Manjeshwaram_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Manjeshwar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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 |
Manjeshwar 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 |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
^ indicates bypolls
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 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 | 745 | 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
Due 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
There 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
There 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 | ||||
- "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 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.