Tarur Assembly constituency
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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. As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is P. P. Sumod of CPI(M).
Local self-governed segments
Tarur Assembly constituency consists of the local self-governed segments listed below:
| 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
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Tarur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
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
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. P. Sumod | ||||
| INC | K. C. Subramaniam | ||||
| BJP | Suresh Babu | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing |
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 |
2016
There were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
| 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 |
2011
There were 1,49,387 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
| 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) |