In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) candidate from the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency E. Ahamed had secured a convincing lead of 23,461 votes over his nearest CPI rival P K Sainaba in the Mankada Assembly segment. While IUML, a constituent of the UDF, has fielded its sitting MLA T.A. Ahamed Kabeer to contest the Mankada seat in 2016 assembly polls, T.K. Rasheedali has entered the fray on behalf of the CPIM. B. Ratheesh is the nominee of the BJP which is not a force to reckon with in the constituency.
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