Manjeshwar Assembly constituency

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Manjeshwaram
Constituency No. 1 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Manjeshwar harbour.jpg
Manjeshwara Harbour is situated in Manjeshwar Assembly constituency.
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod
Established1957
Total electors2,21,682 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  IUML
Alliance   UDF
Elected year 2021

Manjeshwara State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. M. Ashraf of Indian Union Muslim League.

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Local self-governed segments

Manjeshwar Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [2]

Manjeshwar Assembly constituency
Manjeshwar Assembly constituency
Sl no.NameStatus (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

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies: [3]

ElectionNameParty
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

^by-election

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.

2021

There were 221,682 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election. [4]

Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Manjeshwar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUML A. K. M. Ashraf 65,858 38.14% Decrease2.svg2.05
BJP K. Surendran 65,01337.7%Increase2.svg2.38
CPI(M) V. V. Rameshan40,63923.57%Increase2.svg0.38
Anna DHRM Praveen Kumar S2510.15%
Independent John D'Souza I1810.1%
Independent Surendran M1970.11%
NOTA None of the above3870.22%Decrease2.svg0.13
Majority 8550.44%
Turnout 1,70,43176.88%Increase2.svg1.1
IUML hold Swing Decrease2.svg2.05

2019 by-election

Due to the death of sitting MLA P. B. Abdul Razak, a by-election was held on 21 October 2019.

There were 2,14,779 registered voters in Manjeshwar Assembly constituency for this by-election. M. C. Kamaruddin won the election by 7,923 votes. [5]

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Manjeshwar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUML M. C. Kamaruddin 65,40740.19%Increase2.svg4.40
BJP Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar57,48435.32%Decrease2.svg0.42
CPI(M) M. Shankara Rai38,23323.49%Decrease2.svg3.30
NOTA None of the above5740.35%Decrease2.svg0.06
Independent Govindan B. Alinthazhe3370.21%N/A
Independent John D. Souza2770.17%Increase2.svg0.04
Independent Rajesh B.2320.14%N/A
Independent Kamarudheen M. C.2110.13%N/A
Margin of victory7,9234.87%Increase2.svg4.82
Turnout 1,62,75575.78%Decrease2.svg0.55
IUML hold Swing Increase2.svg4.40

2016

There were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwar Assembly constiteuncy for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election. [6]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manjeshwar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUML P. B. Abdul Razak 56,87035.79%Decrease2.svg1.67
BJP K. Surendran56,78135.74%Increase2.svg2.66
CPI(M) Adv. C. H. Kunhambu42,56526.79%Increase2.svg0.42
PDP Basheer Ahammad S. M.7590.48%
NOTA None of the above6460.41%
Independent Sundara K.4670.29%
BSP Ravichandra3650.23%Decrease2.svg0.23
Independent K. P. Muneer2240.14%
Independent John D. Souza2070.13%
Margin of victory890.05Decrease2.svg4.33
Turnout 1,58,88476.33%Increase2.svg1.13
IUML hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.67

2011

There were 1,76,817 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [7]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manjeshwar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
IUML P. B. Abdul Razak49,81737.46
BJP K. Surendran43,98933.08
CPI(M) C. H. Kunhambu35,06726.37
Independent Hafsa Muneer1,0760.81
BSP Abdul Majeed8690.65
Independent Abdulla Timber5470.41
Independent Kunhambu4900.37
Independent Abdul Razzak K,4650.35
Independent Abbas M.3910.29
Independent Abdulla P. M.2620.20
Margin of victory5,8284.38
Turnout 1,32,97375.20
IUML hold Swing

See also

References

  1. "State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala". kasargod.gov.in.
  2. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeshwara". www.mapsofindia.com.
  4. "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
  5. "മഞ്ചേശ്വരത്ത് യുഡിഎഫിന്റെ തേരോട്ടം; ബിജെപി രണ്ടാമത്, നേട്ടമില്ലാതെ സിപിഎം" [UDF leads in Manjeshwar; BJP second, CPM without gain]. ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.