Ahamed Devarkovil


Ahammad Devarkovil is an Indian politician from Indian [National League]. He is currently serving as the Member of the [Legislative Assembly |MLA] of Kozhikode South constituency since May 2021. He was in office as Minister of Ports, Museums, Archaeology and Archives for the first two and half years of the Second Pinarayi Vijayan ministry.

Life

In 1977, he completed his tenth standard at Kuttyadi High School. He was the school leader as well. He was arrested for writing an essay in a school magazine against the internal emergency. It was only in 1980, he could finish his tenth standard education, but from Govt. High School, Kalliyadu.

Political career

Ahammad Devarkovil started his political life in the Muslim Students Federation during his school days. He was once the district secretary of MSF in Kozhikode district. He was active in Indian Union Muslim League as well. Later, he joined Indian National League.
In 2021 Kerala Assembly Election, Ahammad Devarkovil defeated IUML's Adv. Noorbeena Rasheed by a margin of 12,459 votes at Kozhikode South assembly constituency.
O.S.N.CandidatePartyTotal votes% of votes
1Ahammad DevarkovilIndian National League52,55744.15
2Adv. Noorbeena RasheedIndian Union Muslim League40,09833.68
3Navya HaridasBharatiya Janata Party24,87320.89
4P. HareendranathDemocratic Social Justice Party4100.34
5Adv. MubeenaIndependent5130.43
6NOTA6030.51
Total1,19,054