Wayanad District

Kerala

Wayanad district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Kalpetta. It covers 2,131 sq km and had a population of 8,17,420 at the 2011 census, a density of 384 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kalpetta
Area
2,131 sq km
Population
8.17 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
384 /km²
Literacy Rate
89.03%
Sex Ratio
1,035
per 1,000 males
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Wayanad District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Wayanad district.

Total Population
8.17 Lakh
Male Population
4.02 Lakh
Female Population
4.16 Lakh
Rural Population
7.82 Lakh
Urban Population
35,320
Scheduled Caste
32,100
Scheduled Tribe
1.52 Lakh
Literacy Rate
89.03%
Population Density
384 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,035
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 92.54%Female literacy 85.7%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Wayanad district.

3
Tehsils
4
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
23
Gram Panchayats
49
Villages
Headquarters
Kalpetta
Languages
Malayalam, Paniya, Kurichiya, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.68° N, 76.13° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Wayanad

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Wayanad

Constituency No. 4 · General
Primary
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Mananthavady
  • Sulthan Bathery
  • Kalpetta
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Wayanad

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Mananthavady
No. 17 · Wayanad
OK
O. R. Kelappan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Sulthan Bathery
No. 18 · Wayanad
IB
I. C. Balakrishnan
Indian National Congress
MLA
Kalpetta
No. 19 · Wayanad
TS
T. Siddique
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Wayanad

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Wayanad district.

  • Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Wayanad · No. 4
  • OK
    O. R. Kelappan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Mananthavady · No. 17
  • IB
    I. C. Balakrishnan
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Sulthan Bathery · No. 18
  • TS
    T. Siddique
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Kalpetta · No. 19

Election History

Lok Sabha

Wayanad · No. 4

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCRahul Gandhi
    Votes 6,47,445Vote share 59.69%Margin 3,64,422
    1. 1. Rahul Gandhi · INC6,47,445 (59.69%)
    2. 2. Annie Raja · CPI2,83,023 (26.09%)
    3. 3. K. Surendran · BJP1,41,045 (13%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCRahul Gandhi
    Votes 7,06,367Vote share 64.67%Margin 4,31,770
    1. 1. Rahul Gandhi · INC7,06,367 (64.67%)
    2. 2. P. P. Suneer · CPI2,74,597 (25.14%)
    3. 3. Thushar Vellappally · Bharath Dharma Jana Sena78,816 (7.22%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaINCM. I. Shanavas
    Votes 3,77,035Vote share 41.21%Margin 20,870
    1. 1. M. I. Shanavas · INC3,77,035 (41.21%)
    2. 2. Sathyan Mokeri · CPI3,56,165 (38.92%)
    3. 3. P. R. Rasmilnath · BJP80,752 (8.83%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Wayanad
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 4
3 Assembly
No. 17, 18, 19

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Wayanad District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Kalpetta
Area
2,131 sq km
Population
8.17 Lakh
Population density
384 per km²
Sex ratio
1,035 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
89.03%
Languages
Malayalam, Paniya, Kurichiya, English
Tehsils
3
Blocks
4
Gram panchayats
23
Villages
49
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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