Tirurangadi Assembly Election Result 1996

Kerala · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1996

Kutty Ahamed Kutty of Muslim Leage won the Tirurangadi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Kerala in the 1996 state assembly election, securing 48,953 votes (48.30% vote share). The runner-up was A.V.Abdu Haji (Independent) with 40,921 votes.

A total of 8 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Kerala
  • Constituency: Tirurangadi
  • Constituency Number: 43
  • District: Malappuram
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 1996
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Kutty Ahamed Kutty 48953 48.30% Muslim Leage
2 A.V.Abdu Haji 40921 40.40% Independent
3 K. Janardhanan 9788 9.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Chemba Ibrahim Kutty 1061 1.10% Independent
5 M. Beeran Kutty 241 0.20% Independent
6 M.A.Majeed Haji 123 0.10% Independent
7 Chukkan Saidalavi 105 0.10% Independent
8 Jaffar Atholi 88 0.10% Independent

About Tirurangadi Assembly Constituency

The Tirurangadi constituency is part of the Kerala Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1996 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Kutty Ahamed Kutty (Muslim Leage) emerged as the winner securing 48,953 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Tirurangadi assembly constituency in the 1996 Vidhan Sabha election.

Tirurangadi is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Kerala.

Kutty Ahamed Kutty (Muslim Leage) won the Tirurangadi assembly seat in the 1996 Vidhan Sabha election.