MANJESWAR
Assembly seat no. 1 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2006
C H KUNHAMBU
CPM
Elections held
8
1977–2006
Most successful party
MUL
won 4 of 8
Margin, 2006
4,829
4.39% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
BJPADV. M NARAYANA BHAT
- Votes
- 34,413
- Vote share
- 31.32%
- Behind by
- 4,829
Electors
1,54,227
Total votes polled
1,09,878
Valid votes
1,09,878
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.2%
Full result, 2006
4 candidates · 1,09,878 valid votes
C H KUNHAMBUCPMwon
39,242
35.7%
ADV. M NARAYANA BHATBJP
34,413
31.3%
CHERKALAM ABDULLAHMUL
34,186
31.1%
MADHAVA MANJESHWARBSP
2,037
1.9%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | C H KUNHAMBU | CPM | 39,242 | 35.71% | ADV. M NARAYANA BHAT | 4,829 |
| 2001 | CHERKALAM ABDULLAH | MUL | 47,494 | 44.31% | C.K.PADMANABHAN | 13,188 |
| 1996 | CHERKALAM ABDULLAH | MUL | 34,705 | 38.23% | V.BALAKRISHNA SHETTY | 2,292 |
| 1991 | CHERKALAM ABDULLAH | MUL | 29,603 | 35.75% | K.G. MARAR | 1,072 |
| 1987 | CHERKALAM ABDULLAH | MUL | 33,853 | 41.85% | H. SHANKARA ALVA | 6,746 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
