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Kalpetta Assembly constituency

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Kalpetta
Constituency No. 19 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictWayanad
Established1965
Total electors2,00,895 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Kalpetta State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is T Siddique of Indian National Congress.

Local self governed segments

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Kalpetta Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kalpetta Municipality Vythiri
2 Kaniyambetta Grama panchayat Vythiri
3 Kottathara Grama panchayat Vythiri
4 Meppadi Grama panchayat Vythiri
5 Muppanad Grama panchayat Vythiri
6 Muttil Grama panchayat Vythiri
7 Padinharethara Grama panchayat Vythiri
8 Pozhuthana Grama panchayat Vythiri
9 Thariode Grama panchayat Vythiri
10 Vengappally Grama panchayat Vythiri
11 Vythiri Grama panchayat Vythiri

Members of Legislative Assembly

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Election Niyama
Sabha
Name Party Tenure
1965 2nd B. Wellington Independent 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd 1967 – 1970
1970 4th P. Cyriac John Indian National Congress 1970 – 1977
1977 5th K. G. Adiyodi 1977 – 1980
1980 6th M. Kamalam Janata Party 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. P. Veerendra Kumar 1987 – 1991
1991 9th K. K. Ramachandran Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th M. V. Shreyams Kumar Socialist Janata Party 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th C. K. Saseendran Communist Party of India 2016 - 2021
2021 15th T. Siddique Indian National Congress Incumbent

Election results

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2021

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2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. Siddique 70,252 46.16
LJD M.V.Shreyams Kumar 64,782 42.56
BJP Subeesh T. M. 14,113 9.27
NOTA None of the Above 828 0.54
Margin of victory 5,470 3.60
Turnout 1,52,209 75.65
Registered electors 2,01,192
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2016

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There were 1,90,938 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) C. K. Saseendran 72,959 48.35 Increase9.76
JD(U) M. V. Shreyams Kumar 59,876 39.68
BJP K. Sadanandan 12,938 8.57 Increase3.37
NOTA None of the above 1,172 0.78
WPOI Joseph Ambalavayal 900 0.60
SDPI K. A. Ayoob 837 0.55 Decrease0.71
Independent Madayi Latheef 594 0.39
Independent Shreyams Kumar Anjana House 498 0.33
CPI(M-L) Sujayakumar 468 0.31
Independent Moideen Chembothara 451 0.30
Independent Sandhya N. M. 214 0.14
Margin of victory 13,083 8.67
Turnout 1,50,907 79.03 Increase4.68
CPI(M) gain from SJ(D) Swing

Niyamasabha Election 2011

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There were 1,70,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SJ(D) M. V. Shreyams Kumar 67,018 52.94
CPI(M) P. A. Muhammed 48,849 38.59
BJP Anand Kumar P. G. 6,580 5.20
SDPI Jameela 1,597 1.26
Independent K. Nasrudeen 1,197 0.95
Independent Cleatus 760 0.60
BSP Mujeeb Rahman Anjukunnu 583 0.46
Margin of victory 18,169 14.35
Turnout 1,26,584 74.35
SJ(D) gain from JD(S) Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  3. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.