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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| state = Kerala
| name = Tanur
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 44
| map_image = Ottumpuram Beach.JPG
| map_caption = Ottumpuram Beach, [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]]
| established = 1957
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,72,324 (2026)
| mla = [[PK Navas]]
| party = {{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}}
| alliance = {{legend2|#0000FF |'''[[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
| district = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
}}

'''Tanur State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://malappuram.nic.in/constituencies
| website = malappuram.nic.in
| title = State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala
}}</ref> As of the [[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2026 Assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[PK Navas]].

== Local self-governed segments ==
[[File:Thanur Niyamasabha constituency.png|thumb|Map of Tanur Assembly constituency]]
Tanur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html
| website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
| title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District
| access-date = 21 August 2019
| archive-date = 20 August 2019
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130501/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html
| url-status = dead
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! width="30px" |Sl no.
! width="100px" |Name
! width="130px" |Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
! width="100px" |[[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| 1
| [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]]
| Municipality
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|-
| 2
| [[Ozhur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|-
| 3
| [[Ponmundam]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|-
| 4
| [[Tanalur|Thanalur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|-
| 5
| [[Niramarutur|Niramaruthur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|-
| 6
| [[Cheriyamundam]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Tirur Taluk|Tirur]]
|}
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented Tanur Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/tanur-assembly-constituency-map.html
| website = www.mapsofindia.com
| title = Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Tanur
}}</ref>

'''Key'''

{{Party index link|Indian Union Muslim League}} {{Party index link|National Secular Conference}}

{| class="sortable" width="50%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama Sabha
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2" | Party
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure
|-
| [[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| 1st
| rowspan="2" | [[C. H. Mohammed Koya]]
| rowspan="14" | [[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]]
| rowspan="14" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian Union Muslim League}}"|
| 1957–1960
|-
| [[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| 2nd
| 1960–1965
|-
| [[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| 3rd
| M. M. K. Haji
| 1967–1970
|-
| [[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
| 4th
| [[Ummer Bafaki Tangal]]
| 1970–1977
|-
| [[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| 5th
| [[U. A. Beeran]]
| 1977–1980
|-
| [[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| 6th
| rowspan="3" | [[E. Ahamed]]
| 1980–1982
|-
| [[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
| 7th
| 1982–1987
|-
| [[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| 8th
| 1987–1991
|-
| [[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
| rowspan="2" | 9th
| P. Seethi Haji
| 1991–1992
|-
| 1992*
| Kutty Ahammed Kutty
| 1992–1996
|-
| [[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| 10th
| rowspan="2" | [[P. K. Abdu Rabb]]
| 1996–2001
|-
| [[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
| 11th
| 2001–2006
|-
| [[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
| 12th
| rowspan="2" | [[Abdurahiman Randathani]]
| 2006–2011
|-
| [[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
| 13th
| 2011–2016
|-
| [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
| 14th
| rowspan="2" | [[V. Abdurahiman]]
| rowspan="2" | [[National Secular Conference|NSC]]
| rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color:{{party color|National Secular Conference}} |
| 2016–2021
|-
| [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| 15th
| [[Incumbent]]
|}

{{notelist}}*by-election

== Election results ==
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Tanur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = National Secular Conference
|candidate = Muhammed Sameer
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = P. K. Navas
|votes =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = Deepa Puzhakkal
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes =
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{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
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{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Tanur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = National Secular Conference
|candidate = [[V. Abdurahiman]]
|votes = 70,704
|percentage = 46.34%
|change ={{increase}}1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian Union Muslim League
|candidate = [[Firos (politician)|P. K. Firos]]
|votes = 69,719
|percentage = 45.71%
|change ={{increase}}2.00
}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = K. Narayanan Master
|votes = 10,590
|percentage = 6.94%
|change ={{decrease}}0.41
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 336
|percentage = 0.22%
|change ={{increase}}0.96
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Mueenudheen
|votes = 183
|percentage = 0.12%
|change =''N/A''
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 985
|percentage = 4.93%
|change ={{increase}}14.14
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 152,570
|percentage = 78.36%
|change ={{increase}}2.38
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = National Secular Conference
|loser = Indian Union Muslim League
|swing ={{increase}}2.00
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,76,07 registered voters in Tanur Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016
| website = eci.gov.in
| title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Tanur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=National Secular Conference|candidate=[[V. Abdurahiman]] | votes=64,472|percentage=45.78%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[Abdurahiman Randathani]] | votes=59,554|percentage=42.29%|change={{decrease}}7.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=P. R. Rasmilnath|votes=11,051|percentage=7.85%|change={{increase}}0.83}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Welfare Party of India|candidate=Asharaf Vailathur|votes=1,291|percentage=0.92%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. K. Majeed Khasimi|votes=1,151|percentage=0.82%|change={{decrease}}2.19}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Peoples Democratic Party (India)|candidate=Anvar Pannikkandathil|votes=858|percentage=0.61%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=P. T. Unni|votes=708|percentage=0.50%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=V. Abdurahiman Vayangatil|votes=672|percentage=0.48%|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=569|percentage=0.40%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 4,918
|percentage = 3.49%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,40,838|percentage=79.99%|change={{increase}}1.88}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = National Secular Conference
|loser = Indian Union Muslim League
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,33,276 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web
| title = Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India
| url = https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011
| access-date = 11 March 2020
| website = eci.gov.in
}}</ref>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Tanur}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian Union Muslim League|candidate=[[Abdurahiman Randathani]] | votes=51,549|percentage=49.52%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=E. Jayan|votes=42,116|percentage=40.45%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Ravi Thelath|votes=7,304|percentage=7.02%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=K. K. Majeed Khasimi|votes=3,137|percentage=3.01%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory|
|votes = 9,433
|percentage = 9.07%
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,04,106|percentage=78.11%|change=}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian Union Muslim League|swing=}}{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Tanur, Malappuram|Tanur]]
* [[Malappuram district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]

[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Tanur Assembly constituency - Revision history

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