Tarur Assembly constituency

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Tarur
Constituency No. 57 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Lok Sabha constituency Alathur
Established2008
Total electors1,70,119 (2021)
Reservation SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
P. P. Sumod
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year 2021

Tarur 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is P. P. Sumod of CPI(M).

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Local self-governed segments

Tarur Assembly constituency consists of the local self-governed segments listed below: [2]

Sl no.NameStatus (grama panchayat/municipality) Taluk
1 Kannambra Grama panchayatAlathur
2 Kavasseri Grama panchayatAlathur
3 Kottayi Grama PanchayatAlathur
4 Kuthannoor Grama panchayatAlathur
5 Peringottukurissi Grama panchayatAlathur
6 Puducode Grama panchayatAlathur
7 Tarur Grama panchayatAlathur
8 Vadakkencherry Grama panchayatAlathur

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Tarur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

Key

  CPI(M)

ElectionNiyama
Sabha		MemberPartyTenure
2011 13th A. K. Balan CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th2016 – 2021
2021 15th P. P. Sumod Incumbent

    Election results

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

    2021

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) P. P. Sumod 67,744 51.58% Decrease2.svg0.67
    INC K. A. Sheeba43,21332.90%Decrease2.svg1.38
    BJP Jayaprakashan K. P.18,46514.06%Increase2.svg1.99
    NOTA None of the above9400.72%Decrease2.svg0.16
    WPOI C. A. Ushakumari9850.75%−
    Margin of victory24,53118.67%Increase2.svg0.7
    Turnout 1,28,31078.13%Decrease2.svg2.96
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.67

    2016

    There were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) A. K. Balan 67,04752.25%Decrease2.svg4.90
    INC C. Prakash43,97934.28%Increase2.svg0.07
    BJP K. V. Divakaran15,49312.07%Increase2.svg7.27
    NOTA None of the above1,1280.88%−
    BSP K. T. Narayanankutty6630.52%Decrease2.svg1.57
    Margin of victory23,06817.97%Decrease2.svg4.97
    Turnout 1,28,31078.13%Decrease2.svg2.96
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.90

    2011

    There were 1,49,387 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) A. K. Balan 64,17557.15%
    KC(J) N. Vinesh38,41934.21%
    BJP M. Lakshmanan5,3854.80%
    BSP P. C. Narayanankutty2,3462.09%
    Independent K .Vinesh1,9631.75%
    Margin of victory25,75622.94%
    Turnout 1,12,28875.17%
    CPI(M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Tarur". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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