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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Manjeri
| type = SLA
| state = Kerala
| constituency_no = 37
| map_image = Manjeri Town Calicut Road View.jpg
| map_caption = [[Manjeri]] town
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 2,06,960 (2021)<ref name="turnout_2021"/>
| mla = M. Rahmathulla
| party = {{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#0087BD |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
}}
'''Manjeri State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://malappuram.nic.in/constituencies
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is M. Rahmathulla of [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Manjeri Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District
|access-date = 21 August 2019
|archive-date = 20 August 2019
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130501/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="30px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[Manjeri]]
|Municipality
|[[Eranad Taluk|Eranad]]
|-
|2
|[[Trikkalangode]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Eranad Taluk|Eranad]]
|-
|3
|[[Pandikkad]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Eranad Taluk|Eranad]]
|-
|4
|[[Keezhattur]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Perinthalmanna taluk|Perinthalmanna]]
|-
|5
|[[Edappatta]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Perinthalmanna taluk|Perinthalmanna]]
|}
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==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:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/manjeri-assembly-constituency-map.html
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeri
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama
Sabha
!Name
! colspan=2 |Party
! Tenure
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| rowspan="2" | 1st
|[[P. P. Ummer Koya]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| rowspan="2" | 1957 – 1960
|-
|Chandayan Muniadan
|{{Full party name with color|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| rowspan="2" | 2nd
|P. P. Ummer Koya
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
| 1960 – 1965
|-
|Chandayan Muniadan
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=15|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| M. Chadayan
| 1967 – 1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| K. P. Raman
| 1970 – 1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| M. P. M. Abdulla Kurikkal
| 1977 - 1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| rowspan="2" | [[C. H. Mohammed Koya]]
| 1980 – 1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| rowspan="2" |7th
| 1982 – 1984
|-
| 1984*
| rowspan="5" |[[Ishaq Kurikkal|M. P. M. Ishaq Kurikkal]]
| 1984 - 1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| 1987 – 1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| 9th
| 1991 – 1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| 1996 – 2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| 2001 – 2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| [[P. K. Abdu Rabb]]
| 2006 – 2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| rowspan="2" |[[M. Ummer]]
| 2011 – 2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| 2016 - 2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
| [[U. A. Latheef]]
| [[Incumbent]]
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>by-election{{notelist}}

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

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manjeri}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = M. Rahmathulla
|votes = 113622
|percentage = 59.8
|change = {{Gain}}9.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|candidate = V. M. Musthafa
|votes = 55,735
|percentage = 29.33
|change = {{Loss}}11.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = Padmasree M.
|votes = 13,423
|percentage = 7.06
|change = {{Loss}}0.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = Adv. P. P. A. Sageer
|votes = 2,222
|percentage = 1.17
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Independent
|candidate = Bipin Benson Joseph
|votes = 1,698
|percentage = 0.89
|change = -
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,319
|percentage = 1.75
|change = {{Gain}}0.98
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 57,887
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 190,019
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 2,06,960 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref name="turnout_2021">{{cite web
|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala
|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf
|website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]<ref name="result_2021">{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1137.htm?ac=37|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (37-MANJERI)|access-date=|website=results.eci.gov.in|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = [[U. A. Latheef]]
|votes = 78,836
|percentage = 50.22%
|change ={{no change}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India
|candidate = Nazar Debona
|votes = 64,263
|percentage = 40.93%
|change ={{gain}}4.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = P. R. Rashmilnath
|votes = 11,350
|percentage = 7.23%
|change ={{loss}}0.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Palathingal Aboobacker
|votes = 1,341
|percentage = 0.85%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,202
|percentage = 0.77%
|change ={{gain}}0.11
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 14,573
|percentage = 9.29%
|change ={{loss}}4.83
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,992<ref name="result_2021"/><ref name="turnout_2021"/>
|percentage = 75.86%<ref name="turnout_2021"/>
|change ={{gain}}2.84
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Communist Party of India
|swing ={{no change}}
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
There were 1,90,277 registered voters in Manjeri Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[M. Ummer]]|votes=69,779|percentage=50.22%|change={{decrease}}7.77%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=Adv. K. Mohandas|votes=50,163|percentage=36.10%|change={{increase}}3.05%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Adv. C. Dinesh|votes=11,223|percentage=8.08%|change={{increase}}2.66%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=K. A. Savad|votes=2,503|percentage=1.80%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Dr. C. H. Ashraf|votes=2,357|percentage=1.70%|change={{decrease}}0.79%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Moyin Bappu|votes=1,121|percentage=0.81%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=913|percentage=0.66%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=V. M. Musthafa|votes=887|percentage=0.64%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 19,616
|percentage = 14.12%
|change ={{decrease}}10.82%
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,38,946|percentage=73.02%|change={{increase}}2.01%}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser =
|swing ={{decrease}}7.77%
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,64,144 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>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeri]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[M. Ummer]]|votes=67,594|percentage=57.99%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India|candidate=P. Gouri|votes=38,515|percentage=33.05%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. G. Upendran|votes=6,319|percentage=5.42%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Jaleel Neelambra|votes=2,906|percentage=2.49%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Feroz Babu Ishtadanam|votes=653|percentage=0.56%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Shamsudheen Aslami|votes=566|percentage=0.49|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 29,079
|percentage = 24.94%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,16,553|percentage=71.01%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Manjeri]]
* [[Malappuram district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Manjeri]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Manjeri Assembly constituency - Revision history

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