# Manjeshwar Assembly constituency

Manjeshwara State assembly constituency 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 Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is A. K. M. Ashraf of Indian Union Muslim League.

## Local self governed segments

Manjeshwar Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Enmakaje | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 2 | Kumbla | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 3 | Mangalpady | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 4 | Manjeshwar | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 5 | Meenja | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 6 | Paivalike | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 7 | Puthige | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |
| 8 | Vorkady | Grama panchayat | Manjeshwaram |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Manjeshwar Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Name | Party |
| 1957 | M Umesh Rao | Independent |
| 1960 | K Mahabala Bhandary | Independent |
| 1965 | K Mahabala Bhandary | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | K Mahabala Bhandary | Independent |
| 1970 | M. Ramappa | Communist Party of India |
| 1977 | M. Ramappa | Communist Party of India |
| 1980 | A. Subba Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1982 | A. Subba Rao | Communist Party of India |
| 1987 | Cherkalam Abdullah | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 1991 | Cherkalam Abdullah | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 1996 | Cherkalam Abdullah | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 2001 | Cherkalam Abdullah | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 2006 | C. H. Kunhambu | Communist Party of India |
| 2011 | P. B. Abdul Razak | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 2016 | P. B. Abdul Razak | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 2019^ | M. C. Kamaruddin | Indian Union Muslim League |
| 2021 | A. K. M. Ashraf | Indian Union Muslim League |
^ indicates bypolls

## Election results

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

### 2021

There were 221,682 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
Kerala Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Manjeshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | A. K. M. Ashraf | 65,858 | 38.14% | 2.05 |
| | BJP | K. Surendran | 65,013 | 37.7% | 2.38 |
| | CPI(M) | V. V. Rameshan | 40,639 | 23.57% | 0.38 |
| | Anna DHRM | Praveen Kumar S | 251 | 0.15% | |
| | Independent | John D'Souza I | 181 | 0.1% | |
| | Independent | Surendran M | 197 | 0.11% | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 387 | 0.22% | 0.13 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 855 | 0.44% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,70,431 | 76.88% | 1.1 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 2.05 | |

### 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly By-election

Due to the death of sitting MLA P. B. Abdul Razak, a bypoll as held on 21 October 2019.
There were 2,14,779 registered voters in Manjeshwar constituency for this by-election. M. C. Kamaruddin won the election by 7923 votes in the election.
2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Manjeshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | M. C. Kamaruddin | 65,407 | 40.19% | 4.40 |
| | BJP | Raveesh Thanthri Kuntar | 57,484 | 35.32% | 0.42 |
| | CPI(M) | M. Shankara Rai | 38,233 | 23.49% | 3.30 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 574 | 0.35% | 0.06 |
| | Independent | Govindan B. Alinthazhe | 337 | 0.21% | N/A |
| | Independent | John D. Souza | 277 | 0.17% | 0.04 |
| | Independent | Rajesh B. | 232 | 0.14% | N/A |
| | Independent | Kamarudheen M. C. | 211 | 0.13% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,923 | 4.87% | 4.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,755 | 75.78% | 0.55 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 4.40 | |

### 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

There were 2,08,165 registered voters in Manjeshwar Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manjeshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | P. B. Abdul Razak | 56,870 | 35.79% | 1.67 |
| | BJP | K. Surendran | 56,781 | 35.74% | 2.66 |
| | CPI(M) | Adv. C. H. Kunhambu | 42,565 | 26.79% | 0.42 |
| | PDP | Basheer Ahammad S. M. | 759 | 0.48% | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 646 | 0.41% | − |
| | Independent | Sundara K. | 467 | 0.29% | − |
| | BSP | Ravichandra | 365 | 0.23% | 0.23 |
| | Independent | K. P. Muneer | 224 | 0.14% | |
| | Independent | John D. Souza | 207 | 0.13% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 89 | 0.05 | 4.33 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,58,884 | 76.33% | 1.13 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 1.67 | |

### 2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

There were 1,76,817 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manjeshwar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IUML | P. B. Abdul Razak | 49,817 | 37.46 |
| | BJP | K. Surendran | 43,989 | 33.08 |
| | CPI(M) | C. H. Kunhambu | 35,067 | 26.37 |
| | Independent | Hafsa Muneer | 1,076 | 0.81 |
| | BSP | Abdul Majeed | 869 | 0.65 |
| | Independent | Abdulla Timber | 547 | 0.41 |
| | Independent | Kunhambu | 490 | 0.37 |
| | Independent | Abdul Razzak K, | 465 | 0.35 |
| | Independent | Abbas M. | 391 | 0.29 |
| | Independent | Abdulla P. M. | 262 | 0.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,828 | 4.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,973 | 75.20 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | |