Najeeb Kanthapuram
Najeeb Kanthapuram MLA | |
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നജീബ് കാന്തപുരം | |
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly for Perinthalmanna | |
In office 2021–Incumbent | |
Preceded by | Manjalamkuzhi Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 February 1975 Kozhikode[1] |
Political party | Indian Union Muslim League |
Residence(s) | Pandikkadavil House, Kanthapuram, Unnikulam P O, Kozhikode district, Kerala-673574[1] |
Alma mater |
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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 on 10 February 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 was a journalist worked with Chandrika Daily over 20 years.[1] Later he entered into active Kerala politics and became the senior vice president of Muslim Youth League, Kerala State.
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]
Election Performance
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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IUML | Najeeb Kanthapuram | 76,530 | 46.21% | 0.68 | |
LDF | K. P. M. Musthafa | 76,492 | 46.19% | 0.31 | |
BJP | Suchitra Mattada | 8,021 | 4.84% | 0.93 | |
Independent | Adv. Abdul Afsal. P. T | 906 | 0.55% | N/A | |
NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.52% | 0.19 | |
Independent | Najeeb Kutteeri | 828 | 0.50% | N/A | |
Independent | Muhammad Musthafa. K. P | 751 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Independent | Musthafa. P. K | 750 | 0.45% | N/A | |
Independent | Musthafa S/O Muhammad | 471 | 0.28% | N/A | |
Margin of victory | 38 | 0.02% | 0.37 | ||
Turnout | 1,62,875[9] | 74.73%[9] | 2.93 | ||
IUML hold | Swing | 0.68 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Perinthalmanna 2021". myneta.info.
- ^ a b TNM Staff (26 October 2017). "Kodiyeri's ride on Mini Cooper car for Jana Jagratha Yatra sparks controversy". The News Minute.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi Ramzan special edition released". Mathrubhumi. 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Munavvar Ali Thangal elected MYL state president". Mathrubhumi. 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b Staff Reporter (3 May 2021). "Both fronts safeguard seats in Malappuram". The Hindu.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kerala election 2021: UDF constituent IUML to contest on 27 seats, announces candidates for 25 constituencies". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "RSP declares first list of candidates for Kerala polls". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ Express News Service (4 May 2021). "Decoding 15 thriller contests of Kerala elections 2021". New Indian Express.
- ^ a b "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (38-PERINTHALMANNA)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.