U. A. Latheef
MLA
യു എ ലത്തീഫ്
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
for Manjeri
In office
2021–Incumbent
Preceded byM. Ummer
Personal details
BornManjeri[1]
Political partyIndian Union Muslim League
Residence(s)House No 33/1462, Bushra Manzil, Kacherippady, Manjeri, Malappuram district, Kerala-676121[1]
Alma materBachelor of Laws from Government Law College, Ernakulam in 1973[1]

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

Early life

U. A. Latheef was born to Muhammad Haji at Manjeri around 1949.[1] He was graduated as a Bachelor of Laws from Government Law College, Ernakulam in the year 1973.[1] He is an Advocate by profession.[1]

Political career

Earlier, U. A. Latheef had been the district general secretary of IUML[2][3] and the district convener of UDF[6] from the district of Malappuram. Due to the end of term of the last sitting MLA M. Ummer, Manjeri went to poll as a part of 2021 Kerala general election on 6 April 2021.[7] U. A. Latheef was the candidate fielded by UDF from Manjeri.[8][9] There were 206,960 registered voters in Manjeri Constituency for the election.[10] U. A. Latheef won the election by a margin of 14,573 votes.[11][5]

Election performance

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Manjeri[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IUML U. A. Latheef 78,836 50.22% Steady
CPI Nazar Debona 64,263 40.93% Increase4.83
BJP P. R. Rashmilnath 11,350 7.23% Decrease0.85
Independent Palathingal Aboobacker 1,341 0.85% N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,202 0.77% Increase0.11
Margin of victory 14,573 9.29% Decrease4.83
Turnout 1,53,811[10] 74.32%[10] Increase1.30
IUML hold Swing Steady

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manjeri 2021". myneta.info.
  2. 1 2 K. C. Arun (28 August 2019). "The demand to bifurcate Malappuram district and the political tussle around it". The News Minute.
  3. 1 2 T. P. Nijeesh (11 April 2019). "Consolidation of minority votes may boost IUML tally". Times of India.
  4. ↑ "Khader right pick, says PK Kunhalikutty". The Deccan Chronicle. 28 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 Staff Reporter (3 May 2021). "Both fronts safeguard seats in Malappuram". The Hindu.
  6. ↑ Staff Reporter (18 October 2020). "UDF reconstitutes district committees". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Kerala election 2021: UDF constituent IUML to contest on 27 seats, announces candidates for 25 constituencies". www.timesnownews.com. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "RSP declares first list of candidates for Kerala polls". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  11. 1 2 "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (37-MANJERI)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
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