# Manalur Assembly constituency

Manalur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Murali Perunelly of CPI(M).

## Local self governed segments

Thaikkad Gram panchayat which was included in Manalur constituency as per 2008 delimitation was merged with the Guruvayur Municipality in 2010.
Manalur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Arimpur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 2 | Manalur | Grama panchayat | Thrissur |
| 3 | Guruvayur (Thaikkad region only) | Municipality | Chavakkad |
| 4 | Elavally | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 5 | Mullassery | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 6 | Vadanappally | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 7 | Pavaratty | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 8 | Venkitangu | Grama panchayat | Chavakkad |
| 9 | Choondal | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |
| 10 | Kandanassery | Grama panchayat | Kunnamkulam |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | Joseph Mundassery | Communist Party of India | 1957-1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Kurur Neelakandan Namboodiripad | Indian National Congress | 1960-1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | N. I. Devassikutty | Indian National Congress | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | N. I. Devassikutty | Indian National Congress | 1970 - 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | N. I. Devassikutty | Indian National Congress | 1977-1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | V. M. Sudheeran | Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Rosamma Chacko | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | M. K. Paulson Master | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Murali Perunelly | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | P. A. Madhavan | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Murali Perunelly | Communist Party of India | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Murali Perunelly | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Murali Perunelly | 78,337 | 46.77 | 3.47 |
| | INC | Vijay Hari | 48,461 | 28.93 | 2.49 |
| | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 36,566 | 21.83 | 1.34 |
| | SDPI | Faisal Ibrahim | 2,294 | 1.37 | 0.46 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 712 | 0.43 | 0.02 |
| | Independent | M. K. Devarajan | 660 | 0.39 | N/A |
| | BSP | Abhayan.N.A | 472 | 0.28 | 0.08 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 29,876 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,67,502 | | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | Murali Perunelly | 70,422 | 43.30 | 1.57 |
| | INC | O. Abdurahiman Kutty | 51,097 | 31.42 | 13.8 |
| | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 37,680 | 23.17 | 15.61 |
| | SDPI | Hussain K. K | 1,180 | 0.73 | 0.91 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 730 | 0.45 | − |
| | BSP | Abhayan N. A. | 588 | 0.36 | 1.57 |
| | PDP | Moidutty Haji | 529 | 0.33 | − |
| | Independent | Shaji Kuriyan, Pananghat | 262 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| | Independent | Soman Pillai | 132 | 0.08 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,325 | 11.88 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,620 | 76.73 | |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | 1.57 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manalur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. A. Madhavan | 63,077 | 45.22 | |
| | CPI(M) | Baby John | 62,596 | 44.87 | |
| | BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 10,543 | 7.56 | |
| | SDPI | P. K. Usman | 2,293 | 1.64 | |
| | BSP | Suresh Tachapally | 594 | 0.43 | |
| | | Aravindakshan M. K. | 388 | 0.28 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 481 | 0.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,62,620 | 76.73 | |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | | |