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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Kalpetta<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 19<br />
| map_image = Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 05918.JPG<br />
| map_caption = [[Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University]]<br />
| established = 1965<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = 2,00,895 (2021)<br />
| mla = [[T. Siddique]]<br />
| party = [[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|20px]] [[Indian National Congress|INC]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| district = [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Kalpetta State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]].It serves as the Headquarters of [[Wayanad district]] and [[Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency]].As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], the current MLA is [[T. Siddique]] of [[Indian National Congress]]. <br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Kalpetta Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/wayanad.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District<br />
}}</ref><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Kalpetta]]<br />
|Municipality<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Kaniyambetta]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Kottathara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Meppadi]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Muppanad]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Muttil, Kalpetta|Muttil]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Padinharethara]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Pozhuthana]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Thariode]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|[[Vengappally]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Vythiri]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br/>Sabha<br />
!Name<br />
!colspan=2 |Party<br />
!Tenure<br />
|-<br />
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]<br />
|2nd<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[B. Wellington]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
|[[P. Cyriac John]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
|[[K. G. Adiyodi]]<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[M. Kamalam]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Janata Party}}<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
|[[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
| rowspan="3" |[[K. K. Ramachandran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Socialist Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
|[[C. K. Saseendran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
|2016 - 2021<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[T. Siddique]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|Incumbent<br />
|}<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalpetta}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress <br />
|candidate = [[T. Siddique]]<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Rashtriya Janata Dal <br />
|candidate = P. K. Anilkumar<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP<br />
|candidate = Prashanth Malavayal<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = Rafeek C. A.<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star|candidate=Prakasan K. V.|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = <br />
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|change = <br />
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{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = <br />
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{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalpetta}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[T. Siddique]]<br />
|votes = 70,252<br />
|percentage = 46.16<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Loktantrik Janata Dal<br />
|candidate = [[M. V. Shreyams Kumar]]<br />
|votes = 64,782<br />
|percentage = 42.56<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Subeesh T. M.<br />
|votes = 14,113<br />
|percentage = 9.27<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = NOTA<br />
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 828<br />
|percentage = 0.54<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{<br />
Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes= 5,470<br />
|percentage=3.60<br />
|change=<br />
}}<br />
{{<br />
Election box turnout|<br />
|votes=1,52,209<br />
|percentage=75.65<br />
|change=<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors|<br />
|reg. electors = 2,01,192<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 2016 ===<br />
There were 1,90,938 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalpetta}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=C. K. Saseendran|votes=72,959|percentage=48.35|change={{increase}}9.76|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=M. V. Shreyams Kumar|votes=59,876|percentage=39.68|change=-|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. Sadanandan|votes=12,938|percentage=8.57|change={{increase}}3.37|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,172|percentage=0.78|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Joseph Ambalavayal|votes=900|percentage=0.60|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. A. Ayoob|votes=837|percentage=0.55|change={{decrease}}0.71}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Madayi Latheef|votes=594|percentage=0.39|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shreyams Kumar Anjana House|votes=498|percentage=0.33|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)|candidate=Sujayakumar|votes=468|percentage=0.31|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Moideen Chembothara|votes=451|percentage=0.30|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Sandhya N. M.|votes=214|percentage=0.14|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=13,083|percentage=8.67|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,50,907|percentage=79.03|change={{increase}}4.68}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=|loser=Socialist Janata (Democratic)}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were 1,70,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Kalpetta}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Janata (Democratic)|candidate=M. V. Shreyams Kumar|votes=67,018|percentage=52.94|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=P. A. Muhammed|votes=48,849|percentage=38.59|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Anand Kumar P. G.|votes=6,580|percentage=5.20|change=|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Jameela|votes=1,597|percentage=1.26|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Nasrudeen|votes=1,197|percentage=0.95|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Cleatus|votes=760|percentage=0.60|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Mujeeb Rahman Anjukunnu|votes=583|percentage=0.46|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=18,169|percentage=14.35|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,26,584|percentage=74.35|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Socialist Janata (Democratic)|loser=Janata Dal (Secular)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kalpetta]]<br />
* [[Wayanad district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1965]]<br />
[[Category:1965 establishments in Kerala]]</div>
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