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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Infobox Kerala Niyamasabha Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| constituency number= 19&lt;br /&gt;
| name               = Meppayur&lt;br /&gt;
| image              = Paddy field in winter.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption            = [[Paddy field]]s during winter season at [[Maniyur (gram panchayat)|Maniyur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| existence          = 1965 - 2011 (now defunct)&lt;br /&gt;
| reserved           = None&lt;br /&gt;
| district           = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]&lt;br /&gt;
| electorate         = 1,61,852 (2006)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2006&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| self governed segments= {{Collapsible list|bullets=yes&lt;br /&gt;
 | title = &lt;br /&gt;
 | 1 = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gram panchayat|Grama Panchayaths]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Kunnummal]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Kuttiady]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Purameri]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Ayancheri]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Thiruvallur&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Maniyur (gram panchayat)|Maniyur]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Velom]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat|Cheruvannur]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Meppayur]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}  &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Meppayur State assembly constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]], before the [[Delimitation Commission of India|2008 delimitation of constituencies]]. It was one of the 7 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in the [[Vatakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency]] until the 2008 delimitation.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |url         = https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/&lt;br /&gt;
 |website     = eci.gov.in&lt;br /&gt;
 |title       = Constituencies (1976-2008)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The last election to the constituency was conducted in  [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]], and the MLA was [[K. K. Lathika]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After the delimitation in 2008, [[Kunnummal]], [[Kuttiady]], [[Purameri]], [[Ayancheri]], Thiruvallur, [[Maniyur (gram panchayat)|Maniyur]], and [[Velom]] [[Gram Panchayat]]s became a part of the newly formed [[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)]], whereas [[Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat|Cheruvannur]] and [[Meppayur]] was added to the [[Perambra (State Assembly constituency)]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |url         = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kozhikode.html&lt;br /&gt;
 |website     = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in&lt;br /&gt;
 |title       = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kozhikode District&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Local self governed segments==&lt;br /&gt;
Meppayur Niyamasabha constituency was composed of the following local self governed segments:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;a&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;b&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;sortable&amp;quot; border=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; cellpadding=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; cellspacing=&amp;quot;0&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
|- bgcolor=&amp;quot;#CCCCCC&amp;quot; align=&amp;quot;center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;20px&amp;quot; |Sl no.&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;100px&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;130px&amp;quot; |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;50px&amp;quot; |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]&lt;br /&gt;
!width=&amp;quot;175px&amp;quot; |Now part of&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kunnummal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vatakara]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Purameri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama Panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ayancheri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat &lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|Thiruvallur&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Maniyur (gram panchayat)|Maniyur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Velom]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Vatakara&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttiady constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Cheruvannur Grama Panchayat|Cheruvannur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Koyilandy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Perambra (State Assembly constituency)|Perambra constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Meppayur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Grama panchayat&lt;br /&gt;
|Koyilandy&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Perambra (State Assembly constituency)|Perambra constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election history==&lt;br /&gt;
{|class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;font-size:95%;line-height:16px&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Election&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; |Votes polled&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; colspan=4 |Winner&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; colspan=4 |Runner-up 1&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; colspan=4 |Runner-up 2&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#666666; color:white&amp;quot; colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Margin of victory&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! Year&lt;br /&gt;
! &lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Party&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Votes &lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Party&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Votes &lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
! Party&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|Votes &lt;br /&gt;
! Votes&lt;br /&gt;
! Percent&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Constituency defunct as a result of delimitation (2011)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 133702 (82.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[K. K. Lathika]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 70369&lt;br /&gt;
| 52.63%&lt;br /&gt;
| T. T. Ismail&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 54482&lt;br /&gt;
| 40.75%&lt;br /&gt;
| T. T. Prabhakaran Master&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5370&lt;br /&gt;
| 4.02%&lt;br /&gt;
| 15887&lt;br /&gt;
| 11.89%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2006&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3762-kerala-2006/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2006 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 130884 (82.8%)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Mathai Chacko]]&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 63709&lt;br /&gt;
| 48.97%&lt;br /&gt;
| P. Ammed Master&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 58953&lt;br /&gt;
| 45.31%&lt;br /&gt;
| M. M. Radhakrishnan Master&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5156&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.96%&lt;br /&gt;
| 4756&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.66%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2001&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3760-kerala-2001/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 2001 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 123247 (78.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. Kanaran&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 65932&lt;br /&gt;
| 53.94%&lt;br /&gt;
| P. V. Muhammad Areekode&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 49388&lt;br /&gt;
| 40.40%&lt;br /&gt;
| M. Mohanan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 5832&lt;br /&gt;
| 4.77%&lt;br /&gt;
| 16544&lt;br /&gt;
| 13.54%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1996&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3759-kerala-1996/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1996 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 117174 (80.2%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. Kanaran&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 58362&lt;br /&gt;
| 50.61%&lt;br /&gt;
| Kadameri Balakrishnan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 49038&lt;br /&gt;
| 42.53%&lt;br /&gt;
| K. P. Achuthan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 4176&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.62%&lt;br /&gt;
| 9324&lt;br /&gt;
| 8.08%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1991&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3758-kerala-1991/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1991 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 97788 (85.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. Kanaran&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 48337&lt;br /&gt;
| 49.68%&lt;br /&gt;
| A. V. Abdurahman Haji&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 44663&lt;br /&gt;
| 45.90%&lt;br /&gt;
| P. K. Sreedharan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3595&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.69%&lt;br /&gt;
| 3674&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.78%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1987&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3756-kerala-1987/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1987 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 80576 (78.8%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. V. Abdurahman Haji&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{All-India Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|AIML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 42022&lt;br /&gt;
| 52.62%&lt;br /&gt;
| A. C. Abdulla&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 34835&lt;br /&gt;
| 43.62%&lt;br /&gt;
| Chulliyil Narayanan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 2386&lt;br /&gt;
| 2.99%&lt;br /&gt;
| 7187&lt;br /&gt;
| 9.00%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1982&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3755-kerala-1982/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1982 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 81651 (81.0%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. V. Abdurahman Haji&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{All-India Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|AIML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 43851&lt;br /&gt;
| 54.01%&lt;br /&gt;
| P. K. K. Bava&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 36044&lt;br /&gt;
| 44.39%&lt;br /&gt;
| I. T. Narayanan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)/meta/color}}|[[Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|SUCI]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 1301&lt;br /&gt;
| 1.60%&lt;br /&gt;
| 7807&lt;br /&gt;
| 9.62%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1980&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3754-kerala-1980/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1980 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 77430 (85.8%)&lt;br /&gt;
| Panarath Kunhimuhammad&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 40642&lt;br /&gt;
| 53.87%&lt;br /&gt;
| A. V. Abdurahman Haji&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{All-India Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Muslim League (Opposition)|ML(O)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 34808&lt;br /&gt;
| 46.13%&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=4|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Only two candidates contested&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| 5834&lt;br /&gt;
| 7.74%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1977&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3753-kerala-1977/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1977 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan =17|[[Delimitation Commission of India|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Major delimitation of constituency&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 63675 (85.4%)&lt;br /&gt;
| A. V. Abdurahman&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 30759&lt;br /&gt;
| 48.99%&lt;br /&gt;
| M. K. Kelu&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 28408&lt;br /&gt;
| 45.25%&lt;br /&gt;
| C. H. Kunhikrishnakurup&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress (Organisation)/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress (Organisation)|INC(O)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 3618&lt;br /&gt;
| 5.76%&lt;br /&gt;
| 2351&lt;br /&gt;
| 3.74%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1970&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3752-kerala-1970/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1970 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 50992 (79.6%)&lt;br /&gt;
| M. K. Kelu&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 33365&lt;br /&gt;
| 68.09%&lt;br /&gt;
| C. K. Kurup&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 15639&lt;br /&gt;
| 31.91%&lt;br /&gt;
| colspan=4|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Only two candidates contested&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| 17726&lt;br /&gt;
| 36.18%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1967&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3751-kerala-1967/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1967 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
! [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 54445 (84.4%)&lt;br /&gt;
| M. K. Kelu&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 23998&lt;br /&gt;
| 45.04%&lt;br /&gt;
| K. Gopalan&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 15555&lt;br /&gt;
| 29.19%&lt;br /&gt;
| M. Hakkimji Saheb&lt;br /&gt;
| {{legend2|{{Indian Union Muslim League/meta/color}}|[[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}&lt;br /&gt;
| 13727&lt;br /&gt;
| 25.76%&lt;br /&gt;
| 8443&lt;br /&gt;
| 15.85%&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e1965&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3749-kerala-1965/ |website=eci.gov.in |title= Kerala Niyamasabha election 1965 |access-date=11 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Election results==&lt;br /&gt;
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.&lt;br /&gt;
===Niyamasabha Election 2006===&lt;br /&gt;
There were 1,61,852 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2006 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2006&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : [[Meppayur]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2006&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[K. K. Lathika]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 70,369&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 52.63%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{gain}}3.66&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian Union Muslim League&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = T. T. Ismail&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 54,482&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 40.75%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{loss}}4.56&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = T. T. Prabhakaran Master&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,370&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 4.02%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{gain}}0.06&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = M. K. Rajan&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,289&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.96%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Ismail. P. T&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 726&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.54%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = T. V. Geetha&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 572&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.43%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{gain}}0.43&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Kalanthan Haji&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 303&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.23%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = E. C. Janaki &lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 289&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.22%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = Rajan Ummar Kandy&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 242&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.18%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 15,887&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 11.89%&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = {{gain}}8.23&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 1,33,642&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 82.61%&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = {{loss}}0.18&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser      = Indian Union Muslim League&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = {{gain}}8.23&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Niyama Sabha Election 2001===&lt;br /&gt;
There were 1,58,091 registered voters in Meppayur Constituency for the 2001 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2001&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box begin | title=[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : [[Meppayur]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;e2001&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = [[Mathai Chacko]]&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 63,709&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 48.97%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{loss}}4.97&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Indian Union Muslim League&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = P. Ammed Master&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 58,953&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 45.31%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{gain}}4.91&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = P. Satyaprakashan Master&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 5,156&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 3.96%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     = {{loss}}0.86&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = P. K. Sreedharan Master&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 1,381&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 1.06%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box candidate with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
  |party      = Independent (politician)&lt;br /&gt;
  |candidate  = P. Ammed&lt;br /&gt;
  |votes      = 898&lt;br /&gt;
  |percentage = 0.69%&lt;br /&gt;
  |change     =&amp;#039;&amp;#039;N/A&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box margin of victory|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 4,756&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 3.66%&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = {{loss}}9.88&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box turnout|&lt;br /&gt;
   |votes      = 1,30,884&lt;br /&gt;
   |percentage = 82.79%&lt;br /&gt;
   |change     = {{gain}}4.17&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box hold with party link|&lt;br /&gt;
   |winner     = Communist Party of India (Marxist)&lt;br /&gt;
   |loser      = Indian Union Muslim League&lt;br /&gt;
   |swing      = {{loss}}9.88&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Election box end}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Meppayur]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kuttiady (State Assembly constituency)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Kozhikode district]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kozhikode district]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>-&gt;Narky Blert</name></author>
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