| Manalur | |
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| Constituency No. 64 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Vadanappally beach in Manalur Constituency
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,11,930 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Murali PerunellyofCPI(M).
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:[1]
| 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 |
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 | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 - 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | V. M. Sudheeran | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | Congress | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Rosamma Chacko | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | M. K. Paulson Master | 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 | Incumbent | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Murali Perunelly | 78,337 | 46.77 |  3.47
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| INC | Vijay Hari | 48,461 | 28.93 |  2.49
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| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 36,566 | 21.83 | 1.34
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| SDPI | Faisal Ibrahim | 2,294 | 1.37 | 0.46
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| NOTA | None of the above | 712 | 0.43 | 0.02
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| Independent | M. K. Devarajan | 660 | 0.39 | N/A | |
| BSP | Abhayan.N.A | 472 | 0.28 | 0.08
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| Margin of victory | 29,876 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,67,502 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Murali Perunelly | 70,422 | 43.30 | 1.57
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| INC | O. Abdurahiman Kutty | 51,097 | 31.42 | 13.8
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| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 37,680 | 23.17 | 15.61
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| SDPI | Hussain K. K | 1,180 | 0.73 | 0.91
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| NOTA | None of the above | 730 | 0.45 | − | |
| BSP | Abhayan N. A. | 588 | 0.36 | 1.57
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| PDP | Moidutty Haji | 529 | 0.33 | − | |
| Independent | Shaji Kuriyan, Pananghat | 262 | 0.16 | 0.02
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| 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
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There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| 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 | ||||
