Malappuram Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Malappuram 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 2026 Assembly elections, the current MLA is P. K. Kunhalikutty of IUML.
| Malappuram | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 40 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Kottakkunnu is located at the centre of Malappuram city. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,11,990 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Malappuram Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malappuram | Municipality | Eranad |
| 2 | Pulpatta | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| 3 | Pookkottur | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| 4 | Anakkayam | Grama panchayat | Eranad |
| 5 | Morayur | Grama panchayat | Kondotty |
| 6 | Kodur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Malappuram Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Hassan Gani | Indian Union Muslim League | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | 1960 – 1965 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | M. P. M. Ahamed Kurikkal | 1967 – 1970 | ||
| 1970 | 4th | U. A. Beeran | 1970 – 1977 | ||
| 1977 | 5th | C. H. Mohammed Koya | 1977 – 1980 | ||
| 1980 | 6th | U. A. Beeran | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | P. K. Kunhalikutty | 1982 – 1987 | ||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Younus Kunhu | 1991 – 1996 | ||
| 1996 | 10th | M. K. Muneer | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | M. Ummer | 2006 – 2011 | ||
| 2011 | 13th | P. Ubaidulla | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | 2021 - 2026 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | P. K. Kunhalikutty | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. K. Kunhalikutty | 131,632 | 66.86 |  9.29 | |
| NCP-SP | K.T. Mujeeb Rahman | 46,305 | 23.52 |  12.30 | |
| BJP | Aswathi Gupthakumar | 9,127 | 4.64 | 0.96 | |
| SDPI | Adv. Sadik Naduthodi | 5,124 | 2.60 | ||
| AAP | Aboobacker Backer Kundupuzhakkal | 2,060 | 1.05 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,379 | 0.70 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Gafoor Master O.P.K | 712 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Abdulsalam K.P | 315 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Sreedharan | 231 | 0.12 | ||
| Margin of victory | 85,327 | 43.34 | 21.59 | ||
| Turnout | 1,96,885 | 80.35 | 4.01 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 10.80 |
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2021
There were 2,11,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Ubaidulla | 93,166 | 57.57% | 0.41 | |
| CPI(M) | Paloli Abdurahman | 57,958 | 35.82% | 3.81 | |
| BJP | Areekkad Sethumadhavan | 5,883 | 3.64% | 1.44 | |
| WPOI | E. C. Ayisha | 3,194 | 1.97% | 0.38 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 994 | 0.61% | 0.03 | |
| BSP | Prashobh. T | 321 | 0.20% | 0.20 | |
| SUCI(C) | T. K. Bose | 309 | 0.19% | 0.19 | |
| Margin of victory | 35,208 | 21.75% | 3.40 | ||
| Turnout | 1,61,825[6][1] | 76.34%[1] | 3.14 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 0.41 |
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2016
There were 1,93,761 registered voters in Malappuram Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Ubaidulla | 81,072 | 57.16% | 6.59 | |
| CPI(M) | Adv. K. P. Sumathi | 45,400 | 32.01% | − | |
| BJP | K. N. Badusha Thangal | 7,211 | 5.08% | 1.94 | |
| WPOI | E. C. Ayisha | 3,330 | 2.35% | − | |
| SDPI | Jaleel Neelambra | 2,444 | 1.72% | 1.53 | |
| PDP | Ashraf Pulpatta | 1,550 | 1.09% | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 826 | 0.58% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 35,672 | 25.15% | 11.26 | ||
| Turnout | 1,41,833 | 73.20% | 0.32 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 6.59 |
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2011
There were 1,67,739 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | P. Ubaidulla | 77,928 | 63.75% | ||
| JD(S) | Madathil Sadiqali | 33,420 | 27.34% | ||
| SDPI | Sadiq Naduthodi | 3,968 | 3.25% | ||
| BJP | K. Velayudhan | 3,841 | 3.14% | ||
| Independent | Abu Thwair | 2,179 | 1.78% | ||
| Independent | Pookkattil Ali Haji | 909 | 0.74% | ||
| Margin of victory | 44,508 | 36.41% | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,245 | 72.88% | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Adv. M. Ummer | 70,056 | 58.41 | 8.57 | |
| JD(S) | Adv. P. M. Safarulla | 39,399 | 32.85 |  | |
| BJP | Adv. C. Dinesh | 4,938 | 4.12 | 0.88 | |
| Independent | Abdul Majeed T. | 3,451 | 2.88 | | |
| BSP | Ashraf Thazhekkode | 2,094 | 1.75 | | |
| Margin of victory | 30,657 | 25.56 | 13.40 | ||
| Turnout | 1,19,938 | ||||
| IUML hold | Swing | 4.29 |
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2001
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | M. K. Muneer | 52,593 | 57.30 | 6.08 | |
| INL | P. M. A. Salam | 32,072 | 34.94 | | |
| BJP | Narukara Gopi | 4,105 | 4.47 | 0.94 | |
| People's Democratic Party | Babu Mani, K. | 2,046 | 2.23 | | |
| IC(S) | Kadambottu Musthaffa | 508 | 0.55 | | |
| Independent | Mulanthipulakkal Muhammed Haji | 311 | 0.34 | | |
| Independent | P. Faisal Hassan Bava | 155 | 0.17 | | |
| Margin of victory | 20,521 | 22.36 | 12.20 | ||
| Turnout | 91,790 | 59.99 | 4.70 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 3.04 |
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1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Yoonus Kunju | 49,713 | 63.38 | ||
| Indian Congress (Socialist) – Sharad Chandra Sinha | Sebastian J. Kaloor | 22,604 | 28.82 | ||
| BJP | K. Narendran | 4,244 | 5.41 | ||
| Independent | Peechi Abdul Azeez | 1,881 | 2.40 | ||
| Margin of victory | 27,109 | 34.56 | |||
| Turnout | 78,442 | 55.29 | |||
| IUML hold | Swing | ||||