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Assembly constituency 17 · Kerala · ST

Mananthavady is assembly constituency number 17 in Kerala, in Wayanad district, and one of the segments of the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Usha Vijayan of the Indian National Congress won with 46.9% of the vote, 10,543 votes ahead of O R Kelu (CPI(M)).

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Mananthavady · 2026AC 17
  1. 01
    Usha Vijayan
    INC
    77,425
    46.92%
  2. 02
    O R Kelu
    CPI(M)
    66,882
    40.53%
  3. 03
    P Shyamraj
    BJP
    19,681
    11.93%
  4. NOTA · 1,018 (0.62%)

Margin 10,543 votes · 6.39% of valid votes

2,05,676
Registered electors
2026 election
80.3%
Turnout
+2.0 pts vs 2021
10,543
Victory margin
6.4% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 3 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,65,006 valid votes, NOTA included.

Mananthavady 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Usha VijayanFemale · 46 yrs · STINC77,425
46.92%
2O R KeluMale · 57 yrs · STCPI(M)66,882
40.53%
3P ShyamrajMale · 37 yrs · STBJP19,681
11.93%
—NOTANOTA1,018
0.62%
Past results

The seat changed hands: CPI(M) won in 2021, INC in 2026.

0%20%40%60%2011201620212026INC 46.9%CPI(M) 40.5%BJP 11.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026Usha VijayanINC · 46.9% · margin 10,543Turnout80.3%
2021O.r.keluCPI(M) · 47.5% · margin 9,282Turnout78.3%
2016O R KeluCPI(M) · 42.9% · margin 1,307Turnout77.5%
2011P.k.jayalakshmiINC · 50.8% · margin 12,734Turnout74.3%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Mananthavady result 2021

Mananthavady 2021 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1O.r.keluCPI(M)72,536
47.54%
2P.k.jayalakshmiINC63,254
41.46%
3Palliyara MukundanBJP13,142
8.61%
4Babitha SreenuSDPI1,992
1.31%
—NOTANOTA797
0.52%
5LakshmiIndependent382
0.25%
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6Kelu K.K. S/o KunkanIndependent288
0.19%
7Vijaya CheloorBSP190
0.12%

Mananthavady result 2016

Mananthavady 2016 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1O R KeluCPI(M)62,436
42.88%
2P K JayalakshmiINC61,129
41.99%
3K MohandasBJP16,230
11.15%
4Soman P NSDPI1,377
0.95%
5LakshmiIndependent1,300
0.89%
—NOTANOTA1,050
0.72%
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6Annan MadakkimalaBSP679
0.47%
7Kelu ChayimmalIndependent583
0.40%
8VijayanCPI(M)224
0.15%
9Usha KIndependent205
0.14%
10Kelu KolliyilIndependent196
0.13%
11Nittamani K KunhiramanIndependent183
0.13%

Mananthavady result 2011

Mananthavady 2011 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1P.k.jayalakshmiINC62,996
50.78%
2K.c.kunhiramanCPI(M)50,262
40.52%
3Irumuttoor KunhamanBJP5,732
4.62%
4A. GopakumarSDPI2,342
1.89%
5P.u BabuIndependent1,712
1.38%
6Annan- MadakkimalaBSP1,008
0.81%
Map

Mananthavady outlined in orange among the other Kerala seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Wayanad district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Mananthavady is one of the assembly segments of Wayanad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Wayanad candidates.

  • Rahul GandhiINC79,026 54.1%
  • Annie RajaCPI40,305 27.6%
  • K SurendranBJP25,503 17.5%
  • P.r KrishnankuttyBSP408 0.3%
  • Sathyan K.pIndependent193 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 38,721 EVM votes.

Open Wayanad Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Mananthavady.

Who won the Mananthavady assembly seat in 2026?

Usha Vijayan of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Mananthavady in the 2026 Kerala assembly election with 77,425 votes, which was 46.92% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Mananthavady?

The margin was 10,543 votes (6.39% of valid votes). The runner-up was O R Kelu of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with 66,882 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Mananthavady in 2026?

Turnout was 80.29%: 1,65,135 of 2,05,676 registered electors voted, across 237 polling stations. That is 2.0 points higher than in 2021.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Mananthavady part of?

Mananthavady is an assembly segment of the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Rahul Gandhi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Mananthavady a reserved constituency?

Yes. Mananthavady is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Mananthavady?

The Kerala assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Kerala assembly elections of 2026 and 2021 and 2016 and 2011 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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