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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Vinu Job Kuzhimannil<br />
| office = Member of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| constituency = [[Changanassery]]<br />
| term_start = 4 May 2026<br />
| predecessor = [[Job Maichil]]<br />
| party = [[Kerala Congress]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[St. Berchmans College]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Vinu Job Kuzhimannil''' (born c. 1968) is an Indian politician from Kerala and a member of the [[Kerala Congress]]. He represents the [[Changanassery Assembly constituency]] in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]], having been elected in the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Vinu Job Kuzhimannil was born in Nalukodi, [[Paippad]], in the [[Kottayam district]] of Kerala. He is the son of Job Kuzhimannil. He completed his schooling locally and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) from [[St. Berchmans College]] (S.B. College), Changanassery, under [[Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi University]].<ref name="myneta">{{cite web |title=Vinu Job Kuzhimannil (Kerala Congress) |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=419 |publisher=MyNeta |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Prior to his election to the state assembly, Vinu Job served as a member of the [[Kottayam district|Kottayam District Panchayat]], representing the Thrickodithanam division. He is associated with the [[Kerala Congress]], a constituent of the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF).<br />
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In the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]], he contested from the [[Changanassery Assembly constituency]] and defeated the incumbent MLA, Adv. Job Maichil of [[Kerala Congress (M)]], by a margin of 8,368 votes.<ref name="eci">{{cite web |title=General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcGenMay2026/candidateswise-S1199.htm |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="toi">{{cite web |title=Changanassery Election Result 2026 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/changanassery-election-result-2026/articleshow/130719288.cms |publisher=The Times of India |date=4 May 2026 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Changanassery Election Result 2026 – Full Details |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/elections/kerala/changanassery-assembly-result-32099 |publisher=Business Today |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vinu Job Kuzhimannil Candidate Profile |url=https://www.news18.com/elections/assembly/kerala/vinu-job-kuzhimannil-candidate-s11aed2008a099c007/ |publisher=News18 |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Vinu Job Kuzhimannil |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/assembly-elections/kerala/changanassery-constituency/candidate-list/vinu-job-kuzhimannil |publisher=India TV |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Candidate Profile - Kerala 2026 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/candidates/Kerala2026/vinu-job-kuzhimannil-419/ |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=5 May 2026}}</ref><br />
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His campaign focused on issues such as rubber farmers' welfare, youth employment, and infrastructure development in the Pamba basin region.<ref name="toi" /><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Vinu Job Kuzhimannil is a resident of Payippad in Kottayam district. He is married, and his spouse is a Higher Secondary School teacher.<br />
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== Electoral performance ==<br />
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=== 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"<br />
|+ Changanassery Assembly constituency (99)<br />
! Party !! Candidate !! Votes !! % !! Margin<br />
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| {{party colour|Kerala Congress}} | '''[[Kerala Congress]]''' || '''Vinu Job Kuzhimannil''' || '''55,991''' || '''46.2%''' || '''+8,368'''<br />
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| {{party colour|Kerala Congress (M)}} | [[Kerala Congress (M)]] || Adv. Job Maichil || 47,623 || 39.3% || −8,368<br />
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| {{party colour|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || B. Radhakrishna Menon || 14,803 || 12.2% || −41,188<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Others || 2,733 || 2.3% || —<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web |title=Vinu Job Kuzhimannil Candidate Profile |url=https://www.myneta.info/Kerala2026/candidate.php?candidate_id=419 |publisher=MyNeta |access-date=5 May 2026}}<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1968 births]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala Congress politicians]]<br />
[[Category:Kerala MLAs 2026–2031]]<br />
[[Category:People from Kottayam district]]</div>HarrisonHinson2