THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: UDF's Adoor Prakash retained Attingal, where the lead changed every second after the three-cornered battle, with a majority of 684 votes. CPM district secretary V Joy, who was the LDF candidate, surrendered after fighting till the end.

NDA candidate V Muraleedharan came third with over three lakh votes. Adoor Prakash captured LDF stronghold Attingal by defeating A Sampath of CPM in 2019. Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency consists of Varkala, Attingal, Chirayinkeezhu, Nedumangad, Vamanapuram, Aruvikara and Kattakkada assembly constituencies. LDF is ruling here. In the last election, Adoor Prakash got 380995 votes while Sampath got 342748 votes. A majority of 38247 votes. Last time NDA candidate Shobha Surendran got 248081 votes.