attingal]]
|[[Attingal Assembly constituency|Attingal]] (SC)
|SC
|[[O. S. Ambika]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|-
|129
|129
|[[Chirayinkeezhu (State Assembly constituency)|Chirayinkeezhu]]
|[[Chirayinkeezhu Assembly constituency|Chirayinkeezhu]] (SC)
|SC
|[[V. Sasi]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
|130
|130
|[[Nedumangad (State Assembly constituency)|Nedumangad]]
|[[Nedumangad Assembly constituency|Nedumangad]]
|None
|[[G. R. Anil]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|-
|-
|131
|131
|[[Vamanapuram (State Assembly constituency)|Vamanapuram]]
|[[Vamanapuram Assembly constituency|Vamanapuram]]
|None
|[[D. K. Murali]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}}
|-
|-
|136
|136
|[[Aruvikkara (State Assembly constituency)|Aruvikkara]]
|[[Aruvikkara Assembly constituency|Aruvikkara]]
|None
|[[G. Steephen]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|-
|-
|138
|138
|[[Kattakada (State Assembly constituency)|Kattakkada]]
|[[Kattakada Assembly constituency|Kattakkada]]
|None
|[[I. B. Sathish]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|-
|}
|}


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'''As Chirayinkil'''
'''As Chirayinkil'''


{| class="wikitable" width="50%"  
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="50%"  
! Election
! Election
! Lok Sabha
! Lok Sabha
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|[[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]
|[[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]
|K. Anirudhan
|K. Anirudhan
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|1967-1971
|1967-1971
|-
|-
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|1996-1998
|1996-1998
|-
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]
|rowspan="3" |[[Varkala Radhakrishnan]]
|rowspan="3" |[[Varkala Radhakrishnan]]
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'''As Attingal'''
'''As Attingal'''
 
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
! Election
!Election
! Lok Sabha
!Lok Sabha
! Member
!Member
! colspan="2" |Party
! colspan="2" |Party
! Tenure
!Tenure
|-
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Anirudhan Sampath|A. Sampath]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Anirudhan Sampath|A. Sampath]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}" |
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: {{Party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|
|rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|2009-2014
|2009-2014
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|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|[[Adoor Prakash]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Adoor Prakash]]
| width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|2019-2024
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|[[Incumbent]]
|[[Incumbent]]
|-
|}
|}


==Election results==
== Election results ==
===General election 2019===
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|title= Vote share of Winning candidates
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=300px
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{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2024|2024]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|33.29}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2019|2019]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|38.34}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2014|2014]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|45.67}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2009|2009]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|45.37}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 2004|2004]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|46.90}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1999|1999]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|44.80}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1998|1998]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|46.20}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1996|1996]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|48.53}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1991|1991]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|47.86}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1989|1989]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|48.16}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1984|1984]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|50.67}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1980|1980]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress (I)}}|48.01}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1977|1977]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.33}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1971|1971]]|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|57.54}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1967|1967]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}|52.38}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1962|1962]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|55.45}}
{{bar percent|[[#General Elections 1957|1957]]|{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|52.54}}
}}


{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]] : Attingal}}
===General Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Attingal]]<ref name="2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Attingal">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Attingal |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1119.htm |access-date=3 August 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803183252/https://results.eci.gov.in/PcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S1119.htm |archive-date=3 August 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[Adoor Prakash]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=328,051|percentage=33.29|change=-5.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[V. Joy]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=327,367|percentage=33.22|change=-1.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[V. Muraleedharan]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=311,779|percentage=31.64|change=+6.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=9,791|percentage=1.01|change=+0.44}}
{{Election box majority||votes=684|percentage=0.07|change=-3.77}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=986,917|percentage=70.44|change=-4.04}}
{{Election box hold with party link
  |winner = Indian National Congress
  |loser  =
  |swing  = -5.05
}}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 2019===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2019 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Adoor Prakash]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,80,995 |percentage=38.34 |change=-0.75 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Anirudhan Sampath|Dr. Anirudhan Sampath]]|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=3,42,748|percentage=34.50|change=-11.18}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[Sobha Surendran]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=2,48,081|percentage=24.97|change=+14.43}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the Above|party=None of the above|votes=5,685|percentage=0.57|change=-0.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sunil Soman|party=Independent politician|votes=5,433|percentage=0.55|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ajamal Ismail|party=Social Democratic Party of India|votes=5,429|percentage=0.55|change=-0.76}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=38,247 |percentage=3.85 |change=-4.22 }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=9,93,614|percentage=74.48|change=4.89}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 13,50,710 |change =7.94 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= -7.33 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===General Elections 2014===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Anirudhan Sampath]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,92,478 |percentage=45.67 |change=0.30 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bindhu Krishna |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,23,100 |percentage=37.60 |change=-5.23 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=S. Girija Kumari |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=90,528 |percentage=10.53 |change=3.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. K. Manoj Kumar |party=Social Democratic Party of India |votes=11,225 |percentage=1.31 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Anil Kumar |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=8,586 |percentage=1.00 |change=-1.15 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=6,924 |percentage=0.81 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vakkom G. Ajith |party=Shiv Sena |votes=5,511 |percentage=0.64 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Priya Sunil |party=Welfare Party of India |votes=4,862 |percentage=0.57 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. S. Hariharan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,064 |percentage=0.47 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sunil Krishnan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,850 |percentage=0.45 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=69,378 |percentage=8.07 |change=5.54 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=8,59,350 |percentage=68.67 |change= 2.42 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 12,51,398 |change =14.66 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 0.30 }}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Adoor Prakash|votes=3,80,995|percentage=37.91|change=+0.31}}
=== General Elections 2009===
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=A. Sampath|votes=3,42,748|percentage=34.11|change=-11.56}}
{{Election box begin|title= [[2009 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shobha Surendran|votes=2,48,081|percentage=24.69|change=+10.16}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Anirudhan Sampath]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,28,036 |percentage=45.37 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Ajmal Ismail|votes=5,524|percentage=0.64|change=+0.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prof. G. Balachandran |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,09,695 |percentage=42.83 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Thottakkadu Sasi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=47,620 |percentage=6.59 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=J. Sudhakaran |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=15,558 |percentage=2.15 |change=  }}
  |  |votes = 38,247
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sajimon |party=Independent politician |votes=5,217 |percentage=0.72 |change=  }}
  |percentage = 3.80
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sreenath |party=Shiv Sena |votes=4,968 |percentage=0.69 |change=  }}
  |change     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Saifudeen |party=Independent politician |votes=4,228 |percentage=0.58 |change=  }}
}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=18,341 |percentage=2.54 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout||votes=10,06,048|percentage=74.48|change=}}
{{Election box turnout |votes=7,23,045 |percentage=66.26 |change= }}
{{Election box gain with party link
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,91,432 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 2004===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2004 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Varkala Radhakrishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=313,615|percentage=46.9|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[M.I. Shanavas]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=262,870|percentage=39.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Padmakumar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=71,982|percentage=10.8|change=}}
 
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=50,745
|percentage=7.6 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=6,68,280|percentage=65.5|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,20,604 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1999===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1999 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Varkala Radhakrishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=309,304|percentage=44.8|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[M.I. Shanavas]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=306,176|percentage=44.3|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Padmakumar|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=63,889|percentage=9.2|change=}}
 
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,128
|percentage=0.5 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=6,91,113|percentage=63.0|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,96,417 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1998===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1998 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Varkala Radhakrishnan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=321,479|percentage=46.2|change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[M.M. Hassan]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=313,937|percentage=45.1|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=T.M. Viswambharan|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=47,249|percentage=6.8|change=}}
 
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,542
|percentage=1.1 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout|votes=6,95,722|percentage=65.68|change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,56,903 |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1996 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Anirudhan Sampath]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,30,079 |percentage=48.53 |change=0.67 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Thalekunnil Basheer]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,81,996 |percentage=41.46 |change=-6.24 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Radhakrishnan Unnithan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=30,348 |percentage=4.46 |change=1.55 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pulipara Biju |party=Peoples Democratic Party (India) |votes=11,963 |percentage=1.76 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suseela Rajan |party=Independent politician |votes=7,807 |percentage=1.15 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Devadathan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,298 |percentage=0.48 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sebastian |party=Independent politician |votes=3,290 |percentage=0.48 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=48,083 |percentage=7.07 |change=6.91 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,80,181 |percentage=67.22 |change= -2.51 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,35,445 |change =3.20 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 0.67 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1991===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1991 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Susheela Gopalan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,31,518 |percentage=47.86 |change=0.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Thalekunnil Basheer]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,30,412 |percentage=47.70 |change=-0.46 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. K. R. Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=20,159 |percentage=2.91 |change=-0.27 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,106 |percentage=0.16 |change=-0.55 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=6,92,666 |percentage=69.73 |change= -4.48 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 10,03,307 |change =1.95 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -0.30 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1989===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1989 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Thalekunnil Basheer]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,49,068 |percentage=48.16 |change=-2.51 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Susheela Gopalan]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=3,43,938 |percentage=47.45 |change=2.77 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. N. Gopalakrishnan Nair |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=23,049 |percentage=3.18 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=D. Sanjeev |party=Janata Party|votes=3,500 |percentage=0.48 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,130 |percentage=0.71 |change=-5.28 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=7,24,825 |percentage=74.21 |change= 1.24 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 9,84,118 |change =35.16 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -2.51 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1984===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1984 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Thalekunnil Basheer]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,66,230 |percentage=50.67 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[K. Sudhakaran]] |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=2,34,765 |percentage=44.68 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vattappara Das |party=Independent politician |votes=10,870 |percentage=2.07 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bharathanoor Das |party=Independent politician |votes=2,989 |percentage=0.57 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Basheer |party=Independent politician |votes=2,765 |percentage=0.53 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Pattom Jayachandran |party=Independent politician |votes=2,567 |percentage=0.49 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=31,465 |percentage=5.99 |change=4.42 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=5,25,386 |percentage=72.97 |change= 13.85 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 7,28,111 |change =10.20 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress (I) |swing= 2.66 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
=== General Elections 1980===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1980 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[A. A. Rahim]] |party=Indian National Congress (I) |votes=1,85,596 |percentage=48.01 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vayalar Ravi]] |party=Indian National Congress (U) |votes=1,79,533 |percentage=46.45 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. P. Vijayan |party=Independent politician |votes=14,345 |percentage=3.71 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sreenivasan |party=Independent politician |votes=4,156 |percentage=1.08 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Varkala Balam |party=Independent politician |votes=2,915 |percentage=0.75 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,063 |percentage=1.57 |change=-13.09 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=3,86,545 |percentage=59.12 |change= -16.34 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 6,60,715 |change =17.14 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress (I) |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -9.32 }}
{{Election box end}}


| |winner = Indian National Congress
=== General Elections 1977===
  |loser  = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
  |swing =  
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vayalar Ravi]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,38,253 |percentage=57.33 |change=-0.21 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Anirudhan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,77,328 |percentage=42.67 |change=0.67 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=60,925 |percentage=14.66 |change=-0.88 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=4,15,581 |percentage=75.46 |change= 11.79 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,64,054 |change =12.20 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= -0.21 }}
{{Election box end}}


=== General Elections 1971===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1971 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vayalar Ravi]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,82,431 |percentage=57.54 |change=14.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Radhakrishnan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,33,159 |percentage=42.00 |change=-10.38 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=V. Sudevan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,463 |percentage=0.46 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=49,272 |percentage=15.54 |change=5.75 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=3,17,053 |percentage=63.67 |change= -11.80 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 5,02,730 |change =22.38 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |swing= 5.16 }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===General election 2014===
=== General Elections 1967===
<br />{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general election]] : [[Attingal]]}}
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=A. Sampath|votes=392,478|percentage=45.67|change=+0.30}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=K. Anirudhan |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,57,040 |percentage=52.38 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Bindhu Krishna|votes=323,100|percentage=37.60|change=-5.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=R. Sankar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,27,697 |percentage=42.59 |change=-1.95 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Girija Kumari S.|votes=90,528|percentage=10.53|change=+3.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=M. A. Sastry |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=15,072 |percentage=5.03 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=M.K. Manoj Kumar|votes=11,225|percentage=1.31|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Anil Kumar N.S.|votes=8,586|percentage=1.00|change=-1.15}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=6,924|percentage=0.81|change=---}}{{Election box margin of victory
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=29,343 |percentage=9.79 |change=-1.12 }}
  | |votes = 69,378
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,99,809 |percentage=75.47 |change= 4.16 }}
  |percentage = 8.07
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,10,807 |change =-6.03 }}
  |change    = +5.53
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= -3.07 }}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=859,350|percentage=68.77|change=}}


{{Election box hold with party link
=== General Elections 1962===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Kumaran]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,68,927 |percentage=55.45 |change=2.91 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shahul Hameed |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,35,708 |percentage=44.55 |change=26.53 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=33,219 |percentage=10.90 |change=-23.62 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=3,04,635 |percentage=71.31 |change= 2.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 4,37,189 |change =11.82 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Communist Party of India |loser=Communist Party of India |swing= 2.91 }}
{{Election box end}}


| |winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
=== General Elections 1957===
  |swing  = +0.30
{{Election box begin|title= [[1957 Indian general election]] : Attingal}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[M. K. Kumaran]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,40,930 |percentage=52.54 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Madhavan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=48,329 |percentage=18.02 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ahmed Hussain |party=Praja Socialist Party |votes=43,261 |percentage=16.13 |change=  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balakrishnan |party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |votes=35,702 |percentage=13.31 |change=  }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=92,601 |percentage=34.52 |change= }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=2,68,222 |percentage=68.60 |change= }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 3,90,978 |change = }}
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)]]
* [[Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)]]
* [[2014 Indian general election]]
* [[2014 Indian general election]]

Latest revision as of 07:00, 30 January 2026


Attingal
KL-19
Lok Sabha constituency
Attingal Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
Assembly constituenciesVarkala
Attingal
Chirayinkeezhu
Nedumangad
Vamanapuram
Aruvikkara
Kattakkada
Established2009
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  INC  
Alliance  [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Attingal Lok Sabha constituency 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[edit | edit source]

Attingal 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 BJP
129 Chirayinkeezhu (SC) V. Sasi CPI INC
130 Nedumangad G. R. Anil
131 Vamanapuram D. K. Murali CPI (M)
136 Aruvikkara G. Steephen
138 Kattakkada I. B. Sathish BJP

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

As 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[edit | edit source]

Vote share of Winning candidates
2024
 
 33.29%
2019
 
 38.34%
2014
 
 45.67%
2009
 
 45.37%
2004
 
 46.90%
1999
 
 44.80%
1998
 
 46.20%
1996
 
 48.53%
1991
 
 47.86%
1989
 
 48.16%
1984
 
 50.67%
1980
 
 48.01%
1977
 
 57.33%
1971
 
 57.54%
1967
 
 52.38%
1962
 
 55.45%
1957
 
 52.54%

General Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general election: Attingal[2]
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 986,917 70.44 −4.04
INC hold Swing -5.05

General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]

2019 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

2014 Indian general election : Attingal
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
SHS 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 | edit source]

2009 Indian general election : Attingal
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
SHS 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 | edit source]

2004 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1999 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1998 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1996 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1991 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1989 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1984 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1980 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1977 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1971 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1967 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1962 Indian general election : Attingal
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 | edit source]

1957 Indian general election : Attingal
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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Attingal". Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.

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