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| Office | Minister of Ports, Museum, Archeology & Archives Government of Kerala |
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| Office | Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
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| Predecessor | Kadannappalli Ramachandran
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| Predecessor | M. K. Muneer
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| Constituency | Kozhikode South
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| Born | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National League
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Ahammad Devarkovil is an Indian politician from Indian National League. He is currently serving as the MLA of Kozhikode South constituency since May 2021.[1] He is the Minister of Ports, Museums, Archaeology and Archive in Second Pinarayi Vijayan Ministry.[2][3][4]
Life
In 1977, he was tenth standard student at Kuttyadi High School.[5] He was the school leader as well. He was arrested for writing an essay in a school magazine against the internal emergency.[5] It was only in 1980, he could finish his tenth standard education, but from Govt. High School, Kalliyadu.[6]
Political career
Ahammad Devarkovil started his political life in the Muslim Students Federation during his school days.[5] He was once the district secretary of MSF in Kozhikode district.[5] He was active in Indian Union Muslim League as well. Later, he joined Indian National League.
In 2021 Kerala Assembly Election, Ahammad Devarkovil defeated IUML's Adv. Noorbeena Rasheed by a margin of 12,459 votes at Kozhikode South assembly constituency.[1]
| O.S.N. | Candidate | Party | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahammad Devarkovil | Indian National League | 52,557 | 44.15 |
| 2 | Adv. Noorbeena Rasheed | Indian Union Muslim League | 40,098 | 33.68 |
| 3 | Navya Haridas | Bharatiya Janata Party | 24,873 | 20.89 |
| 4 | P. Hareendranath | Democratic Social Justice Party | 410 | 0.34 |
| 5 | Adv. Mubeena | Independent | 513 | 0.43 |
| 6 | NOTA | 603 | 0.51 | |
| Total | 1,19,054 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Election Commission of India. results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ↑ Antony Raju and Ahamed Devarkovil ministers port and museums kerala assembly, Daily, Keralakaumudi. Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ മന്ത്രിസ്ഥാനം ഉറപ്പ് കിട്ടിയെന്ന് അഹമ്മദ് ദേവര്കോവില്; റിയാസും പട്ടികയിൽ?. ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 നിയുക്തമന്ത്രിയുടെ ഓർമയിലുണ്ട്, അടിയന്തരാവസ്ഥയിലെ ആ അറസ്റ്റ്. Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ↑ Ahammad Devarkovil(Indian National League):Constituency- KOZHIKODE SOUTH(KOZHIKODE) - Affidavit Information of Candidate. myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-05-17.