Manjeri Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Manjeri | type = SLA | state = Kerala | constituency_no = 37 | map_image = Manjeri Town Calicut Road View.jpg | map_caption = [[Manjeri]] town | established = 1957 | reservation = None | electors = 2,06,960 (2021)<ref name="turnout_2021"/> | mla = M. Rahmathulla | party = {{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}} | alliance = {{legend2|#0087BD |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}} | latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]] | district = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]] }} '''Manjeri State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://malappuram.nic.in/constituencies |title = State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala }}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is M. Rahmathulla of [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]].

==Local self-governed segments== Manjeri Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html |title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District |access-date = 21 August 2019 |archive-date = 20 August 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130501/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html |url-status = dead }}</ref>

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==Members of Legislative Assembly== The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Manjeri Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/manjeri-assembly-constituency-map.html |title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeri }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" !Election !Niyama Sabha !Name ! colspan=2 |Party ! Tenure |- | rowspan="2" | [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]] | rowspan="2" | 1st |[[P. P. Ummer Koya]] |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | rowspan="2" | 1957 – 1960 |- |Chandayan Muniadan |{{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}} |- | rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]] | rowspan="2" | 2nd |P. P. Ummer Koya |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 1960 – 1965 |- |Chandayan Muniadan | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=16|Indian Union Muslim League}} |- | [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]] | 3rd | M. Chadayan | 1967 – 1970 |- | [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]] | 4th | K. P. Raman | 1970 – 1977 |- | [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]] | 5th | M. P. M. Abdulla Kurikkal | 1977 - 1980 |- | [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]] | 6th | rowspan="2" | [[C. H. Mohammed Koya]] | 1980 – 1982 |- | [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]] | rowspan="2" |7th | 1982 – 1984 |- | 1984* | rowspan="5" |[[Ishaq Kurikkal|M. P. M. Ishaq Kurikkal]] | 1984 - 1987 |- | [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]] | 8th | 1987 – 1991 |- | [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]] | 9th | 1991 – 1996 |- | [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]] | 10th | 1996 – 2001 |- | [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]] | 11th | 2001 – 2006 |- | [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]] | 12th | [[P. K. Abdu Rabb]] | 2006 – 2011 |- | [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]] | 13th | rowspan="2" |[[M. Ummer]] | 2011 – 2016 |- | [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] | 14th | 2016 - 2021 |- | [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]] | 15th | [[U. A. Latheef]] | 2021-2026 |- | [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]] | 16th | M. Rahmathulla | 2026- |} <nowiki>*</nowiki>by-election{{notelist}}

==Election results== Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manjeri}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link |party = Indian Union Muslim League |candidate = M. Rahmathulla |votes = 113622 |percentage = 59.8 |change = {{Gain}}9.58 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala) |candidate = V. M. Musthafa |votes = 55,735 |percentage = 29.33 |change = {{Loss}}11.6 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = BJP |candidate = Padmasree M. |votes = 13,423 |percentage = 7.06 |change = {{Loss}}0.17 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = 3,319 |percentage = 1.75 |change = {{Gain}}0.98 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Aam Aadmi Party |candidate = Adv. P. P. A. Sageer |votes = 2,222 |percentage = 1.17 |change = {{New}} }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independent |candidate = Bipin Benson Joseph |votes = 1,698 |percentage = 0.89 |change = - }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 57,887 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,90,019 |percentage = |change = }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Indian Union Muslim League |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2021 === There were 2,06,960 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref name="turnout_2021">{{cite web |title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf |website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in }}</ref> {{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]<ref name="result_2021">{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1137.htm?ac=37|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (37-MANJERI)|access-date=|website=results.eci.gov.in|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian Union Muslim League |candidate = [[U. A. Latheef]] |votes = 78,836 |percentage = 50.22% |change ={{no change}} }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Communist Party of India |candidate = Nazar Debona |votes = 64,263 |percentage = 40.93% |change ={{gain}}4.83 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |candidate = P. R. Rashmilnath |votes = 11,350 |percentage = 7.23% |change ={{loss}}0.85 }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Palathingal Aboobacker |votes = 1,341 |percentage = 0.85% |change =''N/A'' }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |party = None of the above |candidate = None of the above |votes = 1,202 |percentage = 0.77% |change ={{gain}}0.11 }} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 14,573 |percentage = 9.29% |change ={{loss}}4.83 }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,56,992<ref name="result_2021"/><ref name="turnout_2021"/> |percentage = 75.86%<ref name="turnout_2021"/> |change ={{gain}}2.84 }} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Indian Union Muslim League |loser = Communist Party of India |swing ={{no change}} }} {{Election box end}}

===2016=== There were 1,90,277 registered voters in Manjeri Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016 |title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India }}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[M. Ummer]]|votes=69,779|percentage=50.22%|change={{decrease}}7.77%}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Adv. K. Mohandas|votes=50,163|percentage=36.10%|change={{increase}}3.05%}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Adv. C. Dinesh|votes=11,223|percentage=8.08%|change={{increase}}2.66%}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=K. A. Savad|votes=2,503|percentage=1.80%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Dr. C. H. Ashraf|votes=2,357|percentage=1.70%|change={{decrease}}0.79%}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Moyin Bappu|votes=1,121|percentage=0.81%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=913|percentage=0.66%|change=-}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=V. M. Musthafa|votes=887|percentage=0.64%|change=-}} {{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 19,616 |percentage = 14.12% |change ={{decrease}}10.82% }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,38,946|percentage=73.02%|change={{increase}}2.01%}} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Indian Union Muslim League |loser = |swing ={{decrease}}7.77% }} {{Election box end}}

=== 2011 === There were 1,64,144 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref> {{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[M. Ummer]]|votes=67,594|percentage=57.99%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=P. Gouri|votes=38,515|percentage=33.05%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. G. Upendran|votes=6,319|percentage=5.42%|change=}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Jaleel Neelambra|votes=2,906|percentage=2.49%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Feroz Babu Ishtadanam|votes=653|percentage=0.56%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Shamsudheen Aslami|votes=566|percentage=0.49|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory| |votes = 29,079 |percentage = 24.94% |change = }} {{Election box turnout||votes=1,16,553|percentage=71.01%|change=}} {{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Indian Union Muslim League |loser = |swing = }} {{Election box end}}

==See also== * [[Manjeri]] * [[Malappuram district]] * [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]] * [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==  {{reflist}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}} [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Malappuram district]] [[Category:Manjeri]] [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]] [[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]