OS Ambika is within the fray from right here to defend the seat which has remained with CPM for 10 years, whereas Congress-lead United Democratic Front has allotted the seat to ally Revolutionary Socialist Party
Attingal Assembly Election 2021 | Attingal is an Assembly constituency reserved for the Scheduled Caste neighborhood within the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. It is without doubt one of the seven Assembly seats that fall underneath the Attingal Parliamentary constituency. The election to the state will likely be held on 6 April and outcomes will likely be out on 2 May.
B Satyan of CPM is the sitting MLA of this constituency, whereas Congress’ Adoor Prakash is the present MP from the Lok Sabha seat.
Although the native cadre had demanded rest within the two-term coverage for Satyan, the occasion management has determined to offer probability to a girl candidate from the reserved seat.
The occasion has fielded OS Ambika as its candidate to defend the seat which has remained with CPM for 10 years, whereas Congress-led UDF has allotted the seat to ally Revolutionary Socialist Party. RSP has fielded A Sreedharan from the seat. BJP, however, has fielded P Sudheer.
Past election and outcomes
The space is usually thought-about a Left bastion due to LDF’s unwavering command within the native our bodies, 12 months after 12 months. But the Assembly polls have thrown a combined development.
Since 1957, the Left has gained seven instances on this constituency whereas the Congress has gained six instances, with the Congress’ breakaway factions of INC(U) and IC(S) profitable twice. However, the dynamics have modified because the delimitation of 2011, as the brand new Attingal constituency has only a few areas frequent with the previous Attingal.
In 2016, Satyan of the Communist Party Of India (Marxist) gained the seat by defeating Okay Chandrababu from Revolutionary Socialist Party with a margin of 40,383 votes. In the 2011 polls, Satyan had defeated Congress’ Thankamony Divakaran by a margin of 30,065 votes. But the entry of recent faces means there isn’t a certainty across the efficiency of any of the events.
Elections in Kerala have historically been a contest between the UDF and the LDF with energy swinging between the 2 teams.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the Congress-led UDF had gained 19 out of the state’s 20 Lok Sabha seats banking on incumbency towards the ruling LDF. However, repeating an identical feat within the Assembly polls goes to be an uphill activity for the UDF.
The LDF has not solely managed to beat anti-incumbency within the 2020 native physique polls, but in addition managed to make inroads into UDF vote-banks, significantly in Thrissur, Ernakulam, and Kottayam districts.
The NDA, which is rising as a 3rd entrance in Kerala, will likely be hoping to extend its tally within the Assembly polls. However, provided that the BJP-led NDA did not meet the expectations within the 2020 native physique polls regardless of making positive factors, its capability to influence both the UDF’s or LDF’s prospects within the Assembly election stays unclear.
In the native physique polls, nonetheless, the folks have proven a transparent desire in direction of the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF). Since 1979, solely as soon as, in 2010, has the United Democratic Front (UDF) upset the apple cart.
Total electors, voter turnout, inhabitants
Electors: According to the Election Commission of India, the whole variety of registered electors within the state is 2,67,31,509, together with 1,29,52,025 male, 1,37,79,263 feminine and 211 third gender voters.
In the district of Thiruvananthapuram alone, there are 27,69,272 voters of which 13,15,905 are male and 14,53,310 are feminine. There are 57 third-gender voters within the district.
The Attingal constituency has 1,99,036 registered voters forward of the 2021 elections of which 90,771 are male and 1,08,263 are feminine. Two voters have recognized themselves because the third gender.
Voter Turnout: The general voter turnout throughout the 2016 Assembly election was 77.35 p.c. The share voter turnout of ladies voters excluding the postal poll was 75.97 p.c and that of males voters excluding postal poll was 78.14 p.c.
At least 69.38 p.c of registered voters had come out to vote within the Attingal Assembly constituency, of which 66.53 p.c had been male and 71.72 p.c had been females.
Population and demography: Total inhabitants of the Thiruvananthapuram district is 3,301,427 as per census 2011. Hinduism constitutes 66.46 p.c of the Thiruvananthapuram inhabitants. Muslims are in minority within the Thiruvananthapuram district, forming 13.72 p.c of the whole inhabitants right here.
Election date and timing
The Kerala Assembly/Niyama Sabha polls will likely be held on 6 April, 2021, together with Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The day will even see part three polls in Assam and West Bengal.
The Kerala Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) has a complete variety of 140 seats, of which, 14 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and two seats are reserved for the Scheduled Tribes.
The outgoing Assembly has eight feminine MLAs and relaxation 132 are male MLAs. The present Kerala Niyamasabha session will expire on 1 June 2021.
