M. M. Abdul Khader

M. M. Abdul Khader
M. M. Abdul Khader
Advocate General of Kerala
	In office; 1969–1979
Appointed by	V. Viswanathan
Member of the Legislative Assembly; of Travancore-Cochin
	In office; 1952–1954
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	T. O. Bava
Constituency	Alwaye
Personal details
Born	27 February 1925; Alwaye, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	10 August 1993 (aged 68); Aluva, Kerala, India
Relatives	M. M. Pareed Pillay (brother); M. K. Mackar Pillay (uncle)
Occupation	lawyer

Manadath Mohammed Pillay Abdul Khader (27 February 1925 – 10 August 1993) was an Indian lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as the Advocate General of Kerala from 1969 to 1979.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early life and career

Abdul Khader was born on 27 February 1925 in Aluva to M. K. Mohammed Pillay, the younger brother of prominent industrialist and philanthropist, M. K. Mackar Pillay.^[4]

In 1952, Khader was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the newly formed state of Travancore-Cochin from the Aluva constituency, defeating future Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president T. O. Bava.^[4]^[5] Khader lost re-election in 1954 to the same opponent.^[6]

Khader's brother, M. M. Pareed Pillay went on to become the Chief Justice of Kerala and the first chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission.^[7]^[8]

Electoral history

1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

1952 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election: Alwaye^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	M. M. Abdul Khader	15,631	52.10	{{{change}}}
	INC	T. O. Bava	12,717	42.39
	Socialist	Ibrahim Kutty	1,653	5.51
Margin of victory			2914	7.43
Turnout			30,001	76.48
	Independent win (new seat)

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election

1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election: Alwaye^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. O. Bava	16,891	54.38	+11.99
	Independent	M. M. Abdul Khader	14,170	45.62	−6.48
Margin of victory			2721	8.76	+1.33
Turnout			31,061	78.77	+2.29
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	+11.99

References

^ "State Of Kerala And Another v. N.M Thomas And Others | Supreme Court Of India | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "History | Kerala Law Academy". www.keralalawacademy.org. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ discountbookstore.in (25 July 2014). 50 Leading Cases of Supreme Court of India: Full Text Judgment with equivalent citation. Discountbookstore.in.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MM Abdul Khader". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.
^ "Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.
^ "About Commission". Kerala State Human Right Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
^ "RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.
^ "Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.

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[1] "State Of Kerala And Another v. N.M Thomas And Others | Supreme Court Of India | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[2] "History | Kerala Law Academy". www.keralalawacademy.org. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[3] scountbookstore.in (25 July 2014). 50 Leading Cases of Supreme Court of India: Full Text Judgment with equivalent citation. Discountbookstore.in.

[:0-4] "MM Abdul Khader". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[5] "RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.

[6] "Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.

[7] "About Commission". Kerala State Human Right Commission. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[8] "Former Judges of High Court of Kerala". highcourtofkerala.nic.in. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

[9] "RESULTS OF ELECTIONS TO THE TRAVANCORE-COCHIN LEGISLATIVE 1951". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.

[10] "Results of the Interim Election to the Travancore-Cochin Assembly – 1954". Travancore-Cochin Gazette.

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