| Kalpetta | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 19 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Established | 1965 |
| Total electors | 2,00,895 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kalpetta State assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala in southernIndia.It serves as the Headquarters ofWayanad district andWayanad Lok Sabha constituency.As of the2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA isT. Siddique ofIndian National Congress.
Kalpetta Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | |||||
| UDF | |||||
| NDA | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| INCgain fromCPI(M) | Swing | ||||
There were 1,90,938 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| 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-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 | 4.68 | ||
| CPI(M)gain fromSJ(D) | Swing | ||||
There were 1,70,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| 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 fromJD(S) | Swing | ||||