Kottakkal State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K Abid Hussain Thangal of IUML.
| Kottakkal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 46 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1952 - 1957 & 2011 - present |
| Total electors | 1,98,872 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
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Kottakkal Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottakkal | Municipality | Tirur |
| 2 | Valanchery | Municipality | Tirur |
| 3 | Ponmala | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 4 | Marakkara | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 5 | Edayur | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 6 | Irimbiliyam | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 7 | Kuttippuram | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kottakkal Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. P. Abdussamad Samadani | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Election results
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,98,872 registered voters in Kottakkal Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | 71,768 | 48.34% |  10.57
| |
| NCP | N. A. Mohammed Kutty | 56,726 | 38.21% |  9.64
| |
| BJP | V. Unnikrishnan Master | 13,205 | 8.89% | 2.31
| |
| PDP | Neyyathoor Kunhimohamed | 2,763 | 1.86% | 0.70
| |
| SDPI | K. P. O. Rahmathullah | 1,719 | 1.16% | 1.08
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 806 | 0.54% | − | |
| Independent | C. Muhammed Kutty | 579 | 0.39% | − | |
| Independent | Villan Mohammed Kutty | 429 | 0.29% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,042 | 10.13% | 20.21
| ||
| Turnout | 1,48,473 | 74.66% | 4.01
| ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 10.57
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,67,498 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Abdusamad Samadani | 69,717 | 58.91% | ||
| NCP | C. P. K. Gurukkal | 33,815 | 28.57% | ||
| BJP | K. K. Surendran | 7,782 | 6.58% | ||
| PDP | Ali Kadampuzha | 3,027 | 2.56% | ||
| SDPI | K. C. Naser | 2,644 | 2.24% | ||
| Independent | Kadampuzha Bindhu Devarajan | 894 | 0.76% | ||
| BSP | Madathil Muhammad Ellias | 458 | 0.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,902 | 30.34% | |||
| Turnout | 1,18,343 | 70.65% | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||
1952
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Ahmad Kutty, Chakkeeri | 14,972 | 41.29% | ||
| INC | Kunjunni Nedumgadi, Ezhuthassan Kalathil | 9,498 | 26.19% | 26.19% | |
| CPI | Koya Kunhi Naha Kizhakkinakath | 9,056 | 24.97% | ||
| Socialist | Mohamed Naha Kizhakkinath | 2,736 | 7.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,474 | 15.10% | |||
| Turnout | 36,262 | 51.91% | |||
| Registered electors | 69,856 | ||||
| win (new seat) | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".
- ^ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District".
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kottakkal".
- ^ "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.