Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency)
Kalpetta State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കല്പറ്റ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is C. K. Saseendran of CPI(M).
| 19 Kalpetta കല്പറ്റ | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The Kalpetta Civil Station in the Kalpetta (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1965 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,90,938 (2016) |
| Current MLA | C. K. Saseendran |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Wayanad |
Members of Legislative Assembly[2]
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 2nd | B. Wellington | Ind. | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | 1967 – 1970 | |||
| 1970 | 4th | P. Cyriac John | INC | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | K. G. Adiyodi | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | M. Kamalam | JNP | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | M. P. Veerendra Kumar | JNP | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | K. K. Ramachandran | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | M. V. Shreyams Kumar | JD(S) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | SJD | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | C. K. Saseendran | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
Election results
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,90,938 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | C. K. Saseendran | 72,959 | 48.35 |  9.76 | |
| JD(U) | M. V. Shreyams Kumar | 59,876 | 39.68 | - | |
| BJP | K. Sadanandan | 12,938 | 8.57 | 3.37 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,172 | 0.78 | - | |
| WPOI | Joseph Ambalavayal | 900 | 0.60 | - | |
| SDPI | K. A. Ayoob | 837 | 0.55 |  0.71 | |
| Independent | Madayi Latheef | 594 | 0.39 | - | |
| Independent | Shreyams Kumar Anjana House | 498 | 0.33 | - | |
| CPI (M) | 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 | 4.68 | ||
| CPI (M) gain from SJ(D) | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,70,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| 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
References
- "State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kalpetta Assembly Election Results 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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