Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is a newly formed constituency in the Central Travancore region of Kerala for the election of a member of the Lok Sabha.
| Pathanamthitta | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kanjirappally Poonjar Thiruvalla Ranni Aranmula Konni Adoor |
| Established | 2008 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2019 |
The district, which was previously fragmented into different parliamentary constituencies, was unified into a single Parliamentary constituency as per the Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly. Constituenciesc Order, 2008.[1][2]
Assembly Segments edit
Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Kanjirappally | None | Kottayam |
| 101 | Poonjar | None | Kottayam |
| 111 | Thiruvalla | None | Pathanamthitta |
| 112 | Ranni | None | Pathanamthitta |
| 113 | Aranmula | None | Pathanamthitta |
| 114 | Konni | None | Pathanamthitta |
| 115 | Adoor | SC | Pathanamthitta |
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th | Anto Antony Punnathaniyil | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | 2014-2019 | |||
| 2019 | 17th | Incumbent | |||
Election results edit
In the first election held in this district on 16 May 2009, United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Anto Antony Punnathaniyil of the Indian National Congress was elected by 408,232 votes over K. Ananthagopan of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) 297,026; B. Radhakrishna Menon of the Bharatiya Janata Party 56,294; K. K. Nair of the Bahujan Samaj Party 22,424; and Mani C. Kappan of the Nationalist Congress Party 4,445 votes.[3]
General Election 2024 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Anil K Antony | ||||
| INC | Anto Antony | ||||
| CPI(M) | T. M. Thomas Isaac | ||||
| BSP | Adv P.K Geethakrishnan | ||||
| API | Adv Harikumar M.K | ||||
| PPI (S) | Joy.P.Mathew | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 906051 | 63.37 | |||
| Swing | |||||
2019 edit
According to Election Commission, there are 13,40,193 registered voters in Pathanamthitta Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election. Pathanamthitta Constituency was polled 74.19% of total electorate.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 380,927 | 37.11 | -4.08 | |
| CPI(M) | Veena George | 3,36,684 | 32.80 | -2.00 | |
| BJP | K. Surendran (politician) | 2,97,396 | 28.97 | +13.50 | |
| Margin of victory | 44,243 | 4.31 | |||
| Turnout | 10,27,378 | 74.30 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Indian general election, 2014 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 358,842 | 41.19 | -10.02 | |
| Independent | Peelipose Thomas | 302,651 | 34.74 | -2.52 | |
| BJP | M.T. Remesh[5] | 138,954 | 15.95 | +8.89 | |
| Margin of victory | 56,191 | 6.46 | -7.49 | ||
| Turnout | 8,69,452 | 66.01 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Indian general election, 2009 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anto Antony | 4,08,232 | 51.21 | New | |
| CPI(M) | Adv. K. Anantha Gopan | 2,97,026 | 37.26 | New | |
| BJP | B. Radhakrishna Menon | 56,294 | 7.06 | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,11,206 | 13.95 | New | ||
| Turnout | 7,97,154 | 65.6 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). 26 November 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES". kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009.
- ^ Election report in The Hindu 17 May 2009
- ^ Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Pathanamthitta Constituency Live Results
- ^ "Lok Sabha: Kerala BJP candidates announced". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.