Kuttippuram Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Kuttippuram State assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India, before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation.[2] The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006, and the MLA was K. T. Jaleel of LDF.
| Kuttippuram | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Kuttippuram bridge over the Bharathappuzha | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,58,951 (2006)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
After the delimitation in 2008, Kuttippuram, Valanchery, and Marakkara Gram Panchayats became a part of the newly formed Kottakkal Assembly constituency, whereas Cheriyamundam was added to Tanur Assembly constituency.[3] The remaining four Gram Panchayats became part of Tirur Assembly constituency.[3]
Local self-governed segments
Kuttippuram Assembly constituency was composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2][3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Now part of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirunavaya | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Tirur constituency |
| 2 | Athavanad | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Tirur constituency |
| 3 | Kuttippuram | Grama Panchayat | Tirur | Kottakkal constituency |
| 4 | Valanchery | Grama panchayat (Now municipality) |
Tirur | Kottakkal constituency |
| 5 | Marakkara | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Kottakkal constituency |
| 6 | Kalpakanchery | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Tirur constituency |
| 7 | Valavannur | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Tirur constituency |
| 8 | Cheriyamundam | Grama panchayat | Tirur | Tanur constituency |
Election history
| Election | Votes polled | Winner | Runner-up 1 | Runner-up 2 | Margin of victory | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Name | Party | Votes | Votes | Percent | |||||
| Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 128598 (80.9%) | K. T. Jaleel | LDF Independent | 64207 | 49.93% | P. K. Kunhalikutty | IUML | 55426 | 43.10% | Anilkumar | BJP | 4862 | 3.78% | 8781 | 6.83%[1] | |
| 2001 | 80909 (61.2%) | P. K. Kunhalikutty | IUML | 50201 | 62.05% | Kolakkattil Ibrahimkutty | RSP | 24096 | 29.78% | V. N. Ramachandran Master | BJP | 5045 | 6.24% | 26105 | 32.27%[4] | |
| 1996 | 82627 (61.1%) | P. K. Kunhalikutty | IUML | 46943 | 59.58% | Ibrahim Haji Mayyeri | INL | 22247 | 28.23% | Pushparajan Athavanad | BJP | 5018 | 6.37% | 24696 | 31.35%[5] | |
| 1991 | 74330 (56.9%) | P. K. Kunhalikutty | IUML | 44865 | 61.65% | V. P. Zakariya | CPI(M) | 22539 | 30.97% | C. Karunakaran | BJP | 4611 | 6.34% | 22326 | 30.68%[6] | |
| 1987 | 71468 (69.3%) | Korambayil Ahamed Haji | IUML | 45654 | 64.73% | Choorappilakkal Alavikutty | CPI(M) | 15087 | 21.39% | Koduvarathodi Kesavan Nair | BJP | 6579 | 9.33% | 30567 | 43.34%[7] | |
| 1982 | 48074 (59.3%) | Korambayil Ahamed Haji | IUML | 31521 | 66.44% | T. K. Ahamed | ML(O) | 13263 | 27.96% | K. T. Kesavan Nair | BJP | 2236 | 4.71% | 18258 | 38.48%[8] | |
| 1980 | 49980 (57.9%) | Korambayil Ahamed Haji | IUML | 33863 | 68.32% | P. V. S. Musthafa Pookoya Thangal | ML(O) | 15703 | 31.68% | Only two candidates contested | 18160 | 36.64%[9] | ||||
| 1977 | 49741 (67.0%) | Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty | IUML | 36367 | 56.18% | K. Moidu | ML(O) | 12023 | 24.85% | Only two candidates contested | 24344 | 31.33%[10] | ||||
| Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 55048 (72.0%) | Chakkeeri Ahamed Kutty | IUML | 30081 | 55.76% | M. Habeeburahman | Ind. | 23870 | 44.24% | Only two candidates contested | 6211 | 11.52%[11] | ||||
| 1967 | 40769 (63.8%) | C. M. Kutty | IUML | 28245 | 72.03% | P. R. Menon | INC | 10968 | 27.97% | Only two candidates contested | 17277 | 44.06%[12] | ||||
| 1965 | 38801 (59.8%) | Mohsin Bin Ahmed | IUML | 17878 | 47.06% | T. R. Kunhikrishnan | CPI(M) | 12402 | 32.64% | A. Muhammad Koya | INC | 7713 | 20.30% | 5476 | 14.42%[13] | |
| Major delimitation of constituency | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | 42942 (71.9%) | K. M. Seethi Sahib | IUML | 29073 | 70.05% | Kunhikrishnan Thorakkad | CPI | 12430 | 29.95% | Only two candidates contested | 16643 | 40.10%[14] | ||||
| 1957 | 31949 (52.1%) | C. Ahmedkutty | IUML Independent | 15495 | 48.50% | P. K. Moideenkutty | INC | 10424 | 32.63% | T. Raghavanunni Nair | Ind. | 6030 | 18.87% | 5071 | 15.87%[15] | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2006
There were 1,58,951 registered voters in Kuttippuram Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | K. T. Jaleel | 64,207 | 49.93% |  49.93 | |
| IUML | P. K. Kunhalikutty | 55,426 | 43.10% |  18.95 | |
| BJP | Anilkumar | 4,862 | 3.78% | 2.46 | |
| Independent | Kunhalikutty. K. P | 1,146 | 0.89% | N/A | |
| Independent | K. A. Jaleel | 1,017 | 0.79% | N/A | |
| Independent | Abu Nedumba | 880 | 0.68% | N/A | |
| Independent | Abdul Jabbar | 406 | 0.32% | N/A | |
| BSP | Suresh | 377 | 0.29% | N/A | |
| Independent | K. P. A. Jaleel | 277 | 0.22% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 8,781 | 6.83% | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,598 | 80.90% | 19.70 | ||
| LDF gain from IUML | Swing | N/A | |||
2001
There were 1,32,209 registered voters in Kuttippuram Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Kunhalikutty | 50,201 | 62.05% | 2.47 | |
| RSP | Kolakkattil Ibrahimkutty | 24,096 | 29.78% | 29.78 | |
| BJP | V. N. Ramachandran Master | 5,045 | 6.24% | 0.13 | |
| Independent | K. P. Sayyed Ali | 1,560 | 1.93% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 26,105 | 32.27% | 0.92 | ||
| Turnout | 80,909 | 61.20% | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | 0.92 |
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