New Loksabhsd Assembly segment

It has been formed by bringing together Chaliyar panchayat in Nilambur taluk and Areacode, Edavanna, Kavannoor, Kozhuparamba, Urangattiri and Kozhimanna panchayats in Ernakad taluk.

Mananthavadi was earlier North Wayanad Assembly segment and part of Kannur Lok Sabha seat.

Of the Assembly segment that now is part of Wayanad, Thiruvambadi which is in Kozhikode district, had been known as a UDF stronghold until the last two Assembly elections when LDF candidates won. Thiruvamabadi had usually given huge leads to UDF candidate in the past Lok Sabha polls.

Ernad, Nilambur and Wandoor, which form part of Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, fall in Malappuram district where the UDF had been posting comfortable wins until the last Assembly election.

P.M. Mohammed, who had a long innings as CPI(M) district secretary of Wayanad till he stepped down recently, expects “a tight fight” (between the LDF and the UDF) in the next Lok Sabha election in Wayanad but is quick to add “it is too early to predict the election result.” He also points out that the electoral outcome will depend a lot on the political mood among the electorate at the time of the poll. Mohammed is also not sure whether the coalitions will be in the same form when Wayanad goes to its first parliamentary poll. He made veiled references to the problems its constituent Janata Dal (S) has run into of late while speaking about the future of the CPI(M)-led coalition. It is also not known on which side the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) will be when the first Lok Sabha poll from Wayanad is held.

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Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency

It has been newly created under the Delimitation Act 2002 is expected to emerge as another venue of exciting electoral battles in the State since the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) are evenly matched there.

People

At present, the area is still occupied by tribal populations who still practice age-old customs and rituals and live a nomadic life. Some of the tribal populations include Paniyas, Adiyas, Kattunayakan and Kurichiyans. It is the district with the highest share in the adivasi population (about 36%) of Kerala. Wayanad also has a large settler population. The jains from Karnataka came in the 13th century. The Hindu Nairs from Kottayam-Kurumbranadu, in Kannur district, made an entry in the 14th century and established their feudal system. They were followed by Muslims. There was large scale migrations from southern Kerala in the early 1940s. Their hard work helped them to build prosperous lives.Christians who came in the 1950s from Travancore, were well established as plantation owners until the crash in the price of plantation crops. On the other hand, the last few decades have seen the complete marginalisation of the indigenous people. Alienated from their land, exploited by the settlers and neglected by the state, their struggle for rights to the land has so far been unsuccessful.

Politics

While the leaders of the CPI(M)-led LDF are confident of asserting their dominance in the new Lok Sabha constituency since recent polls had shown their strength has been clearly rising, for Congress-led UDF believes Wayanad will be loyal to them since the Assembly constituencies that form the new Lok Sabha constituency have more often than not elected their candidates. Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, as notified by the Delimitation Commission, consists of Mananthavadi, Sulthan Bathery, Kalpetta, Thiruvambadi, Ernad, Nilambur and Wandoor Assembly segments.

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Wayanad parliament constituency

Wayanad parliament constituency contains Mananthavady (ST),Sulthanbathery (ST),Kalpetta,Thiruvanambadi,Nilambur,Wandoor (SC),Manjeri assembly constituencies

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