Ponnani State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Ponnani Assembly Constituency is located right in the middle of the Kerala coast. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is P. Nandakumar of CPI(M).
| Ponnani | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 48 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,05,291 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editPonnani Niyamasabha 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 (State Assembly constituency)
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ponnani Niyamasabha 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 | Cherukoya 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
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | |||||
| INC | |||||
| BJP | |||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
Niyama Sabha Election 2021
editThere were 2,05,291 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha 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 | 5.1% | − | |
| 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
|
|||
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,90,774 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha 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
|
|||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere 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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | N. Gopala Menon | 32,619 | 21.05% | 21.05% | |
| CPI | E. T. Kunhan | 28,665 | 18.50% | ||
| INC | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.