U. A. Latheef is an Indian politician belonging to

Indian Union Muslim League The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. The first ...

. He was elected as a member of

Kerala Legislative Assembly The Kerala Legislative Assembly, popularly known as the Kerala Niyamasabha, is the State Assembly of Kerala, one of the 28 states in India. The Assembly is formed by 140 elected representatives. Each elected member represents one of the 140 c ...

from

Manjeri Manjeri () is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated southeast to Karipur International Airport and northeast to Malappuram, the district hea ...

on 2 May 2021.

Early life

U. A. Latheef was born to Muhammad Haji at

around 1949. He was graduated as a

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from

Government Law College, Ernakulam The Government Law College, Ernakulam, also known as His Highness the Maharajas Government Law College, Ernakulam is an prestigious institution for undergraduate and post-graduate legal education in , Kerala, India. Founded in 1874, it is the ...

in the year 1973. He is an

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by profession.

Political career

Earlier, U. A. Latheef had been the district general secretary of

IUML The Indian Union Muslim League (abbreviated as the I. U. M. L. or the League) is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India. The first ...

and the district convener of UDF from the district of

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

. 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. U. A. Latheef was the candidate fielded by UDF from Manjeri. There were registered voters in Manjeri Constituency for the election. U. A. Latheef won the election by a margin of 14,573 votes.

Election performance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Latheef, U A Indian Union Muslim League politicians Living people Kerala MLAs 2021–2026 Year of birth missing (living people)