Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Alathur 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 implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendtions of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:

1. Tarur
2. Chittur
3. Nemmara
4. Alathur
5. Chelakkara
6. Kunnamkulam
7. Wadakkanchery

Tarur, Chittur, Nemmara and Alathur segments are in Palakkad district and Chelakkara, Kunnamkulam and Wadakkancherry segments are in Thrissur district. Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Parliament

• 2009: P.K Biju, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
• 2014: P.K Biju, Communist Party of India (Marxist)

Indian general election, 2014

Indian general election, 2014 : Alathur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	P K Biju	4,11,808	44.41%	-2.34%
	INC	K A Sheeba	3,74,496	40.39%	-3.83%
	BJP	Shajumon Vattekad	87,803	9.47%	2.97%
	NOTA	None of the above	21,417	2.31%	---
Margin of victory			37,312	4.02%	+1.49%
Turnout			9,27,228	76.42
	CPI(M) hold		Swing

See also

• Palakkad district
• Thrissur district
• Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)
• Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)