Kalpetta Assembly constituency

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Kalpetta
Constituency No. 19 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Established1965
Total electors2,00,895 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

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

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Local self-governed segments

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

Sl no.NameStatus (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

ElectionNiyama
Sabha
NamePartyTenure
1965 2nd B. Wellington Independent 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd1967 – 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 7th1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. P. Veerendra Kumar 1987 – 1991
1991 9th K. K. Ramachandran Indian National Congress 1991 – 1996
1996 10th1996 – 2001
2001 11th2001 – 2006
2006 12th M. V. Shreyams Kumar Socialist Janata Party2006 – 2011
2011 13th2011 – 2016
2016 14th C. K. Saseendran Communist Party of India 2016 - 2021
2021 15th T. Siddique Indian National Congress Incumbent

    Election results

    2021

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC T. Siddique 70,252 46.16
    LJD M.V.Shreyams Kumar64,78242.56
    BJP Subeesh T. M.14,1139.27
    NOTA None of the Above 8280.54
    Margin of victory5,4703.60
    Turnout 1,52,20975.65
    Registered electors 2,01,192
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

    2016

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

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) C. K. Saseendran72,95948.35Increase2.svg9.76
    JD(U) M. V. Shreyams Kumar59,87639.68
    BJP K. Sadanandan12,9388.57Increase2.svg3.37
    NOTA None of the above1,1720.78
    WPOI Joseph Ambalavayal9000.60
    SDPI K. A. Ayoob8370.55Decrease2.svg0.71
    Independent Madayi Latheef5940.39
    Independent Shreyams Kumar Anjana House4980.33
    CPI(M-L) Sujayakumar4680.31
    Independent Moideen Chembothara4510.30
    Independent Sandhya N. M.2140.14
    Margin of victory13,0838.67
    Turnout 1,50,90779.03Increase2.svg4.68
    CPI(M) gain from SJ(D) Swing

    2011

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

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    SJ(D) M. V. Shreyams Kumar67,01852.94
    CPI(M) P. A. Muhammed48,84938.59
    BJP Anand Kumar P. G.6,5805.20
    SDPI Jameela1,5971.26
    Independent K. Nasrudeen1,1970.95
    Independent Cleatus7600.60
    BSP Mujeeb Rahman Anjukunnu5830.46
    Margin of victory18,16914.35
    Turnout 1,26,58474.35
    SJ(D) gain from JD(S) Swing

    See also

    References

    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.