Alathur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

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 constituencies in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state in southern India

India

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. This constituency came in to existence in 2008, following the implementation of delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on the recommendtions of the Delimitation Commission of India

Delimitation Commission of India

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 constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Alathur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:

1. Tarur
2. Chittur
3. Nemmara
4. Alathur
5. Chelakkara
6. Kunnamkulam
7. Wadakkanchery

Tarur, Chittur, Nemmara and Alathur segments are in Palakkad district and Chelakkara, Kunnamkulam and Wadakkancherry segments are in Thrissur district. Chelakkara, Wadakkancherry and Kunnamkulam segments were earlier in the erstwhile Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency.

See also

• Palakkad district
  Palakkad district
  Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
  
  
• Thrissur district
  Thrissur district
  Thrissur is a revenue district of Kerala situated in the central part of that state. Spanning an area of about 3,032 km2, Thrissur district is home to over 10% of Kerala’s population. Thrissur district was formed on July 1, 1949, with the headquarters at Thrissur City. Thrissur is known as...
  
  
• Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Ottapalam (Lok Sabha constituency)
  Ottapalam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes.-Assembly segments:Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Thrithala #Pattambi#Ottapalam#Coyalmannam...