| Mananthavady | |
| State: | Kerala |
| Type: | SLA |
| Constituency No: | 17 |
| Established: | 2011 |
| Reservation: | ST |
| Loksabha Cons: | Wayanad |
| District: | Wayanad |
| Mla: | O. R. Kelu |
| Party: | CPI(M) |
| 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.[1] 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.
The Mananthavady constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mananthavady | Municipality | Mananthavady | |
| 2 | Edavaka | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | |
| 3 | Panamaram | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | |
| 4 | Thavinhal | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | |
| 5 | Thirunelly | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | |
| 6 | Thondernad | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady | |
| 7 | Vellamunda | Grama panchayat | Mananthavady |
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Mananthavady Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
As North Wynad
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | K. K. Annan | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | M. V. Rajan | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | 1980 – 1982 | |||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. Raghavan Master | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | Radha Raghavan | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | K. C. Kunhiraman | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | P. K. Jayalakshmi | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | O. R. Kelu | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 1,87,760 registered voters in Mananthavady Constituency for the 2016 Niyamasabha Election.[4]
There were 1,67,097 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]