The Haripad assembly constituency is part of Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency). Swami Nirmalananda (1863--1938) - A direct monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna (1836--1886) Kerala Varma Valiya Koithampuran (1845 -- 1914) author of Mayurasandesa, stayed in Haripad while writing the Sandesh Kavyam which consists of love letters to _his_ dear wife to be sent through peacocks. <sep>, Pronoun: his