Meppayur Assembly constituency

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Meppayur
Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Paddy fields during winter season at Maniyur
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Established1965
Abolished2008
Total electors1,61,852 (2006) [1]
ReservationNone

Meppayur State assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. [2] The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was K. K. Lathika of CPI(M).

Contents

After the delimitation in 2008, Kunnummal, Kuttiady, Purameri, Ayancheri, Thiruvallur, Maniyur, and Velom Gram Panchayats became a part of the newly formed Kuttiady Assembly constituency, whereas Cheruvannur and Meppayur were added to the Perambra Assembly constituency. [3]

Local self-governed segments

Meppayur Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2] [3]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk Now part of
1 Kunnummal Grama panchayat Vatakara Kuttiady constituency
2 Kuttiady Grama panchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
3 Purameri Grama PanchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
4 Ayancheri Grama panchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
5ThiruvallurGrama panchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
6 Maniyur Grama panchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
7 Velom Grama panchayatVatakara Kuttiady constituency
8 Cheruvannur Grama panchayat Koyilandy Perambra constituency
9 Meppayur Grama panchayatKoyilandy Perambra constituency

Election history

ElectionVotes polledWinnerRunner-up 1Runner-up 2Margin of victory
YearNamePartyVotesNamePartyVotesNamePartyVotesVotesPercent
Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011)
2006 133702 (82.6%) K. K. Lathika    CPI(M) 7036952.63%T. T. Ismail   IUML 5448240.75%T. T. Prabhakaran Master   BJP 53704.02%1588711.89% [1]
2001 130884 (82.8%) Mathai Chacko    CPI(M) 6370948.97%P. Ammed Master   IUML 5895345.31%M. M. Radhakrishnan Master   BJP 51563.96%47563.66% [4]
1996 123247 (78.6%)A. Kanaran   CPI(M) 6593253.94%P. V. Muhammad Areekode   IUML 4938840.40%M. Mohanan   BJP 58324.77%1654413.54% [5]
1991 117174 (80.2%)A. Kanaran   CPI(M) 5836250.61%Kadameri Balakrishnan   INC 4903842.53%K. P. Achuthan   BJP 41763.62%93248.08% [6]
1987 97788 (85.0%)A. Kanaran   CPI(M) 4833749.68%A. V. Abdurahman Haji   IUML 4466345.90%P. K. Sreedharan   BJP 35953.69%36743.78% [7]
1982 80576 (78.8%)A. V. Abdurahman Haji   AIML 4202252.62%A. C. Abdulla   IUML 3483543.62%Chulliyil Narayanan   BJP 23862.99%71879.00% [8]
1980 81651 (81.0%)A. V. Abdurahman Haji   AIML 4385154.01%P. K. K. Bava   IUML 3604444.39%I. T. Narayanan   SUCI 13011.60%78079.62% [9]
1977 77430 (85.8%)Panarath Kunhimuhammad   IUML 4064253.87%A. V. Abdurahman Haji   ML(O) 3480846.13%Only two candidates contested58347.74% [10]
Major delimitation of constituency
1970 63675 (85.4%)A. V. Abdurahman   IUML 3075948.99%M. K. Kelu   CPI(M) 2840845.25%C. H. Kunhikrishnakurup   INC(O) 36185.76%23513.74% [11]
1967 50992 (79.6%)M. K. Kelu   CPI(M) 3336568.09%C. K. Kurup   INC 1563931.91%Only two candidates contested1772636.18% [12]
1965 54445 (84.4%)M. K. Kelu   CPI(M) 2399845.04%K. Gopalan   INC 1555529.19%M. Hakkimji Saheb   IUML 1372725.76%844315.85% [13]

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.

2006

There were 1,61,852 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election. [1]

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Meppayur [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) K. K. Lathika 70,369 52.63% Increase2.svg3.66
IUML T. T. Ismail54,48240.75%Decrease2.svg4.56
BJP T. T. Prabhakaran Master5,3704.02%Increase2.svg0.06
Independent M. K. Rajan1,2890.96%N/A
Independent Ismail. P. T7260.54%N/A
BSP T. V. Geetha5720.43%Increase2.svg0.43
Independent Kalanthan Haji3030.23%N/A
Independent E. C. Janaki2890.22%N/A
Independent Rajan Ummar Kandy2420.18%N/A
Margin of victory15,88711.89%Increase2.svg8.23
Turnout 1,33,64282.61%Decrease2.svg0.18
CPI(M) hold Swing Increase2.svg8.23

2001

There were 1,58,091 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election. [4]

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Meppayur [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPI(M) Mathai Chacko 63,70948.97%Decrease2.svg4.97
IUML P. Ammed Master58,95345.31%Increase2.svg4.91
BJP P. Satyaprakashan Master5,1563.96%Decrease2.svg0.86
Independent P. K. Sreedharan Master1,3811.06%N/A
Independent P. Ammed8980.69%N/A
Margin of victory4,7563.66%Decrease2.svg9.88
Turnout 1,30,88482.79%Increase2.svg4.17
CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.88

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Constituencies (1976-2008)". eci.gov.in.
  3. 1 2 "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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