Alappuzha District

Kerala

Alappuzha district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Alappuzha. It covers 1,414 sq km and had a population of 21,27,789 at the 2011 census, a density of 1,504 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 8 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Alappuzha
Area
1,414 sq km
Population
21.28 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
1,504 /km²
Literacy Rate
95.72%
Sex Ratio
1,100
per 1,000 males
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Alappuzha District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Alappuzha district.

Total Population
21.28 Lakh
Male Population
10.13 Lakh
Female Population
11.15 Lakh
Rural Population
10.21 Lakh
Urban Population
11.06 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.18 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
6,200
Literacy Rate
95.72%
Population Density
1,504 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,100
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 97.41%Female literacy 94.24%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Alappuzha district.

6
Tehsils
12
Blocks
70
Nyay Panchayats
72
Gram Panchayats
91
Villages
Headquarters
Alappuzha
Languages
Malayalam, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
9.49° N, 76.33° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Alappuzha

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Alappuzha

Constituency No. 15 · General
Primary
K. C. Venugopal
K. C. Venugopal
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Aroor
  • Cherthala
  • Alappuzha
  • Ambalappuzha
  • Haripad
  • Kayamkulam
  • Mavelikara
  • Chengannur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Alappuzha

(8)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Aroor
No. 102 · Alappuzha
DJ
Daleema Jojo
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Cherthala
No. 103 · Alappuzha
PP
P. Prasad
Communist Party of India
MLA
Alappuzha
No. 104 · Alappuzha
PC
P. P. Chitharanjan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Ambalappuzha
No. 105 · Alappuzha
HS
H. Salam
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Haripad
No. 106 · Alappuzha
RC
Ramesh Chennithala
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kayamkulam
No. 107 · Alappuzha
US
Usha Saini
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Mavelikara
No. 109 · Alappuzha
MA
M. S. Arunkumar
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Chengannur
No. 110 · Alappuzha
SC
Saji Cherian
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA

Your Representatives from Alappuzha

(9)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Alappuzha district.

  • K. C. Venugopal
    K. C. Venugopal
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Alappuzha · No. 15
  • DJ
    Daleema Jojo
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Aroor · No. 102
  • PP
    P. Prasad
    Communist Party of India
    MLA
    Cherthala · No. 103
  • PC
    P. P. Chitharanjan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Alappuzha · No. 104
  • HS
    H. Salam
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Ambalappuzha · No. 105
  • RC
    Ramesh Chennithala
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Haripad · No. 106
  • US
    Usha Saini
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kayamkulam · No. 107
  • MA
    M. S. Arunkumar
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Mavelikara · No. 109
  • SC
    Saji Cherian
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Chengannur · No. 110

Election History

Lok Sabha

Alappuzha · No. 15

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCK. C. Venugopal
    Votes 4,04,560Vote share 38.21%Margin 63,513
    1. 1. K. C. Venugopal · INC4,04,560 (38.21%)
    2. 2. A. M. Ariff · CPI(M)3,41,047 (32.21%)
    3. 3. Shobha Surendran · BJP2,99,648 (28.3%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaCPI(M)A. M. Ariff
    Votes 4,45,970Vote share 40.96%Margin 10,474
    1. 1. A. M. Ariff · CPI(M)4,45,970 (40.96%)
    2. 2. Shanimol Osman · INC4,35,496 (40%)
    3. 3. K. S. Radhakrishnan · BJP1,87,729 (17.24%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCK. C. Venugopal
    Votes 4,62,525Vote share 46.41%Margin 19,407
    1. 1. K. C. Venugopal · INC4,62,525 (46.41%)
    2. 2. C. B. Chandrababu · CPI(M)4,43,118 (44.46%)
    3. 3. A. V. Thamarakshan · Revolutionary Socialist Party (B)43,021 (4.32%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Alappuzha
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 15
8 Assembly
No. 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110

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Alappuzha District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Alappuzha
Area
1,414 sq km
Population
21.28 Lakh
Population density
1,504 per km²
Sex ratio
1,100 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
95.72%
Languages
Malayalam, English
Tehsils
6
Blocks
12
Gram panchayats
72
Villages
91
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
8
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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