Mananthavady Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Mananthavady
| state = Kerala
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 17
| map_image = Pakshipathalam watch tower.JPG
| map_caption = Pakshi Pathalam Bird Sanctuary
| established = 2011
| reservation = ST
| loksabha_cons = Wayanad
| district = Wayanad
| mla = O. R. Kelu
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = 2021
| electors = 1,95,048 (2021)
}}
Mananthavady is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency.
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/wayanad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Wayanad district, Kerala.
}} As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is O. R. Kelu of CPI(M).
Mananthavady constituency came into existence in 2011. Before it was known as North Wynad from 1965 to 2011.
Local self governed segments
The Mananthavady constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/wayanad.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Wayanad District
}}
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|Municipality |
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|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
| 3
|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
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|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
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|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
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|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
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|Grama panchayat |Mananthavady |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Mananthavady Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:{{cite web
|url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/mananthavady-st-assembly-constituency-map.html
|website = www.mapsofindia.com
|title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Mananthavady
}}
As North Wynad
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! Election ! Niyama ! Name ! colspan=2|Party ! Tenure |
| 1967
| 3rd | K. K. Annan | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970
| 4th | rowspan="4"| M. V. Rajan | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977
| 5th | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980
| 6th | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982
| 7th | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987
| 8th | rowspan="2"| K. Raghavan Master | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}} | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991
| 9th | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996
| 10th | rowspan="2"| Radha Raghavan | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001
| 11th | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006
| 12th | K. C. Kunhiraman | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} | 2006 – 2011 |
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Election ! Niyama ! Name ! colspan=2|Party ! Tenure |
| 2011
| 13th | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016
| 14th | rowspan="2" |O. R. Kelu | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |2016 - 2021 |
| 2021
|15th |
Election Results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
= Niyamasabha Election 2021 =
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|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady}}
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=2016=
There were 1,87,760 registered voters in Mananthavady Constituency for the 2016 Niyamasabha Election.{{cite web
|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
|website = eci.gov.in
|title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=O. R. Kelu|votes=62,436|percentage=43.10|change={{increase}}2.58}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=P. K. Jayalakshmi|votes=61,129|percentage=42.20|change={{decrease}}8.58}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=K. Mohandas|votes=16,230|percentage=11.20|change={{increase}}6.58}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Soman P. N.|votes=1,377|percentage=0.95|change={{decrease}}0.94}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Lakshmi|votes=1,300|percentage=0.89|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,050|percentage=0.72|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Annan Madakkimala|votes=679|percentage=0.47|change={{decrease}}0.31}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kelu Chayimmal|votes=583|percentage=0.40|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Vijayan|votes=224|percentage=0.15|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Usha K.|votes=205|percentage=0.14|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kelu Kolliyil|votes=196|percentage=0.13|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Nittamani K. Kunhiraman|votes=183|percentage=0.13|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=1,307|percentage=0.90|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,87,377|percentage=77.30|change={{increase}}3.06}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner= Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser= Indian National Congress
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{{Election box end}}
= Niyamasabha Election 2011 =
There were 1,67,097 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Mananthavady}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=P. K. Jayalakshmi|votes=62,996|percentage=50.78|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. C. Kunhiraman|votes=50,262|percentage=40.52|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Irumuttoor Kunhiraman|votes=5,732|percentage=4.62|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Gopakumar|votes=2,342|percentage=1.89|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=P. U. Babu|votes=1,712|percentage=1.38|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Annan Madakkimala|votes=1,008|percentage=0.81|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,734|percentage=10.26|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,24,052|percentage=74.24|change=}}{{Election box new seat win|winner=Indian National Congress}}
{{Election box end}}