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Kongad (State Assembly Constituency)
Kongad State assembly constituency 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 Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. K. Shanthakumari of Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the current MLA after the 2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election. Local self governed segments Kongad Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments: Members of Legislative Assembly The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kongad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies: Key Election results Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election. 2021 There were 1,81,172 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. Niyamasabha Election 2016 There were 1,73,779 regist ...
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Scheduled Castes And Scheduled Tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designated in one or other of the categories. For much of the period of British rule in the Indian subcontinent, they were known as the Depressed Classes. In modern literature, the ''Scheduled Castes'' are sometimes referred to as Dalit, meaning "broken" or "dispersed", having been popularised by B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), a Dalit himself, an economist, reformer, chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India, and Dalit leader during the independence struggle. Ambedkar preferred the term Dalit to Gandhi's term, Harijan, meaning "person of Hari/Vishnu" (or Man of God). In September 2018, the government "issued an advisory to all private satellite channels asking them to 'refrain' from using the nomenclature 'Dalit'", though "rights groups and i ...
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Kongad (gram Panchayat)
Kongad is a town and gram panchayat in Palakkad taluk, Kerala, India.It is a local government organisation that serves the villages of Kongad-I and Kongad-II.Kongad is located about 18 km from the district headquarters Palakkad. References

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List Of Constituencies Of The Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Niyamasabha (literally ''Hall of laws''), is the law-making body of Kerala, one of the 28 States in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 constituencies within the borders of Kerala and is referred to as Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). List of constituencies See also * List of former constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly References {{Kerala Niyamasabha Constituencies Assembly constituencies Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left Democratic Front (LDF), led by Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)), won the election, defeating the incumbent United Democratic Front (UDF), led by the Indian National Congress (INC), which could only win 47 seats in the election. Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn in as the Chief Minister on 25 May. Background The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016. As per the voters list published on 14 January 2016, there were around 2.60 crore (26 million) eligible voters including 6.18 lakh (618,000) new voters in the age group 18–21. Elections to the 140-member assembly were held in 21,498 polling stations set up at 12,038 locations. There were 500 model polling stations. Systematic Voters ...
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2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election
The thirteenth Kerala legislative assembly election was held on 13 April 2011 to elect members representing 140 constituencies in Kerala. Election results were released on 13 May 2011. The election, whose results were released on 13 May 2011, proved to be one of the closest ones in Kerala's history, with the United Democratic Front (UDF) beating the Left Democratic Front (LDF) by a margin of 4 seats. Oommen Chandy was sworn in as the Chief Minister for the second time on 18 May 2011. Parties and coalitions There are three major political coalitions in Kerala. The United Democratic Front (UDF) is the coalition of centrist and centre-left parties led by the Indian National Congress. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) is the coalition of leftwing and far-left parties, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M). The right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also contested in the state and fielded candidates in 139 constituencies, with one seat to their NDA alliance partn ...
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Tachampara
Thachampara (also spelled Thachampara) is a village in the Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is administered by the Tachampara gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., Tachampara had a population of 12,774 with 6,141 males and 6,633 females. References Villages in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ...
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Karakurissi
Karakurussi is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administered by its own gram panchayat Location Karakurussi is located approximately 4 km from the National Highway 966 which connects Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode districts headquarters of Kerala. It is also 32 km from the district headquarters. It comes under the Mannarkkad Taluk. Demographics India census, Karakurissi had a population of 25,161 with 12,136 males and 13,025 females. See also * Vazhempuram References Notes Citations External links Location Karakurissi Karakurussi is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administered by its own gram panchayat Location Karakurussi is located approximately 4 km from the National Highway 966 which connects Palakkad, Malappuram and Ko ...
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Karimba, Palakkad
Karimba ( ml, കരിമ്പ) is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India, near the National Highway 213. The largest town in Karimba panchayath is Kalladikode. It borders with Thachampara, Kongad and Mundur (grama panchayath). Recently, it was awarded the Nirmal Gram Title (sanitation). It is the local government organisation that serves the villages of Karimba-I and Karimba-II. Demographics India census, Karimba-I had a population of 14,488 with 7,145 males and 7,343 females. India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., Karimba-II had a population of 10,960 with 5,309 males and 5,651 females. Important landmarks * Meenvallam waterfalls, a natural waterfall situated 6 kilometers from Kalladikode. This is the first micro hydroele ...
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Mannarkkad
Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km away from district headquarters Palakkad on National Highway 966. History Mannarkkad and Attappadi were parts of ''Valluvanad'' Swaroopam dynasty in medieval period with their headquarters at Angadipuram near Perinthalmanna in present-day Malappuram district. According to local legends, the last Cheraman Perumal ruler gave a vast extension of land in South Malabar during his journey to Mecca to one of their governors, ''Valluvakonathiri'', and left for pilgrimage. During the last decades of the eighteenth century, the region came under the control of the vast Kingdom of Mysore. Under British Raj, it was a part of Valluvanad Taluk of Malappuram Revenue Division in Malabar District. Mannarkkad, along with the towns of Perinthalmanna, Mala ...
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Kanjirampuzha (gram Panchayat)
Kanjirapuzha is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organisation serving the villages of Pottassery-I and Pottassery-II Pottassery-II is a village in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is administered by the Tachampara gram panchayat and the Kanjirampuzha gram panchayat. The village contains the places of Mundakkunnu, Kanjiram, and Pottassery. D .... References Gram panchayats in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ...
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Parali Grama Panchayat
Parali Grama panchayat is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organization that serves the villages of Parli-I and Parli-II Parli-II is a village in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Parli-I and Parli-II come under the administration of the Parli gram panchayat. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, reco .... References Gram panchayats in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ...
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Mankara
Mankara is a village and gram panchayat in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ..., Mankara had a population of 17,787 with 8,624 males and 9,163 females. This Grama Panchayat has a Family Health Center at Vellarode,a Government Homoeo Dispensary at Mankurissy (Kallur Road) and a Sidha,an Ayurveda Dispensaries each in State Government Sector for health care. References External links Mankara Railway Station www.homoeopathy.kerala.gov Villages in Palakkad district Gram panchayats in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ...
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