Alappuzha Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Alappuzha
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = Alappuzha
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 104
| map_image = Alappuzha Bypass Aerial View 1.jpg
| map_caption = Alappuzha Bypass
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,93,532 (2016)
| mla = P. P Chitharenjan
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| district = Alappuzha
}}
Alappuzha State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
|url = https://alappuzha.nic.in/legislative-assembly-constituencies
|website = alappuzha.nic.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha district, Kerala
|access-date = 11 March 2020
}} The current MLA is P. P Chitharenjan of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
Alappuzha Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/alappuzha.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Alappuzha District
}}
{{srn}}
| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name ! width="130px" | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) ! width="100px" | Taluk |
| Parts of Alappuzha | Municipality |
| Aryad
| Grama panchayat |
| Mannancherry
| Grama panchayat |
| Mararikulam North
| Grama panchayat |
| Mararikulam South
| Grama panchayat |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election !Niyama Sabha !Member ! colspan="2"|Party !Tenure |
| 1957
|1st |T. V. Thomas | {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |1957 – 1960 |
| 1960
|2nd |A. Nafeesath Beevi | {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |1960 – 1965 |
| 1967
|3rd | rowspan="2" |T. V. Thomas | {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=4}} |1967 – 1970 |
| 1970
|4th |1970 – 1977 |
| 1977
|5th | rowspan="2" |P. K. Vasudevan Nair |1977 – 1980 |
| 1980
|6th |1980 – 1982 |
| 1982
|7th |K. P. Ramachandran Nair | {{Party name with color|National Democratic Party (Kerala)}} |1982 – 1987 |
| 1987
|8th | {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}} |1987 – 1991 |
| 1991
|9th |Vijayamma. S | {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}} |1991 – 1996 |
| 1996
|10th | rowspan="3" |K. C. Venugopal |1996 – 2001 |
| 2001
|11th |2001 – 2006 |
| 2006
|12th |2006 – 2009 |
| 2009*
|12th |A. A. Shukoor |2009 – 2011 |
| 2011
|13th |rowspan='2'|T. M. Thomas Isaac | {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=3}} |2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
|14th |2016 - 2021 |
| 2021
|15th | rowspan="2" |P. P. Chitharanjan |
{{notelist}}*by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
=2021=
There were 1,54,149 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alappuzha}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=P. P. Chitharanjan|votes=73,412|percentage=46.33|change={{decrease}}6.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. S. Manoj|votes=61,768|percentage=38.98|change={{increase}}5.56}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sandeep Vachaspati|votes=21,650|percentage=13.66|change={{increase}}3.00}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=NOTA|votes=1,089|percentage=0.69|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=11,644|percentage=7.35|change={{decrease}}0.95}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,58,446|percentage=-|change=-}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}6.96}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
There were 1,41,243 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.{{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}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alappuzha}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=T. M. Thomas Isaac|votes=83,211|percentage=53.29|change={{decrease}}0.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Laly Vincent|votes=52,179|percentage=33.42|change={{decrease}}8.72}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ranjith Sreenivas|votes=18,214|percentage=11.66|change={{increase}}9.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=856|percentage=0.55|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=P. A. Sulaiman|votes=703|percentage=0.45|change={{decrease}}0.37}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=K. Mujeeb|votes=481|percentage=0.31|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=K. A. Vinod|votes=244|percentage=0.16|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Premji K. P.|votes=149|percentage=0.10|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Prasanth|votes=113|percentage=0.07|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=31,032|percentage=19.87|change={{increase}}8.30}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,56,150|percentage=80.68|change={{decrease}}0.52}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}0.42}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
There were 1,93,532 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{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}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Alappuzha}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Vijayamma. S|votes= 75,008|percentage=53.71|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party =Communist Party of India (Marxist) |candidate=T. M. Thomas Issac| votes=59,515|percentage=42.14|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Kottaram Unnikrishnan|votes=3,450|percentage=2.51|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=T. M. Samad|votes=1,158|percentage=0.82|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sebastian|votes=646|percentage=0.46|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=C. P. Thilakan|votes=527|percentage=0.37|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=16,342|percentage=11.57|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,41,243|percentage=81.20|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner= CPI(M)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Alappuzha district