Manjeri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Manjeri 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 Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is M. Rahmathulla of IUML.
| Manjeri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 37 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Manjeri town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,06,960 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Manjeri Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manjeri | Municipality | Eranad |
| 2 | Trikkalangode | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| 3 | Pandikkad | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| 4 | Keezhattur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 5 | Edappatta | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
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:[4]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. P. Ummer Koya | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| Chandayan Muniadan | Indian Union Muslim League | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | P. P. Ummer Koya | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 | |
| Chandayan Muniadan | Indian Union Muslim League | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | M. Chadayan | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | K. P. Raman | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | M. P. M. Abdulla Kurikkal | 1977 - 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | C. H. Mohammed Koya | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1984 | |||
| 1984* | M. P. M. Ishaq Kurikkal | 1984 - 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | P. K. Abdu Rabb | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | M. Ummer | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | U. A. Latheef | 2021-2026 | ||
| 2026 | 16th | M. Rahmathulla | 2026- | ||
*by-election
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. Rahmathulla | 113,622 | 59.8 |  9.58 | |
| LDF | V. M. Musthafa | 55,735 | 29.33 |  11.6 | |
| BJP | Padmasree M. | 13,423 | 7.06 | 0.17 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,319 | 1.75 | 0.98 | |
| AAP | Adv. P. P. A. Sageer | 2,222 | 1.17 |  | |
| Independent | Bipin Benson Joseph | 1,698 | 0.89 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 57,887 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,90,019 | ||||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||
2021
There were 2,06,960 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | U. A. Latheef | 78,836 | 50.22% |  | |
| CPI | Nazar Debona | 64,263 | 40.93% | 4.83 | |
| BJP | P. R. Rashmilnath | 11,350 | 7.23% | 0.85 | |
| Independent | Palathingal Aboobacker | 1,341 | 0.85% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,202 | 0.77% | 0.11 | |
| Margin of victory | 14,573 | 9.29% | 4.83 | ||
| Turnout | 1,56,992[5][1] | 75.86%[1] | 2.84 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | |
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2016
There were 1,90,277 registered voters in Manjeri Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. Ummer | 69,779 | 50.22% | 7.77% | |
| CPI | Adv. K. Mohandas | 50,163 | 36.10% | 3.05% | |
| BJP | Adv. C. Dinesh | 11,223 | 8.08% | 2.66% | |
| WPOI | K. A. Savad | 2,503 | 1.80% | − | |
| SDPI | Dr. C. H. Ashraf | 2,357 | 1.70% | 0.79% | |
| PDP | Moyin Bappu | 1,121 | 0.81% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 913 | 0.66% | − | |
| Independent | V. M. Musthafa | 887 | 0.64% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 19,616 | 14.12% | 10.82% | ||
| Turnout | 1,38,946 | 73.02% | 2.01% | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 7.77% |
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2011
There were 1,64,144 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. Ummer | 67,594 | 57.99% | ||
| CPI | P. Gouri | 38,515 | 33.05% | ||
| BJP | P. G. Upendran | 6,319 | 5.42% | ||
| SDPI | Jaleel Neelambra | 2,906 | 2.49% | ||
| Independent | Feroz Babu Ishtadanam | 653 | 0.56% | ||
| BSP | Shamsudheen Aslami | 566 | 0.49 | ||
| Margin of victory | 29,079 | 24.94% | |||
| Turnout | 1,16,553 | 71.01% | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||