Manjeshwara 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. M. Ashraf of Indian Union Muslim League.
| Manjeshwaram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 The Manjeshwara Harbour situated in the Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| LS constituency | Kasaragod |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,21,682 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editManjeshwar Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enmakaje | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 2 | Kumbla | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 3 | Mangalpady | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 4 | Manjeshwar | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 5 | Meenja | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 6 | Paivalike | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 7 | Puthige | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 8 | Vorkady | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | M Umesh Rao | Independent | |
| 1960 | K Mahabala Bhandary | ||
| 1965 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Independent | ||
| 1970 | M. Ramappa | Communist Party of India | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | A. Subba Rao | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | Cherkalam Abdullah | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | C. H. Kunhambu | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | P. B. Abdul Razak | Indian Union Muslim League | |
| 2016 | |||
| 2019^ | M. C. Kamaruddin | ||
| 2021 | A. K. M. Ashraf | ||
^ indicates bypolls
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | |||||
| BJP | ML.ashwini | ||||
| CPI(M) | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
editThere were 221,682 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | A. K. M. Ashraf | 65,858 | 38.14% |  2.05
| |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 65,013 | 37.7% |  2.38
| |
| CPI(M) | V. V. Rameshan | 40,639 | 23.57% | 0.38
| |
| Anna DHRM | Praveen Kumar S | 251 | 0.15% | ||
| Independent | John D'Souza I | 181 | 0.1% | ||
| Independent | Surendran M | 197 | 0.11% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 387 | 0.22% | 0.13
| |
| Majority | 855 | 0.44% | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,431 | 76.88% | 1.1
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 2.05
|
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2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly By-election
editDue to the death of sitting MLA P. B. Abdul Razak, a bypoll as held on 21 October 2019.
There were 2,14,779 registered voters in Manjeshwar constituency for this by-election. M. C. Kamaruddin won the election by 7923 votes in the election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. C. Kamaruddin | 65,407 | 40.19% | 4.40
| |
| BJP | Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar | 57,484 | 35.32% | 0.42
| |
| CPI(M) | M. Shankara Rai | 38,233 | 23.49% | 3.30
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 574 | 0.35% | 0.06
| |
| Independent | Govindan B. Alinthazhe | 337 | 0.21% | N/A | |
| Independent | John D. Souza | 277 | 0.17% | 0.04
| |
| Independent | Rajesh B. | 232 | 0.14% | N/A | |
| Independent | Kamarudheen M. C. | 211 | 0.13% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 7,923 | 4.87% | 4.82
| ||
| Turnout | 1,62,755 | 75.78% | 0.55
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 4.40
|
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2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
editThere were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwar Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. B. Abdul Razak | 56,870 | 35.79% | 1.67
| |
| BJP | K. Surendran | 56,781 | 35.74% | 2.66
| |
| CPI(M) | Adv. C. H. Kunhambu | 42,565 | 26.79% | 0.42
| |
| PDP | Basheer Ahammad S. M. | 759 | 0.48% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 646 | 0.41% | − | |
| Independent | Sundara K. | 467 | 0.29% | − | |
| BSP | Ravichandra | 365 | 0.23% | 0.23
| |
| Independent | K. P. Muneer | 224 | 0.14% | ||
| Independent | John D. Souza | 207 | 0.13% | ||
| Margin of victory | 89 | 0.05 | 4.33
| ||
| Turnout | 1,58,884 | 76.33% | 1.13
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 1.67
|
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2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
editThere were 1,76,817 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. B. Abdul Razak | 49,817 | 37.46 | ||
| BJP | K. Surendran | 43,989 | 33.08 | ||
| CPI(M) | C. H. Kunhambu | 35,067 | 26.37 | ||
| Independent | Hafsa Muneer | 1,076 | 0.81 | ||
| BSP | Abdul Majeed | 869 | 0.65 | ||
| Independent | Abdulla Timber | 547 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Kunhambu | 490 | 0.37 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Razzak K, | 465 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Abbas M. | 391 | 0.29 | ||
| Independent | Abdulla P. M. | 262 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,828 | 4.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,973 | 75.20 | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeshwara". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
- ^ "മഞ്ചേശ്വരത്ത് യുഡിഎഫിന്റെ തേരോട്ടം; ബിജെപി രണ്ടാമത്, നേട്ടമില്ലാതെ സിപിഎം" [UDF leads in Manjeshwar; BJP second, CPM without gain]. ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.