Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency
Manjeshwaram 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. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. M. Ashraf of Indian Union Muslim League.
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Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency
Manjeshwaram 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. As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. M. Ashraf of Indian Union Muslim League.
Local self-governed segments
Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency
Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Sl no.</th><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Enmakaje</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kumbla</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Mangalpady</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Manjeshwar</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Meenja</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Paivalike</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Puthige</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Vorkady</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Manjeshwaram</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of Legislative Assembly
Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Name</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1957</td><td>M Umesh Rao</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1960</td><td>K Mahabala Bhandary</td></tr><tr><td>1965</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1967</td><td></td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>M. Ramappa</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>A. Subba Rao</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>Cherkalam Abdullah</td><td></td><td>Indian Union Muslim League</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>C. H. Kunhambu</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>P. B. Abdul Razak</td><td></td><td>Indian Union Muslim League</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td></tr><tr><td>2019^</td><td>M. C. Kamaruddin</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>A. K. M. Ashraf</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediately previous election.
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>A. K. M. Ashraf</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. R. Jayananda</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Surendran</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
There were 221,682 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>A. K. M. Ashraf</td><td>65,858</td><td>38.14%</td><td>2.05</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Surendran</td><td>65,013</td><td>37.7%</td><td>2.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>V. V. Rameshan</td><td>40,639</td><td>23.57%</td><td>0.38</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anna DHRM</td><td>Praveen Kumar S</td><td>251</td><td>0.15%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John D'Souza I</td><td>181</td><td>0.1%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Surendran M</td><td>197</td><td>0.11%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>387</td><td>0.22%</td><td>0.13</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>855</td><td>0.44%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,70,431</td><td>76.88%</td><td>1.1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>2.05</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
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 Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency for this by-election. M. C. Kamaruddin won the election by 7,923 votes.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>M. C. Kamaruddin</td><td>65,407</td><td>40.19%</td><td>4.40</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar</td><td>57,484</td><td>35.32%</td><td>0.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>M. Shankara Rai</td><td>38,233</td><td>23.49%</td><td>3.30</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>574</td><td>0.35%</td><td>0.06</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Govindan B. Alinthazhe</td><td>337</td><td>0.21%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John D. Souza</td><td>277</td><td>0.17%</td><td>0.04</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Rajesh B.</td><td>232</td><td>0.14%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kamarudheen M. C.</td><td>211</td><td>0.13%</td><td>N/A</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>7,923</td><td>4.87%</td><td>4.82</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,62,755</td><td>75.78%</td><td>0.55</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>4.40</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwaram Assembly constiteuncy for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>P. B. Abdul Razak</td><td>56,870</td><td>35.79%</td><td>1.67</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Surendran</td><td>56,781</td><td>35.74%</td><td>2.66</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>C. H. Kunhambu</td><td>42,565</td><td>26.79%</td><td>0.42</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>PDP</td><td>Basheer Ahammad S. M.</td><td>759</td><td>0.48%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>646</td><td>0.41%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Sundara K.</td><td>467</td><td>0.29%</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Ravichandra</td><td>365</td><td>0.23%</td><td>0.23</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>K. P. Muneer</td><td>224</td><td>0.14%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>John D. Souza</td><td>207</td><td>0.13%</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>89</td><td>0.05</td><td>4.33</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,58,884</td><td>76.33%</td><td>1.13</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>1.67</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 176,817 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>P. B. Abdul Razak</td><td>49,817</td><td>37.46</td><td>6.35</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Surendran</td><td>43,989</td><td>33.08</td><td>1.76</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>C. H. Kunhambu</td><td>35,067</td><td>26.37</td><td>9.34</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Hafsa Muneer</td><td>1,076</td><td>0.81</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Abdul Majeed</td><td>869</td><td>0.65</td><td>1.20</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdulla Timber</td><td>547</td><td>0.41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Kunhambu</td><td>490</td><td>0.37</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdul Razzak K,</td><td>465</td><td>0.35</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abbas M.</td><td>391</td><td>0.29</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>Abdulla P. M.</td><td>262</td><td>0.20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>5,828</td><td>4.38</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,32,973</td><td>75.20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML gain from CPI(M)</td><td>Swing</td><td>6.35</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2006
There were 154,288 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>C. H. Kunhambu</td><td>39,242</td><td>35.71</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Narayana Bhat</td><td>34,413</td><td>31.32</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>IUML</td><td>Cherkalam Abdullah</td><td>34,186</td><td>31.11</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Madhave Manjeshway</td><td>2,037</td><td>1.85</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>4,829</td><td>4.39</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,32,973</td><td>75.20</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>