Meppayur State assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the 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).
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Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Kozhikode |
Established | 1965 - 2011 (now defunct) |
Total electors | 1,61,852 (2006)[1] |
Reservation | None |
After the delimitation in 2008, Kunnummal, Kuttiady, Purameri, Ayancheri, Thiruvallur, Maniyur, and Velom Gram Panchayats became a part of the newly formed Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency), whereas Cheruvannur and Meppayur was added to the Perambra (State Assembly constituency).[3]
Local self governed segments
editMeppayur Niyamasabha constituency was composed of the following local self governed segments:[2][3]
Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Now part of |
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1 | Kunnummal | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
2 | Kuttiady | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
3 | Purameri | Grama Panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
4 | Ayancheri | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
5 | Thiruvallur | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
6 | Maniyur | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
7 | Velom | Grama panchayat | Vatakara | Kuttiady constituency |
8 | Cheruvannur | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy | Perambra constituency |
9 | Meppayur | Grama panchayat | Koyilandy | Perambra constituency |
Election history
editElection | Votes polled | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | |||||||||||
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Year | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Percent | |||||
Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011) | ||||||||||||||||
2006 | 133702 (82.6%) | K. K. Lathika | CPI(M) | 70369 | 52.63% | T. T. Ismail | IUML | 54482 | 40.75% | T. T. Prabhakaran Master | BJP | 5370 | 4.02% | 15887 | 11.89%[1] | |
2001 | 130884 (82.8%) | Mathai Chacko | CPI(M) | 63709 | 48.97% | P. Ammed Master | IUML | 58953 | 45.31% | M. M. Radhakrishnan Master | BJP | 5156 | 3.96% | 4756 | 3.66%[4] | |
1996 | 123247 (78.6%) | A. Kanaran | CPI(M) | 65932 | 53.94% | P. V. Muhammad Areekode | IUML | 49388 | 40.40% | M. Mohanan | BJP | 5832 | 4.77% | 16544 | 13.54%[5] | |
1991 | 117174 (80.2%) | A. Kanaran | CPI(M) | 58362 | 50.61% | Kadameri Balakrishnan | INC | 49038 | 42.53% | K. P. Achuthan | BJP | 4176 | 3.62% | 9324 | 8.08%[6] | |
1987 | 97788 (85.0%) | A. Kanaran | CPI(M) | 48337 | 49.68% | A. V. Abdurahman Haji | IUML | 44663 | 45.90% | P. K. Sreedharan | BJP | 3595 | 3.69% | 3674 | 3.78%[7] | |
1982 | 80576 (78.8%) | A. V. Abdurahman Haji | AIML | 42022 | 52.62% | A. C. Abdulla | IUML | 34835 | 43.62% | Chulliyil Narayanan | BJP | 2386 | 2.99% | 7187 | 9.00%[8] | |
1980 | 81651 (81.0%) | A. V. Abdurahman Haji | AIML | 43851 | 54.01% | P. K. K. Bava | IUML | 36044 | 44.39% | I. T. Narayanan | SUCI | 1301 | 1.60% | 7807 | 9.62%[9] | |
1977 | 77430 (85.8%) | Panarath Kunhimuhammad | IUML | 40642 | 53.87% | A. V. Abdurahman Haji | ML(O) | 34808 | 46.13% | Only two candidates contested | 5834 | 7.74%[10] | ||||
Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
1970 | 63675 (85.4%) | A. V. Abdurahman | IUML | 30759 | 48.99% | M. K. Kelu | CPI(M) | 28408 | 45.25% | C. H. Kunhikrishnakurup | INC(O) | 3618 | 5.76% | 2351 | 3.74%[11] | |
1967 | 50992 (79.6%) | M. K. Kelu | CPI(M) | 33365 | 68.09% | C. K. Kurup | INC | 15639 | 31.91% | Only two candidates contested | 17726 | 36.18%[12] | ||||
1965 | 54445 (84.4%) | M. K. Kelu | CPI(M) | 23998 | 45.04% | K. Gopalan | INC | 15555 | 29.19% | M. Hakkimji Saheb | IUML | 13727 | 25.76% | 8443 | 15.85%[13] |
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2006
editThere were 1,61,852 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | K. K. Lathika | 70,369 | 52.63% | 3.66 | |
IUML | T. T. Ismail | 54,482 | 40.75% | 4.56 | |
BJP | T. T. Prabhakaran Master | 5,370 | 4.02% | 0.06 | |
Independent | M. K. Rajan | 1,289 | 0.96% | N/A | |
Independent | Ismail. P. T | 726 | 0.54% | N/A | |
BSP | T. V. Geetha | 572 | 0.43% | 0.43 | |
Independent | Kalanthan Haji | 303 | 0.23% | N/A | |
Independent | E. C. Janaki | 289 | 0.22% | N/A | |
Independent | Rajan Ummar Kandy | 242 | 0.18% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 15,887 | 11.89% | 8.23 | ||
Turnout | 1,33,642 | 82.61% | 0.18 | ||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 8.23 |
Niyama Sabha Election 2001
editThere were 1,58,091 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CPI(M) | Mathai Chacko | 63,709 | 48.97% | 4.97 | |
IUML | P. Ammed Master | 58,953 | 45.31% | 4.91 | |
BJP | P. Satyaprakashan Master | 5,156 | 3.96% | 0.86 | |
Independent | P. K. Sreedharan Master | 1,381 | 1.06% | N/A | |
Independent | P. Ammed | 898 | 0.69% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 4,756 | 3.66% | 9.88 | ||
Turnout | 1,30,884 | 82.79% | 4.17 | ||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.88 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Constituencies (1976-2008)". eci.gov.in.
- ^ a b "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ a b c "Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
External links
edit- "Statistical reports of assembly elections". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.