Meppayur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Meppayur 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 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).
| Meppayur | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Paddy fields during winter season at Maniyur | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Established | 1965 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| 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 Assembly constituency, whereas Cheruvannur and Meppayur were added to the Perambra Assembly constituency.[3]
Local self-governed segments
Meppayur 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 | 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
| 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 | 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
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2006
There were 1,61,852 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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2001
There 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 |
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