Contesting
Candidates for Attingal Lok Sabha Elections 2024
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes Polled
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% of Votes Polled
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BJP
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V. Muraleedharan
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INC
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Adoor Prakash
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CPI (M)
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V. Joy.
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A Left bastion since 1991, Attingal had elected Congress’ Adoor
Prakash in 2019. While Adoor Prakash has
again been nominated by the Congress for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls the BJP has fielded
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan. The Left Democratic Front has fielded sitting Varkala
CPI(M) MLA V. Joy.
The Attingal Lok Sabha constituency that came into
existence in 2008 after the dissolution of the Chirayinkeezhu constituency comprises
seven Assembly seats, namely Attingal, Aruvikkara, Chirayinkeezhu, Kattakada, Nedumangad,
Vamanapuram, and Varkala. The total electorate is 13,73,827, including 7,31,870
women, 6,41,938 men, and 19 transgender persons.
The Attingal Lok Sabha constituency comprises seven
Assembly seats, namely Attingal, Aruvikkara, Chirayinkeezhu, Kattakada, Nedumangad,
Vamanapuram, and Varkala. The total electorate is 13,73,827, including 7,31,870
women, 6,41,938 men, and 19 transgender persons.
Attingal Lok Sabha constituency is home to famed Sivagiri Mutt established by the great social reformer, Sree
Narayana Guru (1856 -1928). Samadhi (the final resting place) of this great
Hindu reformer and philosopher here attracts thousands of devotees every year
during the Sivagiri Pilgrimage days - 30th December to 1st January.
In a society torn by the taboos of caste system, Sree Narayana Guru had propagated the ideology: one caste, one religion and one god.
