Mannarkkad is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is N. Samsudheen of IUML.
Mannarkkad Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mannarkkad | Municipality | Mannarkkad |
| 2 | Agali | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 3 | Alanallur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 4 | Kottoppadam | Grama Panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 5 | Kumaramputhur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 6 | Thenkara | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 7 | Pudur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
| 8 | Sholayur | Grama panchayat | Mannarkkad |
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Mannarkkad Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | Kongasseri Krishnan | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | Kongasseri Krishnan | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | E. K. Imbichi Bava | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | John Manforan | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | A. N. Yusuff | Communist Party of India | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | A. P. Hamza | Indian Union Muslim League | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | P. Kumaran | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | Kalladi Mohammed | Indian Union Muslim League | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Jose Baby | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | Kalathil Abdulla | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Jose Baby | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | N. Samsudheen | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021–Present | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,89,455 registered voters in Mannarkkad Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | N. Samsudheen | 73,163 | 49.27% |  0.29
| |
| CPI | K. P. Suresh Raj | 60,838 | 40.97% | 1.87
| |
| BDJS | Kesavadev Puthumanna | 10,170 | 6.85% |  2.18
| |
| WPOI | M. Sulaiman | 1,112 | 0.75% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 927 | 0.62% | − | |
| Independent | Shamsudheen Thottassery | 622 | 0.42% | − | |
| CPI(ML) Red Star | Ajikumar K. | 478 | 0.32% | − | |
| Independent | George Kutty E. V. | 445 | 0.30% | − | |
| SDPI | A. Yoosaf Alanalloor | 412 | 0.28% | 0.74
| |
| SS | Suresh Babu M. | 331 | 0.22% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 12,325 | 8.30% | 1.48
| ||
| Turnout | 1,48,498 | 78.38% | 5.49
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 0.29
|
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There were 1,66,275 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | N. Samsudheen | 60,191 | 49.66% | ||
| CPI | V. Chamunni | 51,921 | 42.84% | ||
| BJP | O. P. Vasudevanunni | 5,655 | 4.67% | ||
| SDPI | Muhammed Gafoor Madani | 1,238 | 1.02% | ||
| BSP | Ramakrishnan A. | 820 | 0.68% | ||
| Margin of victory | 8,270 | 6.82% | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,195 | 72.89% | |||
| IUML gain from CPI | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | K. C. Gopalanunni | 15,726 | 38.79% | ||
| Independent | Kurikal Ahamed | 9,512 | 23.46% | ||
| INC | K. Gopalakrishna Nair | 8,995 | 22.19% | 22.19% | |
| Independent | K. P. V. Eswaravarier | 6,310 | 15.56% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,214 | 15.33% | |||
| Turnout | 40,543 | 50.11% | |||
| Registered electors | 80,910 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
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