| Vallikunnu | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 42 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 1,98,814 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Vallikunnu State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency.[2] As of the 2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA is T. V. Ibrahim of IUML.
Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]
Vallikunnu Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vallikunnu | Grama panchayat | Tirurangadi |
| 2 | Peruvallur | Grama panchayat | Tirurangadi |
| 3 | Tenhipalam | Grama panchayat | Tirurangadi |
| 4 | Moonniyur | Grama panchayat | Tirurangadi |
| 5 | Chelembra | Grama panchayat | Kondotty |
| 6 | Pallikkal | Grama panchayat | Kondotty |
Members of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Vallikunnu Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | K. N. A. Khader | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | P. Abdul Hameed | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021-2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | ||||
Election results[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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | C. P. Musthafa | ||||
| IUML | T. V. Ibrahim | ||||
| BJP | M. Preman Master | ||||
| AAP | Abdul Azeez Kadalundi | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021[edit | edit source]
There were 1,98,814 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Abdul Hameed | 71,823 | 47.43 |  3.99
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| INL | A. P. Abdul Wahab | 57,707 | 38.11 | 3.84
| |
| BJP | Peethambaran Palat | 19,853 | 13.11 |  3.54
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,150 | 0.76 | 0.21
| |
| BSP | Sasi Kizhakkan | 881 | 0.58 | 0.07
| |
| Margin of victory | 14,116 | 9.32 | 0.15
| ||
| Turnout | 1,51,414[5][1] | 76.16[1] | 1.30
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 3.99
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2016[edit | edit source]
There were 1,83,645 registered voters in Vallikunnu Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Abdul Hameed | 59,720 | 43.44 | 7.09
| |
| INL | Adv. O. K. Thangal | 47,110 | 34.27 | 0.26
| |
| BJP | K. Janachandran Master | 22,887 | 16.65 | 6.85
| |
| PDP | Nissar Methar | 2,975 | 2.16 | 0.19
| |
| SDPI | Haneefa Haji | 2,499 | 1.82 | 0.45
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 752 | 0.55 | − | |
| BSP | Praveen Kumar | 705 | 0.51 | 0.01
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| Margin of victory | 12,610 | 9.17 | 6.83
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| Turnout | 1,37,484 | 74.86 | 2.47
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| IUML hold | Swing | 7.09
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2011[edit | edit source]
There were 1,56,307 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. N. A. Khader | 57,250 | 50.53 | ||
| Independent | K .V. Sankaranarayanan | 39,128 | 34.53 | ||
| BJP | Preman | 11,099 | 9.80 | ||
| PDP | Salam Mooonniyur | 2,666 | 2.35 | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Latheef | 2,571 | 2.27 | ||
| BSP | Neelakantan Chelari | 590 | 0.52 | ||
| Margin of victory | 18,122 | 16.00 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,304 | 72.49 | |||
| IUML win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Vallikunnu
- Malappuram district
- List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
- 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ↑ "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 22 August 2019.
- ↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Vallikunnu".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (42-VALLIKUNNU)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.
- ↑ "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.