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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 = Manjeshwaram
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 1
| map_image = File:Manjeshwar harbour.jpg
| map_caption = Manjeshwara Harbour is situated in Manjeshwara Assembly constituency.
| state = [[Kerala]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 2,21,682 (2021)
| mla = [[A. K. M. Ashraf]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}}
| alliance = {{legend2|{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}|'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragodu]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency|Kasaragodu]]
}}
'''Manjeshwaram 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 [[Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://kasargod.gov.in/constituencies
|website = kasargod.gov.in
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kasaragod district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[A. K. M. Ashraf]] of [[Indian Union Muslim League]].

==Local self-governed segments==
Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kasaragod.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Kasaragod District
|access-date = 18 August 2019
|archive-date = 23 April 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210423160033/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kasaragod.html
|url-status = dead
}}</ref>

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{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Sl no.
!width="100px" |Name
!width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
!width="50px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
|1
|[[Enmakaje]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|2
|[[Kumbla]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|3
|[[Mangalpady]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|4
|[[Manjeshwar]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|5
|[[Meenja]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|6
|[[Paivalike]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|7
|[[Puthige, Kasaragod|Puthige]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|-
|8
|[[Vorkady]]
|Grama panchayat
|[[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
|}

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Manjeshwar Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/manjeshwar-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Manjeshwara
}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
|M Umesh Rao
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| rowspan="3" |K Mahabala Bhandary
|-
|[[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]]
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| rowspan="2" |[[M. Ramappa]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Communist Party of India}}
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| rowspan="2" |[[A. Subba Rao (politician)|A. Subba Rao]]
|-
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|-
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Cherkalam Abdullah]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|-
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|[[C. H. Kunhambu]]
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| rowspan="2" |[[P. B. Abdul Razak]]
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=5|Indian Union Muslim League}}
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|-
|[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections|2019^]]
|[[M. C. Kamaruddin]]
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|rowspan=2|[[A. K. M. Ashraf]]
|-
|[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|-
|}

^by-election

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

===2026===
There were 2,30,113 registered voters in the assembly in 2026 election
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manjeshwaram}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[A. K. M. Ashraf]]|votes=96948|percentage=51.62%|change={{gain}}13.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=[[K. Surendran (politician)|K. Surendran]]|votes=67,696|percentage=36.05%|change={{loss}}1.65}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=CPI(M)|candidate=K. R. Jayananda|votes=21,212|percentage=11.29%|change={{loss}}12.28}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Sanjeeva|votes=212|percentage=0.11%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kannur Abdulla Master|votes=285|percentage=0.15%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Gean Lavina Monterio|votes=523|percentage=0.28%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John D' Souza I|votes=46|percentage=0.02%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mohammad Ashraf|votes=78|percentage=0.04%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Mohammed Ashraf K A|votes=64|percentage=0.03%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Abdul Latheef I|votes=79|percentage=0.04%|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=455|percentage=0.24%|change=0.02}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =29,252
|percentage =15.59%
|change ={{gain}}15.15
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,87,598|percentage=73.5%|change={{loss}}3.38}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Indian Union Muslim League
|swing ={{gain}}15.15
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 221,682 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ceo.kerala.gov.in|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf}}</ref>
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, 2021]]: Manjeshwaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=[[A. K. M. Ashraf]]|party=Indian Union Muslim League|votes=65,858|percentage=38.14%|change={{loss}}2.05}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=[[K. Surendran (politician)|K. Surendran]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=65,013|percentage=37.70%|change={{gain}}2.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=V. V. Rameshan|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|votes=40,639|percentage=23.57%|change={{gain}}0.38}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Anna Democratic Human Rights Movement Party of India|candidate=Praveen Kumar S|votes=251|percentage=0.15%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=John D'Souza I|votes=181|percentage=0.1%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Surendran M|votes=197|percentage=0.11%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=387|percentage=0.22%|change={{loss}}0.13}}
{{Election box majority||votes=845|percentage=0.44%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,70,431|percentage=76.88%|change={{gain}}1.1}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian Union Muslim League|swing={{loss}}2.05}}
{{Election box end}}

By local self-governed segment:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="3" |Status ([[Gram panchayat]])
! colspan="3" |Votes
|-
| style="background:{{party color|United Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
| style="background:{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|style="background:{{party color|Left Democratic Front (Kerala)}}" |
|-
!UDF
!NDA
!LDF
|-
|[[Manjeshwaram]]
|12,172
|9,290
|5,010
|-
|[[Vorkady]]
|4,772
|5,616
|4,231
|-
|[[Meenja]]
|5,267
|7,324
|3,639
|-
|[[Mangalpady]]
|15,384
|9,583
|6,309
|-
|[[Paivalike]]
|6,405
|9,227
|5,366
|-
|[[Kumbala]]
|12,844
|9,556
|6,439
|-
|[[Puthige, Kasaragod|Puthige]]
|3,893
|4,635
|4,591
|-
|[[Enmakaje]]
|4,453
|8,769
|4,071
|-
|[[Postal voting|Postal Ballots]]
|568
|1,013
|541
|-
|}

=== 2019 by-election ===
Due to the death of sitting MLA [[P. B. Abdul Razak]], a by-election was held on 21 October 2019.

There were 2,14,779 registered voters in Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency for this by-election. [[M. C. Kamaruddin]] won the election by 7,923 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2019/10/24/keralala-by-election-ldf-leads-in-manjeswaram.html|title=മഞ്ചേശ്വരത്ത് യുഡിഎഫിന്റെ തേരോട്ടം; ബിജെപി രണ്ടാമത്, നേട്ടമില്ലാതെ സിപിഎം |trans-title=UDF leads in Manjeshwar; BJP second, CPM without gain |website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]: [[Manjeshwaram]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[M. C. Kamaruddin]]|votes=65,407|percentage=40.19%|change={{gain}}4.40}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar|votes=57,484|percentage=35.32%|change={{loss}}0.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=M. Shankara Rai|votes=38,233|percentage=23.49%|change={{loss}}3.30}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=574|percentage=0.35%|change={{loss}}0.06}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Govindan B. Alinthazhe|votes=337|percentage=0.21%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=John D. Souza|votes=277|percentage=0.17%|change={{gain}}0.04}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Rajesh B.|votes=232|percentage=0.14%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Kamarudheen M. C.|votes=211|percentage=0.13%|change=''N/A''}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 7,923
|percentage = 4.87%
|change = {{gain}}4.82
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,62,755|percentage=75.78%|change={{loss}}0.55}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing = {{gain}}4.40
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwaram Assembly constiteuncy for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Manjeshwaram]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[P. B. Abdul Razak]]|votes=56,870|percentage=35.79%|change={{decrease}}1.67}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[K. Surendran (politician)|K. Surendran]]|votes=56,781|percentage=35.74%|change={{increase}}2.66}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[C. H. Kunhambu]]|votes=42,565|percentage=26.79%|change={{increase}}0.42}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Basheer Ahammad S. M.|votes=759|percentage=0.48%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=646|percentage=0.41%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Sundara K.|votes=467|percentage=0.29%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Ravichandra|votes=365|percentage=0.23%|change={{decrease}}0.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=K. P. Muneer|votes=224|percentage=0.14%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=John D. Souza|votes=207|percentage=0.13%|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 89
|percentage = 0.05
|change ={{decrease}}4.33
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,58,884|percentage=76.33%|change={{increase}}1.13}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing ={{decrease}}1.67
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 176,817 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=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manjeshwaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[P. B. Abdul Razak]]|votes=49,817|percentage=37.46|change={{increase}}6.35}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[K. Surendran (politician)|K. Surendran]]|votes=43,989|percentage=33.08|change={{increase}}1.76}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[C. H. Kunhambu]]|votes=35,067|percentage=26.37|change={{decrease}}9.34}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Hafsa Muneer|votes=1,076|percentage=0.81|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Abdul Majeed|votes=869|percentage=0.65|change={{decrease}}1.20}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Abdulla Timber|votes=547|percentage=0.41|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Kunhambu|votes=490|percentage=0.37|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Abdul Razzak K,|votes=465|percentage=0.35|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Abbas M.|votes=391|percentage=0.29|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Abdulla P. M.|votes=262|percentage=0.20|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 5,828
|percentage = 4.38
|change = {{decrease}}0.01
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,32,973|percentage=75.20|change=}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|swing ={{increase}}6.35
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2006 ===
There were 154,288 registered voters in the constituency for the 2006 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2006, Election commission of India|url=http://www.keralaassembly.org/kapoll.php?year=2006&no=1}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Manjeshwaram}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[C. H. Kunhambu]]|votes=39,242|percentage=35.71|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Narayana Bhat|votes=34,413|percentage=31.32|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=Cherkalam Abdullah|votes=34,186|percentage=31.11|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Madhave Manjeshway|votes=2,037|percentage=1.85|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 4,829
|percentage = 4.39
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,32,973|percentage=75.20|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Manjeshwar]]am
* [[Kasaragod district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]
* [[2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Kasaragod district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Manjeshwar area]]

Manjeshwaram Assembly constituency - Revision history

Rohit Singh at 06:52, 7 May 2026