Manalur Assembly constituency

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Manalur
Constituency No. 64 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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Vadanappally Beach in Manalur Assembly constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Established1957
Total electors2,11,930 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party CPI(M)
Alliance   LDF
Elected year2021

Manalur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Murali Perunelly of CPI(M).

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Local self-governed segments

Thaikkad Gram panchayat, which was included in Manalur Assembly constituency under the 2008 delimitation, was merged with Guruvayur Municipality in 2010.

Manalur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [1]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
1 Arimpur Grama panchayat Thrissur
2 Manalur Grama panchayat Thrissur
3 Guruvayur
(Thaikkad region only)
Municipality Chavakkad
4 Elavally Grama panchayat Chavakkad
5 Mullassery Grama panchayat Chavakkad
6 Vadanappally Grama panchayat Chavakkad
7 Pavaratty Grama panchayat Chavakkad
8 Venkitangu Grama panchayat Chavakkad
9 Choondal Grama panchayat Kunnamkulam
10 Kandanassery Grama panchayat Kunnamkulam

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

ElectionNiyama

Sabha

NamePartyTenure
1957 1st Joseph Mundassery Communist Party of India 1957-1960
1960 2nd Kurur Neelakandan Namboodiripad Indian National Congress 1960-1965
1967 3rdN. I. Devassikutty1967 – 1970
1970 4th1970 - 1977
1977 5th1977-1980
1980 6th V. M. Sudheeran Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th Congress 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Indian National Congress 1987 – 1991
1991 9th1991 – 1996
1996 10th Rosamma Chacko 1996 – 2001
2001 11thM. K. Paulson Master2001 – 2006
2006 12th Murali Perunelly Communist Party of India 2006 – 2011
2011 13th P. A. Madhavan Indian National Congress 2011 – 2016
2016 14thMurali Perunelly Communist Party of India 2016 – 2021
2021 15th Incumbent

    Election results

    2021

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) Murali Perunelly 78,337 46.77 Increase2.svg3.47
    INC Vijay Hari48,46128.93Decrease2.svg2.49
    BJP A. N. Radhakrishnan36,56621.83Decrease2.svg1.34
    SDPI Faisal Ibrahim2,2941.37Increase2.svg0.46
    NOTA None of the above7120.43Decrease2.svg0.02
    Independent M. K. Devarajan6600.39N/A
    BSP Abhayan.N.A4720.28Decrease2.svg0.08
    Margin of victory29,876
    Turnout 1,67,502
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    2016

    There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [2]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) Murali Perunelly 70,42243.30Decrease2.svg1.57
    INC O. Abdurahiman Kutty51,09731.42Decrease2.svg13.8
    BJP A. N. Radhakrishnan37,68023.17Increase2.svg15.61
    SDPI Hussain K. K1,1800.73Decrease2.svg0.91
    NOTA None of the above7300.45
    BSP Abhayan N. A.5880.36Decrease2.svg1.57
    PDP Moidutty Haji5290.33
    Independent Shaji Kuriyan, Pananghat2620.16Decrease2.svg0.02
    Independent Soman Pillai1320.08
    Margin of victory19,32511.88
    Turnout 1,62,62076.73
    CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Decrease2.svg1.57

    2011

    There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [3]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC P. A. Madhavan 63,07745.22
    CPI(M) Baby John62,59644.87
    BJP A. N. Radhakrishnan10,5437.56
    SDPI P. K. Usman2,2931.64
    BSP Suresh Tachapally5940.43
    Aravindakshan M. K.3880.28
    Margin of victory4810.35
    Turnout 1,62,62076.73
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing

    References

    1. 1 2 "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
    2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.