Manalur (State Assembly constituency)

Manalur Assembly Constituency is a legislative assembly constituency in the Indian state of Kerala, Thrissur district.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is Murali Perunelli of CPI(M).

64 Manalur മണലൂർ
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
Existence	1957 - present
Reservation	None
Electorate	2,11,930 (2016)
Current MLA	Murali Perunelli
Party	CPI(M)
Political Front	LDF
Elected Year	2016
District	Thrissur
Local Self Governed Segments	Arimpur and Manalur Panchayats in Thrissur Taluk; Choondal and Kandanassery Panchayats in Thalappilly Taluk; Elavally, Mullassery, Vatanappally, Pavaratty, Thaikkad and Venkitangu Panchayats in Chavakkad Taluk.

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI     INC     CPI (M)  

Election	Niyama Sabha	Member	Party		Tenure
1957	1st	Joseph Mundassery	CPI		1957-1960
1960	2nd	Kuruineelakantan Namboothirpad	INC		1960-1965
1967	3rd	N. I. Devassykutty	INC		1967 – 1970
1970	4th				1970 - 1977
1977	5th				1977-1980
1980	6th	V. M. Sudheeran	C(A)		1980 – 1982
1982	7th		INC		1982 – 1987
1987	8th				1987 – 1991
1991	9th				1991 – 1996
1996	10th	Rosamma Chacko	INC		1996 – 2001
2001	11th	M. K. Paulson	INC		2001 – 2006
2006	12th	Murali Perunelli	CPI(M)		2006 – 2011
2011	13th	P. A. Madhavan	INC		2011 – 2016
2016	14th	Murali Perunelli	CPI(M)		Incumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Manalur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPI (M)	Murali Perunelli	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			19,325	11.88
Turnout			1,62,620	76.73
	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.[3]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Manalur

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			481	0.35
Turnout			1,62,620	76.73
	INC gain from CPI (M)		Swing

References

1. "CONSTITUENCIES IN KERALA". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.