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Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.
| Alappuzha KL-15 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | 7 |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
| No | Name | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | Aroor | Daleema | CPI | INC | ||
| 103 | Cherthala | P. Prasad | CPI(M) | INC | ||
| 104 | Alappuzha | P. P. Chitharanjan | CPI(M) | INC | ||
| 105 | Ambalappuzha | H. Salam | CPI(M) | INC | ||
| 106 | Haripad | Ramesh Chennithala | INC | INC | ||
| 108 | Kayamkulam | U. Prathibha | CPI(M) | INC | ||
| 116 | Karunagappally | C. R. Mahesh | INC | INC | ||
Former Assembly Segments
After the Delimitation Kayamkulam and Karunagappally were added
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As Alleppey in Travancore-Cochin
Most Successful parties from Alappuzha Lok Sabha
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | P.T. Punnoose | Communist Party of India | 1952-1957 | |
As Ambalappuzha
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | P.T. Punnoose | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | P. K. Vasudevan Nair | 1962-1967 | ||
| 1967 | 4th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1967-1971 | |
| 1971 | 5th | K. Balakrishnan | Revolutionary Socialist Party | 1971-1977 | |
As Alappuzha
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 | |
| 1980 | 7th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 8th | Vakkom Purushothaman | Indian National Congress | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 9th | 1989-1991 | |||
| 1991 | 10th | T. J. Anjalose | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1991-1996 | |
| 1996 | 11th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1996-1998 | |
| 1998 | 12th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 1999 | 13th | 1999-2004 | |||
| 2004 | 14th | K. S. Manoj | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2004-2009 | |
| 2009 | 15th | K. C. Venugopal | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | A. M. Ariff | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2019-2024 | |
| 2024 | 18th | K. C. Venugopal | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
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General Election 2024
In the 2024 General Election, BJP Candidate Sobha Surendran make a drastic change in the total vote share by Increased to 28% and make lead in 2 Constituencies. With her Arrival Alappuzha Constituency mark as an 'A' class BJP constituency by decreasing AICC General secretary K. C. Venugopal vote share
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 404,560 | 38.21 |  1.80 | |
| CPI(M) | A. M. Ariff | 341,047 | 32.21 | 8.76 | |
| BJP | Sobha Surendran | 299,648 | 28.30 |  11.06 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,365 | 0.70 | 0.14 | |
| Majority | 63,513 | 6.00 | 5.04 | ||
| Turnout | 10,58,703 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election 2019
According to Election Commission, there are 13,14,535 registered voters in Alappuzha Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. M. Ariff | 445,981 | 40.96 | 3.41 | |
| INC | Shanimol Usman | 4,35,496 | 40.00 | 6.31 | |
| BJP | Dr. K. S. Radhakrishnan | 1,87,729 | 17.24 | 17.24 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,065 | 0.56 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,474 | 0.96 | |||
| Turnout | 10,90,112 | 80.35 | |||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K.C. Venugopal | 462,525 | 46.31 | −5.31 | |
| CPI(M) | C.B. Chandrababu | 443,118 | 44.37 | −0.90 | |
| RSP(B) | A.V. Thamarakshan | 43,051 | 4.31 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 11,338 | 1.14 | −−− | |
| Margin of victory | 19,407 | 1.95 | −4.40 | ||
| Turnout | 997,464 | 78.85 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
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