K. M. Shaji

K. M. Shaji (born 22 December 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League, and a member of the Kerala Legislature representing Azhikode. He is the president of Muslim Youth League in Kerala, a secretariat member of the League,[1][2][3][4] and the treasurer of the Muslim League parliamentary party. He was disqualified as an MLA by the Kerala High Court on 9 November 2018 for communalising the 2016 assembly election held in the Azhikode assembly constituency,[5] which was later stayed by the Supreme Court of India.[6][7]

K. M. Shaji
കെ.എം. ഷാജി
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
for Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)
Assumed office
2011
President of the Kerala Muslim Youth League
Assumed office
2007-2011
Preceded bySyed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal
Personal details
BornKaniyambatta,Wayanad
CitizenshipIndian
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
OccupationPolitician

Early life

He contested in the 2006 general assembly election from Eravipuram constituency in Kollam and lost to A. A. Aziz of RSP.[8]

Assembly election candidature history
Year Constituency Opponent Result Margin
2006 Eravipuram A. A. Aziz (RSP) Lost 24,049[9]
2011 Azhikode M.Prakashan Master (CPI(M)) Won 493[10]
2016 Azhikode M. V. Nikesh Kumar (CPI(M)) Won 2287[11]

See also

References
  1. "Mr. K. M. Shaji, President, Kerala State Muslim Youth League addressing the gathering at Rajendra Maidan, Cochin". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "Kerala Legislative Assembly: IUML MLAs". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. "Shri. K. M. Shaji". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. "Shaji elected MYL State president". The Hindu. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. "HC disqualifies Azhikode MLA KM Shaji". Mathrubhumi English. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Kerala Assembly Election - 2006". Elections.in. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. "2006 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. "2011 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. "2016 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.


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