Kalpetta Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Kalpetta
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 19
| map_image = Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University 05918.JPG
| map_caption = Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
| established = 1965
| reservation = None
| electors = 2,00,895 (2021)
| mla = T Siddique
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|UDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| district = Wayanad
}}
Kalpetta State assembly constituency 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.
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/wayanad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala.
}} As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is T Siddique of Indian National Congress.
Local self governed segments
Kalpetta Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/wayanad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District
}}
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Members of Legislative Assembly
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!Election !Niyama !Name !colspan=2 |Party !Tenure |
| 1965
|2nd | rowspan="2" |B. Wellington | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent (politician)}} |1960 – 1965 |
| 1967
|3rd |1967 – 1970 |
| 1970
|4th | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |1970 – 1977 |
| 1977
|5th |1977 – 1980 |
| 1980
|6th | rowspan="2" |M. Kamalam | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Janata Party}} |1980 – 1982 |
| 1982
|7th |1982 – 1987 |
| 1987
|8th |1987 – 1991 |
| 1991
|9th | rowspan="3" |K. K. Ramachandran | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=3|Indian National Congress}} |1991 – 1996 |
| 1996
|10th |1996 – 2001 |
| 2001
|11th |2001 – 2006 |
| 2006
|12th | rowspan="2" |M. V. Shreyams Kumar | {{Full party name with color|Socialist Janata Party|rowspan=2}} |2006 – 2011 |
| 2011
|13th |2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
|14th | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |2016 - 2021 |
| 2021
|15th |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |Incumbent |
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Election results
= 2021 =
{{Election box begin |title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = T. Siddique
|votes = 70,252
|percentage = 46.16
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Loktantrik Janata Dal
|candidate = M.V.Shreyams Kumar
|votes = 64,782
|percentage = 42.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Subeesh T. M.
|votes = 14,113
|percentage = 9.27
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = NOTA
|candidate = None of the Above
|votes = 828
|percentage = 0.54
|change =
}}
{{
Election box margin of victory|
|votes= 5,470
|percentage=3.60
|change=
}}
{{
Election box turnout|
|votes=1,52,209
|percentage=75.65
|change=
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,01,192
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2016 =
There were 1,90,938 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.{{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}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta}}
{{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|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (United)|candidate=M. V. Shreyams Kumar|votes=59,876|percentage=39.68|change=-|}}
{{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=-}}
{{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=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,50,907|percentage=79.03|change={{increase}}4.68}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=|loser=Socialist Janata (Democratic)}}{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2011 =
There were 1,70,245 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{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}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kalpetta}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Janata (Democratic)|candidate=M. V. Shreyams Kumar|votes=67,018|percentage=52.94|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=P. A. Muhammed|votes=48,849|percentage=38.59|change=|}}
{{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=}}
{{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=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,26,584|percentage=74.35|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Socialist Janata (Democratic)|loser=Janata Dal (Secular)|swing=}}{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}