Tarur (State Assembly constituency)

Tarur State assembly constituency (Malayalam: തരൂർ നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. Balan of CPI(M).

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Tarur
തരൂർ
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence2011 - present
ReservationSC
Electorate1,64,236 (2016)
Current MLAA. K. Balan
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictPalakkad
Local Self Governed SegmentsKannambra, Kavasseri, Kottayi, Kuthannoor, Peringottukurissi, Puducode, Tarur and Vadakkencherry.

Local self governed segments

Tarur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Kannambra Grama panchayat Alathur
2 Kavasseri Grama panchayat Alathur
3 Kottayi Grama Panchayat Alathur
4 Kuthannoor Grama panchayat Alathur
5 Peringottukurissi Grama panchayat Alathur
6 Puducode Grama panchayat Alathur
7 Tarur Grama panchayat Alathur
8 Vadakkencherry Grama panchayat Alathur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Tarur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  CPI (M)  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
2011 13th A. K. Balan CPI(M) 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent

    Election results

    Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Tarur
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) A. K. Balan 67,047 52.25% 4.90
    INC C. Prakash 43,979 34.28% 0.07
    BJP K. V. Divakaran 15,493 12.07% 7.27
    NOTA None of the above 1,128 0.88% -
    BSP K. T. Narayanankutty 663 0.52% 1.57
    Margin of victory 23,068 17.97% 4.97
    Turnout 1,28,310 78.13% 2.96
    CPI (M) hold Swing 4.90

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,49,387 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Tarur
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI (M) A. K. Balan 64,175 57.15%
    INC N. Vinesh 38,419 34.21%
    BJP M. Lakshmanan 5,385 4.80%
    BSP P. C. Narayanankutty 2,346 2.09%
    Independent K .Vinesh 1,963 1.75%
    Margin of victory 25,756 22.94%
    Turnout 1,12,288 75.17%
    CPI (M) win (new seat)

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Tarur". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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