Manalur Assembly constituency explained

Manalur
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:64
Established:1957 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:2,11,930 (2016)
Mla:Murali Perunelli
Party:CPI(M)
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Thrissur

Manalur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Murali Perunelly of CPI(M).

Local self governed segments

Thaikkad Gram panchayat which was included in Manalur constituency as per 2008 delimitation was merged with the Guruvayur Municipality in 2010.

Manalur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1ArimpurGrama panchayatThrissur
2ManalurGrama panchayatThrissur
3Guruvayur
(Thaikkad region only)
MunicipalityChavakkad
4ElavallyGrama panchayatChavakkad
5MullasseryGrama panchayatChavakkad
6VadanappallyGrama panchayatChavakkad
7PavarattyGrama panchayatChavakkad
8VenkitanguGrama panchayatChavakkad
9ChoondalGrama panchayatKunnamkulam
10KandanasseryGrama panchayatKunnamkulam

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

ElectionNiyamaSabhaNamePartyTenure
19571stJoseph Mundassery1957-1960
19602ndKurur Neelakandan Namboodiripad1960-1965
19673rdN. I. Devassikutty1967 – 1970
19704th1970 - 1977
19775th1977-1980
19806thV. M. Sudheeran1980 – 1982
19827th1982 – 1987
19878th1987 – 1991
19919th1991 – 1996
199610thRosamma Chacko1996 – 2001
200111thM. K. Paulson Master2001 – 2006
200612thMurali Perunelly2006 – 2011
201113thP. A. Madhavan2011 – 2016
201614thMurali Perunelly2016 – 2021
202115thIncumbent

Election results

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 2,11,930 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,74,161 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala.. www.ceo.kerala.gov.in .
  2. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India. eci.gov.in.
  3. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.