Najeeb Kanthapuram

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Najeeb Kanthapuram
MLA
നജീബ് കാന്തപുരം
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
for Perinthalmanna
In office
2021–Incumbent
Preceded byManjalamkuzhi Ali
Personal details
BornKozhikode[1]
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
Residence(s)Pandikkadavil House, Kanthapuram, Unnikulam P O, Kozhikode district, Kerala-673574[1]
Alma mater

Najeeb Kanthapuram is an Indian politician belonging to Indian Union Muslim League.[2][3][4] He was elected as a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Perinthalmanna on 2 May 2021.[5]

Early life

Najeeb Kanthapuram was born to Muhammad Master at Kozhikode around 1975.[1] He was graduated as a Bachelor of Arts from Farook College, Kozhikode, and as a Bachelor of Education from University of Calicut in the year 1996.[1] He is a teacher by profession.[1]

Political career

Earlier, Najeeb Kanthapuram had been the senior vice-president of MYL since December 2016.[4][2] Due to the end of term of the last sitting MLA Manjalamkuzhi Ali, Perinthalmanna went to poll as a part of 2021 Kerala general election on 6 April 2021.[6] Najeeb Kanthapuram was the candidate fielded by UDF from Perinthalmanna.[7][8] There were 217,959 registered voters in Perinthalmanna Constituency for the election.[9] Najeeb Kanthapuram won the election by a narrow margin of 38 votes.[10][11][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Perinthalmanna 2021". myneta.info.
  2. ^ a b TNM Staff (26 October 2017). "Kodiyeri's ride on Mini Cooper car for Jana Jagratha Yatra sparks controversy". The News Minute.
  3. ^ "Mathrubhumi Ramzan special edition released". Mathrubhumi. 12 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Munavvar Ali Thangal elected MYL state president". Mathrubhumi. 15 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b Staff Reporter (3 May 2021). "Both fronts safeguard seats in Malappuram". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Kerala, TN, Puducherry to go to polls on April 6; 3 phase polling for Assam, 8-phase elections for Bengal". The Hindu. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Kerala election 2021: UDF constituent IUML to contest on 27 seats, announces candidates for 25 constituencies". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "RSP declares first list of candidates for Kerala polls". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  10. ^ Express News Service (4 May 2021). "Decoding 15 thriller contests of Kerala elections 2021". New Indian Express.
  11. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (38-PERINTHALMANNA)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.