Mananthavady Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Mananthavady 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Usha Vijayan of Indian National Congress.
| Mananthavady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,95,048 (2021) |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Mananthavady Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. From 1965 to 2008, it was known as North Wynad.
Local self-governed segments
Mananthavady Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Ruling alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mananthavady | Municipality | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 2 | Edavaka | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 3 | Panamaram | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 4 | Thavinhal | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 5 | Thirunelly | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | LDF |
| 6 | Thondernad | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 7 | Vellamunda | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Mananthavady Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
As North Wynad(ST)
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | K. K. Annan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | K. K. Annan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1970 | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | K. Raghavan Master | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Radha Raghavan | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | K. C. Kunhiraman | Communist Party of India | |
Mananthavady(ST)
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | P. K. Jayalakshmi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | 14th | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021 | 15th | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | |
| 2026 | 16th | Usha Vijayan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Usha Vijayan | 77,425 | 46.92 |  5.46 | |
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 66,882 | 40.53 |  7.01 | |
| BJP | P. Shyamraj | 19,681 | 11.93 | 3.31 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,018 | 0.62 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10,543 | 6.39 | 1.19 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,006 | 75.89 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 6.39 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 72,536 | 47.54 | 4.3 | |
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 63,254 | 41.46 | 0.8 | |
| BJP | Palliyara Mukundan | 13,142 | 8.62 | 2.6 | |
| SDPI | Babitha Sreenu | 1992 | 1.31 | ||
| Majority | 9282 | 6.1 | 5.20 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,784 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,86,656 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016
There were 1,87,760 registered voters in Mananthavady Assembly constituency for the 2016 Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 62,436 | 43.10 | 2.58 | |
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 61,129 | 42.20 | 8.58 | |
| BJP | K. Mohandas | 16,230 | 11.20 | 6.58 | |
| SDPI | Soman P. N. | 1,377 | 0.95 | 0.94 | |
| Independent | Lakshmi | 1,300 | 0.89 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,050 | 0.72 | − | |
| BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 679 | 0.47 | 0.31 | |
| Independent | Kelu Chayimmal | 583 | 0.40 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Vijayan | 224 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Usha K. | 205 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | Kelu Kolliyil | 196 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | Nittamani K. Kunhiraman | 183 | 0.13 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,307 | 0.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,87,377 | 77.30 | 3.06 | ||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,67,097 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 62,996 | 50.78 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. C. Kunhiraman | 50,262 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Irumuttoor Kunhiraman | 5,732 | 4.62 | ||
| SDPI | A. Gopakumar | 2,342 | 1.89 | ||
| Independent | P. U. Babu | 1,712 | 1.38 | ||
| BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 1,008 | 0.81 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,734 | 10.26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,052 | 74.24 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||