| Mananthavady | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 Kabani River, Situated At The Banks Of Mananthavady | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad district |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,95,048 (2021) |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Mananthavady 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 Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is Usha Vijayan of Indian National Congress.
Mananthavady Assembly constituency was established by the 2008 delimitation. From 1965 to 2008, it was known as North Wynad.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Mananthavady Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | Ruling alliance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mananthavady | Municipality | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 2 | Edavaka | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 3 | Panamaram | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 4 | Thavinhal | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 5 | Thirunelly | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | LDF |
| 6 | Thondernad | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
| 7 | Vellamunda | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | UDF |
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Mananthavady Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
As North Wynad/Mananthavady[edit | edit source]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | K. K. Annan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1967 | K. K. Annan | Communist Party of India | |
| 1970 | M. V. Rajan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1982 | |||
| 1987 | K. Raghavan Master | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Radha Raghavan | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | K. C. Kunhiraman | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | P. K. Jayalakshmi | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | |
| 2021 | O. R. Kelu | Communist Party of India | |
| 2026 | Usha Vijayan | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Usha Vijayan | 77,425 | 46.92% |  5.46
| |
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 66,882 | 40.53% |  7.01
| |
| BJP | P. Shyamraj | 19,681 | 11.93 | 3.31
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1018 | 0.62 | ||
| Margin of victory | 10543 | 6.39% | 1.19
| ||
| Turnout | 165006 | 75.89% | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | 6.39
|
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2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 72,536 | 47.54 | 4.3
| |
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 63,254 | 41.46 | 0.8
| |
| BJP | Palliyara Mukundan | 13,142 | 8.62 | 2.6
| |
| SDPI | Babitha Sreenu | 1992 | 1.31 | ||
| Majority | 9282 | 6.1 | 5.20
| ||
| Turnout | 1,51,784 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,86,656 | ||||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,87,760 registered voters in Mananthavady Assembly constituency for the 2016 Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | O. R. Kelu | 62,436 | 43.10 | 2.58
| |
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 61,129 | 42.20 | 8.58
| |
| BJP | K. Mohandas | 16,230 | 11.20 | 6.58
| |
| SDPI | Soman P. N. | 1,377 | 0.95 | 0.94
| |
| Independent | Lakshmi | 1,300 | 0.89 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,050 | 0.72 | − | |
| BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 679 | 0.47 | 0.31
| |
| Independent | Kelu Chayimmal | 583 | 0.40 | − | |
| CPI(ML)L | Vijayan | 224 | 0.15 | − | |
| Independent | Usha K. | 205 | 0.14 | − | |
| Independent | Kelu Kolliyil | 196 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | Nittamani K. Kunhiraman | 183 | 0.13 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,307 | 0.90 | |||
| Turnout | 1,87,377 | 77.30 | 3.06
| ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,67,097 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 62,996 | 50.78 | ||
| CPI(M) | K. C. Kunhiraman | 50,262 | 40.52 | ||
| BJP | Irumuttoor Kunhiraman | 5,732 | 4.62 | ||
| SDPI | A. Gopakumar | 2,342 | 1.89 | ||
| Independent | P. U. Babu | 1,712 | 1.38 | ||
| BSP | Annan Madakkimala | 1,008 | 0.81 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,734 | 10.26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,24,052 | 74.24 | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Mananthavady
- Wayanad district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Mananthavady". www.mapsofindia.com.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.