Wayanad
Wayanad is a district in the State of Kerala in India. It lies between north latitude 11° 27' and 15° 58' and east 75° 47' and 70° 27'. It is bounded on the east by Nilgigris and Mysore districts of Tamilnadu and Karnataka respectively, on the north by Coorg district of Karnataka, on the south by Malappuram and on the west by Kozhikode and Kannur. Its headquarters is at Kalpetta.The district stands on the southern top of the Deccan plateau and its chief glory is the majestic Western ghats with lofty ridges interspersed with dense forest, tangled jungles and deep valleys, the terrain is rugged.
Area of the district is 2132 square km. Population of this district as per 2001 census was 780,619 with the density of Population 369 people per square kilometre. There are 3 Taluks namely Mananthavady, Sulthan Bathery, and Vythiri.
History
In ancient times the land was ruled by the Vedar Rajas. Later Wayanad came under the rule of Pazhassi Raja of Kottayam Royal Dynasty. The modern history of the district is associated with the events that took place during the Mysorean invasion and the long spell of the British rule stretching over a period of about two centuries. There was fierce encounter between the British and Pazhassi Rajah. When the state of Kerala came into being in 1956, Wayanad was a part of Cannannore district; later in 1957 south Wayanad was added to Kozhikode district and north Wayanad remained with Cannannore district. By amalgamating the north Wayanad and south Wayanad, the present Wayanad district came into being on the 1st November 1980 comprising of three taluks; Vythiry, Mananthavady and Sulthan Bathery.Politics
Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 200817 Mananthavady Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - Edavaka, Mananthavady, Panamaram, Thavinhal, Thirunelly, Thondernad and Vellamunda Panchayats in Mananthavady Taluk.
18 Sulthanbathery Vidhan Sabha Constituency (ST) - Ambalavayal, Meenangadi, Mullenkolly, Nenmeni, Noolpuzha, Poothadi, Pulpalli and Sulthanbathery Panchayats in Sultanbathery Taluk.
19 Kalpetta Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Kalpetta Municipality and Kaniambetta, Kottathara, Meppady, Muppainad, Muttil, Padinharethara, Pozhuthana, Thariyode, Vengappally and Vythiri Panchayats in Vythiri Taluk.