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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = M. M. Abdul Khader<br />
| genre = <br />
| term_start2 = 1952<br />
| constituency2 = [[Alwaye]]<br />
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]<br>of [[Travancore-Cochin]]<br />
| predecessor2 = Position established<br />
| successor2 = T. O. Bava<br />
| term_start1 = 1969<br />
| office1 = [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate General]] of [[Kerala]]<br />
| appointer1 = [[V. Viswanathan]]<br />
| awards = <br />
| influenced = <br />
| influences = <br />
| relatives = [[M. M. Pareed Pillay]] (brother)<br>[[M. K. Mackar Pillay]] (uncle)<br />
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| image = M.M._Abdul_Khader,_former_Advocate_General_of_Kerala.png<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| occupation = lawyer<br />
| death_place = [[Aluva]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1993|8|10|1925|2|27}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Aluva|Alwaye]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|2|27|df=y}}<br />
| caption = <br />
| term_end1 = 1979<br />
| term_end2 = 1954<br />
}}<br />
'''Manadath Mohammed Pillay Abdul Khader''' (27 February 1925 – 10 August 1993) was an Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate General]] of [[Kerala]] from 1969 to 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Of Kerala And Another v. N.M Thomas And Others {{!}} Supreme Court Of India {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/5609abb5e4b014971140d16e|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.casemine.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} Kerala Law Academy|url=https://www.keralalawacademy.org/history.html|access-date=2020-07-13|website=www.keralalawacademy.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=discountbookstore.in|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_MUVBAAAQBAJ&dq=mm+abdul+khader+advocate+general&pg=PA77|title=50 Leading Cases of Supreme Court of India: Full Text Judgment with equivalent citation|date=2014-07-25|publisher=Discountbookstore.in}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=MM Abdul Khader|url=https://www.geni.com/people/MM-Abdul-Khader/6000000005576126626|access-date=2020-07-13|website=geni_family_tree}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Abdul Khader was born on 27 February 1925 in [[Aluva]] to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist, [[M. K. Mackar Pillay]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In 1952, Khader was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the newly formed state of [[Travancore-Cochin]] from the [[Aluva (State Assembly constituency)|Aluva constituency]], defeating future [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] president T. O. Bava.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|title=RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951|url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/8f8553b5-bcb5-4792-9271-9b6de83ba20b|journal=Travancore-Cochin Gazette}}</ref> Khader lost re-election in 1954 to the same opponent.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954|url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/4a0c2f02-547d-4ae0-8a50-d8783ff0ad88|journal=Travancore-Cochin Gazette}}</ref><br />
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Khader's brother, [[M. M. Pareed Pillay]] went on to become the [[Chief justice|Chief Justice]] of [[Kerala High Court|Kerala]] and the first chairman of the [[Kerala State Human Rights Commission]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Commission|url=http://www.kshrc.kerala.gov.in/index.php/about-us/about-comission|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Kerala State Human Right Commission}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Former Judges of High Court of Kerala|url=http://highcourtofkerala.nic.in/frmrjudges.html|access-date=2020-07-13|website=highcourtofkerala.nic.in}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral history ==<br />
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=== 1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alwaye]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title=RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951|url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/8f8553b5-bcb5-4792-9271-9b6de83ba20b|journal=Travancore-Cochin Gazette}}</ref> }}<br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party= Independent politician|candidate=M. M. Abdul Khader|votes=15,631|percentage=52.10}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=T. O. Bava|party=Indian National Congress|votes=12,717|percentage=42.39}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Ibrahim Kutty|party=Socialist Party (India)|votes=1,653|percentage=5.51}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 2914<br />
|percentage = 7.43<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 30,001<br />
|percentage = 76.48<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
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{{Election box new seat win|<br />
|winner = Independent politician<br />
|loser =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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=== 1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Alwaye]]<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954|url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/4a0c2f02-547d-4ae0-8a50-d8783ff0ad88|journal=Travancore-Cochin Gazette}}</ref> }}<br />
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=T. O. Bava|party=Indian National Congress|votes=16,891|percentage=54.38|change = +11.99}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=M. M. Abdul Khader|votes=14,170|percentage=45.62|change = &minus;6.48}}<br />
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{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 2721<br />
|percentage = 8.76<br />
|change = +1.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 31,061<br />
|percentage = 78.77<br />
|change = +2.29<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Independent politician<br />
|swing = +11.99<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Advocates General for Indian states]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian lawyers]]<br />
[[Category:Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956]]<br />
[[Category:People from Aluva]]<br />
[[Category:Manadath family]]<br />
[[Category:1925 births]]<br />
[[Category:1993 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]<br />
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