# Mananthavady Assembly constituency

Mananthavady 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is O. R. Kelu of CPI(M).
Mananthavady constituency came into existence in 2011. Before it was known as North Wynad from 1965 to 2011.

## Local self governed segments

The Mananthavady constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Mananthavady | Municipality | Mananthavady |
| 2 | Edavaka | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
| 3 | Panamaram | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
| 4 | Thavinhal | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
| 5 | Thirunelly | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
| 6 | Thondernad | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
| 7 | Vellamunda | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Mananthavady Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
As North Wynad
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1967 | 3rd | K. K. Annan | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. Raghavan Master | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | K. Raghavan Master | Indian National Congress | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Radha Raghavan | Indian National Congress | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Radha Raghavan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | K. C. Kunhiraman | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | P. K. Jayalakshmi | Indian National Congress | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## Election Results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | |
| | | | Swing |

### 2016

There were 1,87,760 registered voters in Mananthavady Constituency for the 2016 Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 62,436 | 43.10 | 2.58 |
| | INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 61,129 | 42.20 | 8.58 |
| | BJP | K. Mohandas | 16,230 | 11.20 | 6.58 |
| | SDPI | Soman P. N. | 1,377 | 0.95 | 0.94 |
| | Independent | Lakshmi | 1,300 | 0.89 | − |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,050 | 0.72 | − |
| | BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 679 | 0.47 | 0.31 |
| | Independent | Kelu Chayimmal | 583 | 0.40 | − |
| | CPI(ML)L | Vijayan | 224 | 0.15 | − |
| | Independent | Usha K. | 205 | 0.14 | − |
| | Independent | Kelu Kolliyil | 196 | 0.13 | − |
| | Independent | Nittamani K. Kunhiraman | 183 | 0.13 | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,307 | 0.90 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,87,377 | 77.30 | 3.06 |
| | CPI(M) gain from INC | CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,67,097 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 62,996 | 50.78 | |
| | CPI(M) | K. C. Kunhiraman | 50,262 | 40.52 | |
| | BJP | Irumuttoor Kunhiraman | 5,732 | 4.62 | |
| | SDPI | A. Gopakumar | 2,342 | 1.89 | |
| | Independent | P. U. Babu | 1,712 | 1.38 | |
| | BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 1,008 | 0.81 | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,734 | 10.26 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,24,052 | 74.24 | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |