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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Manalur<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| constituency_no = 64<br />
| map_image = Vadanappilly Beach.gif<br />
| map_caption = [[Vadanappally]] Beach in Manalur Assembly constituency<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = 2,11,930 (2016)<br />
| mla = [[Murali Perunelli]]<br />
| party = [[Communist Party of India|CPIM]]<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = 2021<br />
| district = [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]<br />
}} <br />
'''Manalur State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="tsr">{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thrissur.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala.<br />
|access-date = 9 March 2021<br />
|archive-date = 12 March 2011<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110312073152/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thrissur.html<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[Murali Perunelly]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]].<br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
[[Thaikkad]] [[Gram panchayat]], which was included in Manalur Assembly constituency under the 2008 delimitation, was merged with [[Guruvayur]] Municipality in 2010.<br />
<br />
Manalur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="tsr"/><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
!width="30px" |Sl no.<br />
!width="100px" |Name<br />
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])<br />
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|[[Arimpur]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Thrissur]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|[[Manaloor|Manalur]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Thrissur]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Guruvayur]]<br />([[Thaikkad]] region only)<br />
|Municipality<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Elavally]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Mullassery]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Vadanappally]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Pavaratty]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|[[Venkitangu]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Chavakkad]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Choondal]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kunnamkulam]]<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|[[Kandanassery]]<br />
|Grama panchayat<br />
|[[Kunnamkulam]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Election<br />
!Niyama<br />
Sabha<br />
!Name<br />
! colspan=2 |Party<br />
! Tenure<br />
|-<br />
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| 1st<br />
| [[Joseph Mundassery]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
| 1957-1960<br />
|-<br />
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
| 2nd<br />
| [[Kurur Neelakandan Namboodiripad]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 1960-1965<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| 3rd<br />
| rowspan="3" |N. I. Devassikutty<br />
| 1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
| 4th<br />
| 1970 - 1977<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| 5th<br />
| 1977-1980<br />
|-<br />
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
| 6th<br />
| rowspan="4" | [[V. M. Sudheeran]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (U)}}<br />
| 1980 – 1982 <br />
|-<br />
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
| 7th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Congress (A)}}<br />
| 1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
| 8th<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| 9th<br />
| 1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| 10th<br />
| [[Rosamma Chacko]]<br />
| 1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| 11th<br />
| M. K. Paulson Master<br />
| 2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| 12th<br />
| [[Murali Perunelly]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| 2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| 13th<br />
| [[P. A. Madhavan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| 2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| 14th<br />
| rowspan="2" | Murali Perunelly<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}<br />
| 2016 – 2021<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manalur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = CPI(M)<br />
|candidate = [[C. Raveendranath]]<br />
|votes = 65337<br />
|percentage = 38.12<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Indian National Congress <br />
|candidate = [[T. N. Prathapan]]<br />
|votes = 65211<br />
|percentage = 38.05<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = BJP<br />
|candidate = K. K. Aneesh Kumar<br />
|votes = 38125<br />
|percentage = 22.24<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Aam Aadmi Party<br />
|candidate = Unnikrishnan C.S<br />
|votes = 330<br />
|percentage = 0.19<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = independent <br />
|candidate = Sujith ks<br />
|votes = 70<br />
|percentage = 0.04<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 126<br />
|percentage = 0.07<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 171387<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = CPI(M)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manalur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = [[Murali Perunelly]]<br />
|votes = 78,337<br />
|percentage = 46.77<br />
|change={{increase}}3.47<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress <br />
|candidate = Vijay Hari<br />
|votes = 48,461<br />
|percentage = 28.93<br />
|change={{decrease}}2.49<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = A. N. Radhakrishnan<br />
|votes = 36,566<br />
|percentage = 21.83<br />
|change={{decrease}}1.34<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Social Democratic Party of India <br />
|candidate = Faisal Ibrahim <br />
|votes = 2,294<br />
|percentage = 1.37<br />
|change={{increase}}0.46 <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above <br />
|candidate = None of the above <br />
|votes = 712<br />
|percentage = 0.43<br />
|change={{decrease}}0.02 <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician) <br />
|candidate = M. K. Devarajan<br />
|votes = 660<br />
|percentage = 0.39<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party <br />
|candidate = Abhayan.N.A<br />
|votes = 472<br />
|percentage = 0.28<br />
|change={{decrease}}0.08 <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = 29,876<br />
|percentage =<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,67,502<br />
|percentage = <br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress <br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manalur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[Murali Perunelly]]|votes=70,422|percentage=43.30|change={{decrease}}1.57|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=O. Abdurahiman Kutty|votes=51,097|percentage=31.42|change={{decrease}}13.8|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. N. Radhakrishnan|votes=37,680|percentage=23.17|change={{increase}}15.61|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Hussain K. K|votes=1,180|percentage=0.73|change={{decrease}}0.91|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=730|percentage=0.45|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Abhayan N. A.|votes=588|percentage=0.36|change={{decrease}}1.57|}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Moidutty Haji|votes=529|percentage=0.33|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Shaji Kuriyan, Pananghat|votes=262|percentage=0.16|change={{decrease}}0.02}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Soman Pillai|votes=132|percentage=0.08|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=19,325|percentage=11.88|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,62,620|percentage=76.73|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}1.57}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manalur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=[[P. A. Madhavan]]|votes=63,077|percentage=45.22|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=Baby John|votes=62,596|percentage=44.87|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. N. Radhakrishnan|votes=10,543|percentage=7.56|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=P. K. Usman|votes=2,293|percentage=1.64|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Suresh Tachapally|votes=594|percentage=0.43|change=|}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=|candidate=Aravindakshan M. K.|votes=388|percentage=0.28|change=-}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=481|percentage=0.35|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,62,620|percentage=76.73|change=}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|loser=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|swing=}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Thrissur district]]<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>
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