Kalpetta Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}

{{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

| party = 20px INC

| 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 in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web

|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 Assembly 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

}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"

!width="30px" |Sl no.

!width="100px" |Name

!width="130px" |Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)

!width="100px" |Taluk

|Municipality

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

|Grama panchayat

Members of Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

!Election

!Niyama
Sabha

!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

|P. Cyriac John

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

|1970 – 1977

1977

|5th

|K. G. Adiyodi

|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

|M. P. Veerendra Kumar

|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

|C. K. Saseendran

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}

|2016 - 2021

2021

|15th

|T. Siddique

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

|Incumbent

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 =

}}

= 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}}

= 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}}