Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency)

Manjeshwar State assembly constituency (Malayalam: മഞ്ചേശ്വരം നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2019 assembly byelections, there is no current MLA.

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Manjeshwar
മഞ്ചേശ്വരം
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The Manjeshwaram Harbour situated in the Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate2,14,779 (2019)
Current MLANone
DistrictKasaragod
Local Self Governed SegmentsEnmakaje, Kumbla, Mangalpady, Manjeshwar, Meenja, Paivalike, Puthige, Vorkady.

Local self governed segments

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  IUML     CPI (M)     CPI     Independent  

Election Niyama
Sabha		 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st M. Umesh Rao Ind. 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd Kallige Mahabala Bhandary 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd 1967 – 1970
1970 4th M. Ramappa CPI 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th Dr. A. Subba Rao 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th Cherkalam Abdullah IUML 1987 – 1991
1991 9th 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th C. H. Kunhambu CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th P. B. Abdul Razak IUML 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2018
2019* M. C. Kamaruddin Incumbent

    * indicates bypolls

    Election results

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

    Niyamasabha Bye-election 2019

    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.[4]

    2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections : Manjeshwar
    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

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwar Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Manjeshwar
    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

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,76,817 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election :Manjeshwar
    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

    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.
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeshwaram". www.mapsofindia.com.
    4. "മഞ്ചേശ്വരത്ത് യുഡിഎഫിന്റെ തേരോട്ടം; ബിജെപി രണ്ടാമത്, നേട്ടമില്ലാതെ സിപിഎം" [UDF leads in Manjeshwar; BJP second, CPM without gain]. ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
    5. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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