# Mannarkkad Assembly constituency

Mannarkkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Samsudheen of IUML.

## Local self governed segments

Mannarkkad Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| 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 |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Mannarkkad Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Kongasseri Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Kongasseri Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | E. K. Imbichi Bava | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | John Manforan | Communist Party of India | 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 | Kalladi Mohammed | Indian Union Muslim League | 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 | N. Samsudheen | Indian Union Muslim League | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | N. Samsudheen | Indian Union Muslim League | 2021–Present |

## Election results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,89,455 registered voters in Mannarkkad Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mannarkkad :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,325 | 8.30% | 1.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,498 | 78.38% | 5.49 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 0.29 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,66,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mannarkkad :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,270 | 6.82% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,195 | 72.89% |
| | IUML gain from CPI | IUML gain from CPI | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Mannarghat :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,214 | 15.33% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,543 | 50.11% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,910 | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |