| Mannarkkad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 54 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,98,223 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Mannarkkad is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala in southernIndia. It is also one of the sevenstate legislative assembly constituencies included inPalakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA isN. Samsudheen ofIUML.
Mannarkkad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannarkkad | Municipality | Mannarkkad |
| 2 | Agali | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 3 | Alanallur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 4 | Kottoppadam | Grama Panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 5 | Kumaramputhur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 6 | Thenkara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 7 | Pudur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 8 | Sholayur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Mannarkkad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Kongasseri Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | Kongasseri Krishnan | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | E. K. Imbichi Bava | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | John Manforan | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | A. N. Yusuff | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | A. P. Hamza | Indian Union Muslim League | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | P. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Kalladi Mohammed | Indian Union Muslim League | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Jose Baby | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Kalathil Abdulla | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Jose Baby | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | N. Samsudheen | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021–Present | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,89,455 registered voters in Mannarkkad Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | N. Samsudheen | 73,163 | 49.27% |  0.29 | |
| CPI | K. P. Suresh Raj | 60,838 | 40.97% | 1.87 | |
| BDJS | Kesavadev Puthumanna | 10,170 | 6.85% |  2.18 | |
| WPOI | M. Sulaiman | 1,112 | 0.75% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 927 | 0.62% | − | |
| Independent | Shamsudheen Thottassery | 622 | 0.42% | − | |
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Ajikumar K. | 478 | 0.32% | − | |
| Independent | George Kutty E. V. | 445 | 0.30% | − | |
| SDPI | A. Yoosaf Alanalloor | 412 | 0.28% | 0.74 | |
| SS | Suresh Babu M. | 331 | 0.22% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,325 | 8.30% | 1.48 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,498 | 78.38% | 5.49 | ||
| IUMLhold | Swing | 0.29 | |||
There were 1,66,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | N. Samsudheen | 60,191 | 49.66% | ||
| CPI | V. Chamunni | 51,921 | 42.84% | ||
| BJP | O. P. Vasudevanunni | 5,655 | 4.67% | ||
| SDPI | Muhammed Gafoor Madani | 1,238 | 1.02% | ||
| BSP | Ramakrishnan A. | 820 | 0.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,270 | 6.82% | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,195 | 72.89% | |||
| IUMLgain fromCPI | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. C. Gopalanunni | 15,726 | 38.79% | ||
| Independent | Kurikal Ahamed | 9,512 | 23.46% | ||
| INC | K. Gopalakrishna Nair | 8,995 | 22.19% | 22.19% | |
| Independent | K. P. V. Eswaravarier | 6,310 | 15.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,214 | 15.33% | |||
| Turnout | 40,543 | 50.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,910 | ||||
| Independentwin (new seat) | |||||