Attingal Assembly constituency

Attingal 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is O. S. Ambika of CPI(M).

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Attingal Assembly constituency

Attingal 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 Attingal Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is O. S. Ambika of CPI(M).

Local self-governed segments

Attingal Assembly constituency

Attingal Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Attingal</td><td>Municipality</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Karavaram</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Kilimanoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Nagaroor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Pazhayakunnummel</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Pulimath</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Vakkom</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Chirayinkeezhu</td></tr><tr><td>Cherunniyoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Varkala</td></tr><tr><td>Manamboor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Varkala</td></tr><tr><td>Ottoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Varkala</td></tr></tbody></table>

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Attingal Assembly constituency

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>R. Prakasam</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>N. Kunjuraman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td>K. P. K. Das</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>Vakkom Purushothaman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress (U)</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1985</td><td>P. Vijayadas</td><td></td><td>Indian Congress (Socialist)</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>T. Sarath Chandra Prasad</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>Vakkom Purushothaman</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India (Marxist)</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>B. Satyan</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>O. S. Ambika</td></tr></tbody></table>

Election results

Attingal Assembly constituency

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>Santhosh Bhadran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>LDF</td><td>O. S. Ambika</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NDA</td><td>Adv. P. Sudheer</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Jayarajan M</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anna DHRM</td><td>Sunitha Kilimanoor</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2021

There were 2,02,123 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>O. S. Ambika</td><td>69,898</td><td>47.35</td><td>5.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. Sudheer</td><td>38,262</td><td>25.92</td><td>5.94</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>A. Sreedharan</td><td>36,938</td><td>25.02</td><td>1.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,071</td><td>0.72</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Vipinlal Vidhyadharan</td><td>927</td><td>0.63</td><td>0.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Ambili</td><td>191</td><td>0.13</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>31,636</td><td>21.43</td><td>7.81</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,47,626</td><td>73.04</td><td>3.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>5.36</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2016

There were 1,98,678 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>B. Satyan</td><td>72,808</td><td>52.71</td><td>2.73</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>RSP</td><td>K. Chandrababu</td><td>32,425</td><td>23.47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Raji Prasad</td><td>27,602</td><td>19.98</td><td>15.75</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>M. K. Manoj Kumar</td><td>1,437</td><td>1.04</td><td>0.32</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,267</td><td>0.92</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>K. Sivanandan</td><td>789</td><td>0.57</td><td>0.51</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajesh R.</td><td>639</td><td>0.46</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SS</td><td>B. Jayanthakumar</td><td>597</td><td>0.43</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>C. R. Thulasi</td><td>411</td><td>0.30</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Pratheeshkumar P.</td><td>162</td><td>0.12</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>40,383</td><td>29.24</td><td>3.02</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,38,137</td><td>69.53</td><td>2.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.73</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2011

There were 1,71,684 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>B. Satyan</td><td>63,558</td><td>55.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Thankamony Divakaran</td><td>33,493</td><td>29.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Attingal Suresh</td><td>7,857</td><td>6.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>P. P. Vava</td><td>4,844</td><td>4.23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>V. V. Selvaraj</td><td>1,713</td><td>1.49</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>K. G. Soman</td><td>1,561</td><td>1.36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>M. Chinamma</td><td>1,235</td><td>1.08</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>G. Anirudhan</td><td>377</td><td>0.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>30,065</td><td>26.22</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,14,638</td><td>66.77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2006

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td>42,912</td><td>53.75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>C Mohanachandran</td><td>31,704</td><td>39.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>11,208</td><td>14.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>79,836</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

2001

There were 1,36,588 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Vakkom Purushothaman</td><td>51,139</td><td>53.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Kadakampally Surendran</td><td>40,323</td><td>42.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,816</td><td>11.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>95,259</td><td>69.75</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1996

There were 1,26,378 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td>42,161</td><td>48.69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Vakkom Purushothaman</td><td>41,145</td><td>47.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>S Kuttappan Chettiar</td><td>1,311</td><td>1.51</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>1,016</td><td>1.17</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,592</td><td>69.98</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1991

There were 1,30,610 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>T Saratchandra Prasad</td><td>41,964</td><td>48.60</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td>41,527</td><td>48.10</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>G Krishnan Kutty</td><td>1,386</td><td>1.61</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>437</td><td>0.50</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>86,343</td><td>67.33</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1987

There were 1,11,784 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>Anathalavattom Anandan</td><td>42,413</td><td>52.72</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Kaviyad Divakara Panicker</td><td>33,528</td><td>41.68</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>8,885</td><td>11.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>80,447</td><td>72.44</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from IC(S)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1985 by-election

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IC(S)</td><td>P. Vijayadas</td><td>36,430</td><td>51.38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>S. Kunjukrishnan</td><td>30,997</td><td>43.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,433</td><td>7.67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>70,900</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IC(S) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1982

There were 89,839 registered voters in the constituency for the 1982 election.

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Vakkom Purushothaman</td><td>31,791</td><td>53.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IC(S)</td><td>P. Vijayadas</td><td>24,432</td><td>41.04</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,359</td><td>8.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>59,527</td><td>66.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent gain from INC(U)</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

1965

<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. Anirudhan</td><td>25,598</td><td>47.75%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>R. Sankar</td><td>23,515</td><td>43.87%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>2,083</td><td>3.88</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) gain from INC</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>