# Attingal Lok Sabha constituency

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.

## Assembly segments

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

## Members of Parliament

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 | M. K. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1962-1967 |
| 1967 | 4th | K. Anirudhan | Communist Party of India | 1967-1971 |
| 1971 | 5th | Vayalar Ravi | Indian National Congress | 1971-1977 |
| 1977 | 6th | Vayalar Ravi | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 |
| 1980 | 7th | A.A. Rahim | Indian National Congress (I) | 1980-1984 |
| 1984 | 8th | Thalekunnil Basheer | Indian National Congress (I) | 1984-1989 |
| 1989 | 9th | Thalekunnil Basheer | Indian National Congress (I) | 1989-1991 |
| 1991 | 10th | Susheela Gopalan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1991-1996 |
| 1996 | 11th | A. Sampath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1996-1998 |
| 1998 | 12th | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1998-1999 |
| 1999 | 13th | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 1999-2004 |
| 2004 | 14th | Varkala Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2004-2009 |
As Attingal
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 2009 | 15th | A. Sampath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2009-2014 |
| 2014 | 16th | A. Sampath | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2014-2019 |
| 2019 | 17th | Adoor Prakash | Indian National Congress | 2019-2024 |
| 2024 | 18th | Adoor Prakash | Indian National Congress | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 684 | 0.07 | −3.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,70,517 | 69.48 | −5.00 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,96,807 | | +3.41 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### General Elections 2019

2019 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38,247 | 3.85% | −4.22% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,93,614 | 74.48% | 4.89% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 13,50,710 | | 7.94% |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | -7.33% | |

### General Elections 2014

2014 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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% | |
| | SS | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 69,378 | 8.07% | 5.54% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,59,350 | 68.67% | 2.42% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,51,398 | | 14.66% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.30% | |

### General Elections 2009

2009 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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% | |
| | SS | Sreenath | 4,968 | 0.69% | |
| | Independent | M. Saifudeen | 4,228 | 0.58% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 18,341 | 2.54% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,23,045 | 66.26% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,91,432 | | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |

### General Elections 2004

2004 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50,745 | 7.6% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,68,280 | 65.5% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,20,604 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General Elections 1999

1999 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,128 | 0.5% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,91,113 | 63.0% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,96,417 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General Elections 1998

1998 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,542 | 1.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,95,722 | 65.68% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,56,903 | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### General Elections 1996

1996 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 48,083 | 7.07% | 6.91% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,80,181 | 67.22% | −2.51% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,35,445 | | 3.20% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.67% | |

### General Elections 1991

1991 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,106 | 0.16% | −0.55% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,92,666 | 69.73% | −4.48% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,03,307 | | 1.95% |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | -0.30% | |

### General Elections 1989

1989 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,130 | 0.71% | −5.28% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,24,825 | 74.21% | 1.24% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,84,118 | | 35.16% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -2.51% | |

### General Elections 1984

1984 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 31,465 | 5.99% | 4.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,25,386 | 72.97% | 13.85% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,28,111 | | 10.20% |
| | INC gain from INC(I) | INC gain from INC(I) | Swing | 2.66% | |

### General Elections 1980

1980 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,063 | 1.57% | −13.09% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,86,545 | 59.12% | −16.34% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,60,715 | | 17.14% |
| | INC(I) gain from INC | INC(I) gain from INC | Swing | -9.32% | |

### General Elections 1977

1977 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 60,925 | 14.66% | −0.88% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,15,581 | 75.46% | 11.79% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,64,054 | | 12.20% |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | -0.21% | |

### General Elections 1971

1971 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 49,272 | 15.54% | 5.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,17,053 | 63.67% | −11.80% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,02,730 | | 22.38% |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 5.16% | |

### General Elections 1967

1967 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,343 | 9.79% | −1.12% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,99,809 | 75.47% | 4.16% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,10,807 | | −6.03% |
| | CPI(M) gain from CPI | CPI(M) gain from CPI | Swing | -3.07% | |

### General Elections 1962

1962 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 33,219 | 10.90% | −23.62% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,04,635 | 71.31% | 2.71% |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,37,189 | | 11.82% |
| | CPI hold | CPI hold | Swing | 2.91% | |

### General Elections 1957

1957 Indian general election : Attingal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 92,601 | 34.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,68,222 | 68.60% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 3,90,978 | | |
| | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) | CPI win (new seat) |