Tarur 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,70,119 (2021) |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent P. P. Sumod | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
editTarur Assembly constituency consists of the local self-governed segments listed below:[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 the Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Tarur Assembly 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 | ||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. P. Sumod | ||||
| INC | K. C. Subramaniam | ||||
| BJP | Suresh Babu | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| 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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2016
editThere were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly 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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2011
editThere 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) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Tarur". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.