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K. M. Shaji
കെ.എം. ഷാജി
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
1 June 2011 (2011-06-01)
Preceded byM. Prakashan Master
ConstituencyAzhikode
President of the Kerala Muslim Youth League
In office
2007 (2007) – 2011 (2011)
Preceded bySyed Sadiqali Shihab Thangal
Succeeded byAdv. P. M. Sadiqali
Personal details
Born (1971-12-22) 22 December 1971 (age 54)
Kaniyambetta, Kozhikode
(present day Wayanad), Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
OccupationPolitician

K. M. Shaji (born 22 December 1971) is an Indian politician belonging to the Indian Union Muslim League, and a member of the Kerala Legislature representing Azhikode constituency. He is the president of Muslim Youth League in Kerala, a secretariat member of the League,[1][2][3][4] and the treasurer of the Muslim League parliamentary party.

He was disqualified as an MLA by the High Court of Kerala on 9 November 2018 on allegations of communalizing the 2016 assembly election held in the Azhikode assembly constituency,[5] which was later stayed by the Supreme Court of India.[6][7]

Early life

He contested in the 2006 general assembly election from Eravipuram constituency in Kollam and lost to A. A. Aziz of RSP.[8]

Assembly election candidature history

Year Constituency Opponent Result Margin
2006 Eravipuram A. A. Aziz (RSP) Lost 24,049[9]
2011 Azhikode M. Prakashan Master (CPI(M)) Won 493[10]
2016 Azhikode M. V. Nikesh Kumar (CPI(M)) Won 2,287[11]

See also

References

  1. "Mr. K. M. Shaji, President, Kerala State Muslim Youth League addressing the gathering at Rajendra Maidan, Cochin". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "Kerala Legislative Assembly: IUML MLAs". Indian Union Muslim League. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. "Shri. K. M. Shaji". Kerala Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. "Shaji elected MYL State president". The Hindu. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. "HC disqualifies Azhikode MLA KM Shaji". Mathrubhumi English. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  6. "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. "SC stays KM Shaji's disqualification verdict". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. "Kerala Assembly Election - 2006". Elections.in. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  9. "2006 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. "2011 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. "2016 - Kerala Election Results". Elections.in. Retrieved 6 November 2020.