# Tarur Assembly constituency

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. As of the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, the current MLA is P. P. Sumod of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Tarur Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| 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 Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
Key
CPI(M)
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | A. K. Balan | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | A. K. Balan | CPI(M) | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. P. Sumod | CPI(M) | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,531 | 18.67% | 0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,310 | 78.13% | 2.96 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 0.67 | |

### Niyamasabha election 2016

There were 1,64,236 registered voters in Tarur Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,068 | 17.97% | 4.97 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,310 | 78.13% | 2.96 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 4.90 | |

### Niyamasabha election 2011

There were 1,49,387 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Tarur :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 25,756 | 22.94% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,12,288 | 75.17% | |
| | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) | CPI(M) win (new seat) |