| Alathur | |
| Type: | SLA |
| Loksabha Cons: | Alathur |
| State: | Kerala |
| Constituency No: | 60 |
| Established: | 1957–present |
| Reservation: | None |
| Electors: | (2016) |
| Mla: | K. D. Prasenan |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| Latest Election Year: | 2021 |
| District: | Palakkad |
Alathur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. D. Prasenan of CPI(M).
Alathur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alathur | Grama panchayat | Alathur | |
| Erimayur | Grama panchayat | Alathur | |
| Kizhakkanchery | Grama Panchayat | Alathur | |
| Kuzhalmannam | Grama panchayat | Alathur | |
| Melarcode | Grama panchayat | Alathur | |
| Thenkurissi | Grama panchayat | Alathur | |
| Vandazhi | Grama panchayat | Alathur |
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Alathur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | Majority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | R. Krishnan | 1957–1960 | 5,886 | ||
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960–1965 | 9,224 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | 1967–1970 | 12,407 | |||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970–1977 | 16,458 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | 1977–1980 | 1,999 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. T. Krishnan | 1980–1982 | 5,982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982–1987 | 11,314 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | C. K. Rajendran | 1987–1991 | 1,211 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | A. V. Gopinathan | 1991–1996 | 338 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | C. K. Rajendran | 1996–2001 | 12,166 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | V. Chenthamarakshan | 2001–2006 | 12,505 | ||
| 2006 | 12th | M. Chandran | 2006–2011 | 47,671 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011–2016 | 24,741 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. D. Prasenan | 2016–2021 | 36,060 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | 34,118 | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were registered voters in Alathur Constituency for the 2016 Election.[4]
There were registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
There were 157,841 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
There were 154,832 registered voters in the constituency for the 2001 election.
There were 146,774 registered voters in the constituency for the 1996 election.
There were 136,727 registered voters in the constituency for the 1991 election.
There were 116,246 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
There were 95,522 registered voters in the constituency for the 1987 election.
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Runner up | Party | Votes | Margin | |
| 1980 | C. T. Krishnan | CPM | 36,244 | K. P. Kaladharan | IND | 30,262 | 5,982 | |
| 1977 | E. M. S. Namboodiripad | CPM | 31,424 | V. S. Vijayaraghavan | Indian National Congress | 29,425 | 1,999 | |
| 1970 | R. Krishnan | CPM | 34,193 | P. M. Adulrahiman | IND | 17,735 | 16,458 | |
| 1967 | R.Krishnan | CPM | 25,467 | Sarada | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1965 | R.Krishnan | CPM | 26,328 | A. Narayanan | Indian National Congress | 12,472 | 13,856 | |
| 1960 | R. Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 31,159 | A. Sunna Sahib | Indian National Congress | 21,935 | 9,224 | |
| 1957 | Krishnan R. | Communist Party of India | 19,203 | Vaitheeswara Iyer P. S. | Indian National Congress | 13,317 | 5,886 |