In
2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In
2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the
2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
One of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies which represent the coastal state of Kerala in the Indian Parliament is Alappuzha. 1,147,162 is the total
electorate count in the Alappuzha Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 15). Out of these 550,975 number of electorates are males and the
remaining 596,187 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. It has relevance in the overall political discourse of the country, due to a distinct Communist presence and legacy in this district. The district of Alappuzha, formerly known as the Alleppey district, has the city of Alappuzha as its administrative headquarters.
In spite of having a strong Communist legacy, this constituency of Alappuzha or Alleppey as it was called, has, however been won by the Congress for a majority of the elections, although the Communists won three Lok Sabha elections from this constituency. According to the 2011 Census of India, the Alappuzha district, with a population of 2,121,943, has the highest population density among all districts of the state. Due to its proximity to the sea, the district of Alappuzha primarily rests on agrarian and marine economy, with the tourism sector contributing substantially. Coir manufacturing is the most famous activity in Alappuzha, besides other industries such as handlooms and marine products, among other small-scale industries like matches and mats. Revolving around the Kuttanad region, which is popularly called the ‘Rice Bowl of India’, the Alappuzha district produces fine quality of rice. Seven assembly segments comprise this parliamentary constituency of Alappuzha, none of which are reserved for candidates of the marginalised sections of society.
Alappuzha Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
| Adv. A M Ariff | Communist Party Of India (Marxist) | 445970 | 40.96 | Winner |
| Adv. Shanimol Osman | Indian National Congress | 435496 | 40 | 1st Runner-up |
| Dr. K. S. Radhakrishnan | Bharatiya Janata Party | 187729 | 17.24 | 2nd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 6104 | 0.56 | 3rd Runner-up |
| K. S. Shan | Social Democratic Party Of India | 3595 | 0.33 | 4th Runner-up |
| Adv. Prasanthbhim | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2431 | 0.22 | 5th Runner-up |
| A. Akhilesh | Ambedkarite Party Of India | 1782 | 0.16 | 6th Runner-up |
| Varkala Raj | Peoples Democratic Party | 1689 | 0.16 | 7th Runner-up |
| R. Parthasarathy Varma | Socialist Unity Centre Of India (Communist) | 1133 | 0.1 | 8th Runner-up |
| Satheesh Shenoi | Independent | 783 | 0.07 | 9th Runner-up |
| Santhosh Thuravoor | Independent | 749 | 0.07 | 10th Runner-up |
| Vayalar Rajeevan | Independent | 696 | 0.06 | 11th Runner-up |
| Thahir | Independent | 571 | 0.05 | 12th Runner-up |
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Alappuzha Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Alappuzha parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Alappuzha constituency is Shri K. C. Venugopal of INC.
| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | winner/current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
| 2014 | 15 | Alappuzha | GEN | K C Venugopal | M | INC | 462525 | C B Chandrababu | M | CPM | 443118 |
| 2009 | 15 | Alappuzha | GEN | K. C. Venugopal | M | INC | 468679 | Dr. K.S Manoj | M | CPM | 411044 |
| 2004 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | Dr. K. S. Manoj | M | CPM | 335494 | V M Sudheeran | M | INC | 334485 |
| 1999 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | V.M. Sudheeran | M | INC | 392700 | Murali | M | CPM | 357606 |
| 1998 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | V.M. Sudheeran | M | INC | 386180 | Adv. C.S. Sujatha | M | CPM | 345543 |
| 1996 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | V M Sudheeran | M | INC | 369539 | T J Anjalose | M | CPM | 343590 |
| 1991 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | T.J. Anjalose | M | CPM | 364794 | Vakkom Purushothaman | M | INC | 350719 |
| 1989 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | Vakkom Purushotham | M | INC | 375763 | K. V. Devadas | M | CPM | 350640 |
| 1984 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | Vakkon Purushothaman | M | INC | 303732 | Suseela Gopalan | F | CPM | 265968 |
| 1980 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | Suseela Gopalana | M | CPM | 260754 | Omana Pillai | M | JNP | 145990 |
| 1977 | 15 | Alleppey | GEN | V. M. Sudheeran | M | INC | 270451 | E. Balanandan | M | CPM | 206435 |
| 1951 | 5 | Alleppey | GEN | P. T. Punnose | M | IND | 158430 | A. P. Udayabhanu | M | INC | 82050 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Alappuzha Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Alappuzha parliamentary constituency.
Last Updated on March 28, 2020