| Ponnani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 48 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1951 |
| Total electors | 2,05,291 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent K. P. Noushad Ali | |
| Party | INC |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Ponnani State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Ponnani Assembly constituency is located right in the middle of the Kerala coast. As of the 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is K. P. Noushad Ali of INC.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Ponnani Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ponnani | Municipality | Ponnani |
| 2 | Marancheri | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 3 | Alamkode | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 4 | Nannamukku | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 5 | Perumbadappu | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 6 | Veliyankode | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
Ponnani Assembly constituency
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Ponnani Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Kunhambu | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 | |
| Kunhan Eliyath Tharayil | Communist Party of India | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | V. P. C Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1960 – 1965 | |
| K. Kunhambu | Indian National Congress | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | V. P. C Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Haji M. V. Hydros | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. Sreedharan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | P. T. Mohana Krishnan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | E. K. Imbichi Bava | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Nandakumar | Incumbent | ||
Election results[edit | edit source]
LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS[edit | edit source]
2025[edit | edit source]
| SEGMENT | LDF | NDA | UDF | IND | SDPI | WPI | LEADING ALLIANCE | |
| PONNANI | 24337 | 5885 | 20182 | 950 | 502 | 399 | 52255 | LDF |
| MARANCHERY | 9319 | 1930 | 10855 | 782 | 1355 | 0 | 24241 | UDF |
| ALAMKODE | 8784 | 1624 | 11213 | 31 | 569 | 293 | 22514 | UDF |
| NANNAMUKKU | 7742 | 2442 | 9011 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 19395 | UDF |
| PERUMBADAPPU | 8229 | 777 | 9346 | 28 | 91 | 749 | 19220 | UDF |
| VELIYANKODE | 10224 | 653 | 9640 | 83 | 599 | 170 | 21369 | LDF |
| TOTAL | 68635 | 13311 | 70247 | 1874 | 3316 | 1611 | 158994 | |
| % | 43.16829566 | 8.372014038 | 44.1821704 | 1.17866083 | 2.085613294 | 1.013245783 |
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS[edit | edit source]
Percentage change (±) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. P. Noushad Ali | ||||
| CPI(M) | Adv. M. K. Sakkeer | ||||
| BDJS | E. Maneesh | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 2,05,291 registered voters in Ponnani Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Nandakumar | 74,668 | 51.35 |  2.44
| |
| INC | A.M Rohith | 57,625 | 39.63 | 1.76
| |
| BDJS | Subramannian Chunkappallii | 7,419 | 5.10 | − | |
| SDPI | Anvar Pazhanji | 3,065 | 2.11 | 0.94
| |
| WPOI | Ganesh Vaderi | 1,863 | 1.28 |  0.16
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 467 | 0.32 | 0.11
| |
| Independent | Roshith M.P | 168 | 0.12 | − | |
| Independent | K.Sadanandan | 147 | 0.1 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 17,043 | 11.72 | 0.68
| ||
| Turnout | 1,45,422 | 70.83 | 3.48
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.44
|
|||
2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,90,774 registered voters in Ponnani Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 69,332 | 48.91 | 1.36
| |
| INC | P. T. Ajay Mohan | 53,692 | 37.87 | 6.30
| |
| BJP | K. K. Surendran | 11,662 | 8.23 | 3.54
| |
| WPOI | M. M. Shakkir | 2,048 | 1.44 | − | |
| PDP | M. Moidunni Haji | 1,857 | 1.31 | − | |
| SDPI | Abdul Fathah | 1,659 | 1.17 | 1.51
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.43 | − | |
| Independent | Sindhukumari P. S. | 386 | 0.27 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,640 | 11.04 | 7.66
| ||
| Turnout | 1,41,763 | 74.31 | 2.04
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.36
|
|||
2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,58,680 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 57,615 | 47.55 | ||
| INC | P. T. Ajay Mohan | 53,514 | 44.17 | ||
| BJP | V. T. Jayaprakash | 5,680 | 4.69 | ||
| SDPI | Yahiya Koya Thangal | 3,250 | 2.68 | ||
| Independent | Ajayan | 1,099 | 0.91 | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,101 | 3.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,158 | 76.35 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
1952[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Gopala Menon | 32,619 | 21.05 | 21.05 | |
| CPI | E. T. Kunhan | 28,665 | 18.50 | ||
| Independent | K. C. Sankaran | 25,519 | 16.47 | 16.47 | |
| KMPP | A. C. Raman | 20,599 | 13.29 | ||
| T. Mustafa | 19,457 | 12.56 | |||
| Socialist | K. P. Koppan | 11,924 | 7.70 | ||
| Socialist | Mohamad | 9,668 | 6.24 | ||
| Independent | C. Uani | 6,494 | 4.19 | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,954 | 2.55 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,945 | 93.12 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,66,384 | ||||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Ponnani
- Malappuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District". Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ponnani".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2014.