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{{short description|Legislator}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Najeeb Kanthapuram
| native_name = നജീബ് കാന്തപുരം
| native_name_lang = ml
| image =File:Najeeb Kanthapuram MLA.jpg
| caption =
|honorific-suffix = MLA

| constituency_AM = [[Perinthalmanna (State Assembly constituency)|Perinthalmanna]]
|assembly = Kerala Legislative
| birth_date = 10 February 1975
| birth_place = [[Kozhikode]]<ref name="njb">{{Cite web|url=https://myneta.info/Kerala2021/candidate.php?candidate_id=463|title=Perinthalmanna 2021|website=myneta.info}}</ref>
| residence = Pandikkadavil House, Kanthapuram, [[Unnikulam]] P O, [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]]-673574<ref name="njb"/>
| death_date =
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| term_start1 = 2021
| term_end1 = [[Incumbent]]
| predecessor1 = [[Manjalamkuzhi Ali]]
| successor1 =
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| party = [[Indian Union Muslim League]]
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|[[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Farook College]]|[[Bachelor of Education]] from [[University of Calicut]] (1996)<ref name="njb"/>}}
| religion =
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'''Najeeb Kanthapuram''' is an Indian politician belonging to [[Indian Union Muslim League]].<ref name="prdnt">{{Cite news|title=Kodiyeri’s ride on Mini Cooper car for Jana Jagratha Yatra sparks controversy|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kodiyeri-s-ride-luxury-mini-cooper-car-jana-jagratha-yatra-sparks-controversy-70582|last=TNM Staff|date=26 October 2017|work=The News Minute}}</ref><ref name="rmz">{{Cite news|title=Mathrubhumi Ramzan special edition released |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/mathrubhumi-ramzan-special-edition-released-english-news-1.1125654|date=12 June 2016|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref name="myl">{{Cite news|title=Munavvar Ali Thangal elected MYL state president |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/munavvar-ali-thangal-elected-myl-state-president-muslim-youth-league-1.1581884|last=|date=15 December 2016|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> He was elected as a member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from [[Perinthalmanna (State Assembly constituency)|Perinthalmanna]] on 2 May 2021.<ref name="mlp">{{Cite news|title=Both fronts safeguard seats in Malappuram|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/kerala-assembly/both-fronts-safeguard-seats-in-malappuram/article34468064.ece|last=Staff Reporter|date=3 May 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Early life==
Najeeb Kanthapuram was born to Muhammad Master at [[Kozhikode]] on 10 February 1975.<ref name="njb"/> He was graduated as a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Farook College]], [[Kozhikode]], and as a [[Bachelor of Education]] from [[University of Calicut]] in the year 1996.<ref name="njb"/> He was a journalist worked with [[Chandrika (newspaper)]] over 20 years.<ref name="njb"/> he worked in [[Chandrika (newspaper)]] in different roles and resigned while he was working as Chief Sub Editor. He has started his political career as unit president of [[Muslim Students Federation]]. Later on he became panchayath office bearer of Muslim youth league, then president of [[Koduvally]] constituency [[Muslim Youth League]]. Later he worked as district youth league treasurer for two times. Then he was elected as district youth league president by election. Then he became the senior vice president of [[Muslim Youth League|MYL]], Kerala State.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

==Political career==
Earlier, Najeeb Kanthapuram had been the senior vice-president of [[Muslim Youth League|MYL]] since December 2016.<ref name="myl"/><ref name="prdnt"/> Due to the end of term of the last sitting MLA [[Manjalamkuzhi Ali]], Perinthalmanna went to poll as a part of [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 Kerala general election]] on 6 April 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/assembly-election-dates-announcement-live-updates/article33941087.ece|title=Kerala, TN, Puducherry to go to polls on April 6; 3 phase polling for Assam, 8-phase elections for Bengal|newspaper=The Hindu|date=26 February 2021|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> Najeeb Kanthapuram was the candidate fielded by [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] from Perinthalmanna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala election 2021: UDF constituent IUML to contest on 27 seats, announces candidates for 25 constituencies|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/kerala/article/kerala-election-2021-udf-constituent-iuml-to-contest-on-27-seats-announces-candidates-for-25-constituencies/731688|access-date=2021-03-13|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RSP declares first list of candidates for Kerala polls|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=806417|access-date=2021-03-13|website=www.daijiworld.com|language=en}}</ref> There were {{formatnum:217959}} registered voters in Perinthalmanna Constituency for the election.<ref name="turnout_2021">{{cite web
|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala
|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/GE-2021/VoterTurnout2021.pdf
|website=www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
}}</ref> Najeeb Kanthapuram won the election by a narrow margin of 38 votes.<ref name="margin">{{Cite news|title=Decoding 15 thriller contests of Kerala elections 2021|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/may/04/decoding-15thriller-contests-of-kerala-elections-2021-2298087.html|last=Express News Service|date=4 May 2021|work=New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="38pmna">{{Cite web|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/Result2021/ConstituencywiseS1138.htm?ac=38|title=GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (38-PERINTHALMANNA)|access-date=|website=results.eci.gov.in|publisher=Election Commission of India}}</ref><ref name="mlp"/>

==Election Performance==
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Perinthalmanna]]<ref name="38pmna"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = Najeeb Kanthapuram
|votes = 76,530
|percentage = 46.21%
|change ={{loss}}0.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|candidate = K. P. M. Musthafa
|votes = 76,492
|percentage = 46.19%
|change ={{loss}}0.31
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Suchitra Mattada
|votes = 8,021
|percentage = 4.84%
|change ={{gain}}0.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Adv. Abdul Afsal. P. T
|votes = 906
|percentage = 0.55%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 867
|percentage = 0.52%
|change ={{gain}}0.19
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Najeeb Kutteeri
|votes = 828
|percentage = 0.50%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Muhammad Musthafa. K. P
|votes = 751
|percentage = 0.45%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Musthafa. P. K
|votes = 750
|percentage = 0.45%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Musthafa S/O Muhammad
|votes = 471
|percentage = 0.28%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 38
|percentage = 0.02%
|change ={{loss}}0.37
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,62,875<ref name="turnout_2021"/>
|percentage = 74.73%<ref name="turnout_2021"/>
|change ={{loss}}2.93
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian Union Muslim League
|loser = Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
|swing = {{loss}}0.68
}}
{{Election box end}}

== Writer ==
Apart from being a journalist he made imprints in his career as a lyricist and director. He directed “INIYUM” a socially relevant docu-fiction film based on Nandigram Bengal. He contributed as a lyricist in “'പാടുക നിലാവേ” ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbCwBCM2Lg8 Paaduka Nilaave]), a ghazal music album composed by [[V T Murali|V.T. Murali]]. Singers of the album were [[M. Jayachandran]], P. Sujatha, Venugopal. In 2013 [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair|MT Vasudevan Nair]] released the album “JAYAHE” a revolutionary song written during CPIM Protest gained wide popularity. The song containing the lyrics “ഇത്രയേയുള്ളൂവെന്നറിയുവാന്‍ നമ്മളെത്രദൂരം നടന്നു” (ithreyulluvennariyuvaan nammalethra dhooram nadanu) became popular among the people.

== Awards and achievements ==
He won several achievements in poetry and speeches since his student life. In the year 2004, he won IMA State award for the feature story അര്‍ബുദത്തിന്റെ തീ നാമ്പുകള്‍, (arbudhathinte thee naambukal) awarded by then health minister M.A. Kuttapan. In 2011, he won K.V. Surendranath state award for best editorial for “ലജ്ജിച്ചു തല താഴ്ത്തുക നാം” (lajjichu thalathaythuka naam) a socially relevant editorial published in [[Chandrika (newspaper)|Chandrika]] daily on December 9, 2010. He received the award from the famous poet [[O. N. V. Kurup|O.N.V. Kurup]] at the award ceremony held in [[Thiruvananthapuram|Trivandrum]].{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2021–2026]]
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