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Tarur 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 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is P. P. Sumod of CPI(M).
| Tarur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 57 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Vadakkenchery Town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| LS constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 2011 |
| Total electors | 1,70,119 (2021) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent P. P. Sumod | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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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 |
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The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Tarur Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | A. K. Balan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. P. Sumod | Incumbent | ||
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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. P. Sumod | 67,744 | 51.58% |  0.67 | |
| INC | K. A. Sheeba | 43,213 | 32.90% | 1.38 | |
| BJP | Jayaprakashan K. P. | 18,465 | 14.06% |  1.99 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 940 | 0.72% | 0.16 | |
| WPOI | C. A. Ushakumari | 985 | 0.75% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 24,531 | 18.67% | 0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,310 | 78.13% | 2.96 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.67 |
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Niyamasabha election 2016
There were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha election.[4]
| 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 |
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Niyamasabha election 2011
There were 1,49,387 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | A. K. Balan | 64,175 | 57.15% | ||
| KC(J) | 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) | |||||
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