Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Perinthalmanna 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 Najeeb Kanthapuram of IUML.
| Perinthalmanna | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 38 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Perinthalmanna LAC Map | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 2,17,959 (2021)[1] |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[3]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perinthalmanna | Municipality | Perinthalmanna |
| 2 | Melattur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 3 | Vettathur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 4 | Thazhekode | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 5 | Aliparamba | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 6 | Pulamanthole | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 7 | Elamkulam | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[4]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Name | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Govindan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | E. P. Gopalan | 1960 – 1965 | ||
| 1967 | 3rd | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. K. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | 1977 – 1980 | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Nalakath Soopy | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1984 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | 1991 – 1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | 1996 – 2001 | |||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | V. Sasikumar | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | Najeeb Kanthapuram | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | V. P. Muhammad Haneefa | ||||
| IUML | Najeeb Kanthapuram | ||||
| BJP | K. P. Baburaj | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 2,17,959 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Najeeb Kanthapuram | 76,530 | 46.21% |  0.68 | |
| LDF | K. P. M. Musthafa | 76,492 | 46.19% | 0.31 | |
| BJP | Suchitra Mattada | 8,021 | 4.84% |  0.93 | |
| Independent | Adv. Abdul Afsal. P. T | 906 | 0.55% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.52% | 0.19 | |
| Independent | Najeeb Kutteeri | 828 | 0.50% | N/A | |
| Independent | Muhammad Musthafa. K. P | 751 | 0.45% | N/A | |
| Independent | Musthafa. P. K | 750 | 0.45% | N/A | |
| Independent | Musthafa S/O Muhammad | 471 | 0.28% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 38 | 0.02% | 0.37 | ||
| Turnout | 1,65,616[5][1] | 75.98%[1] | 1.68 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 0.68 |
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2016
There were 1,94,976 registered voters in Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | 70,990 | 46.89% | 5.25 | |
| CPI(M) | V. Sasikumar | 70,411 | 46.50% | 1.53 | |
| BJP | Adv. M. K. Sunil | 5,917 | 3.91% | 2.42 | |
| WPOI | Saleem Mampad | 1,757 | 1.16% | N/A | |
| SDPI | Suniya Siraj | 698 | 0.46% | 0.34 | |
| Independent | Palathingal Aboobacker | 671 | 0.44% | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 507 | 0.33% | N/A | |
| PDP | Sayyid Musthafa Pookoya Thangal | 335 | 0.22% | N/A | |
| Independent | Anwar Shakeel Omar | 125 | 0.08% | N/A | |
| Margin of victory | 579 | 0.39% | 6.78 | ||
| Turnout | 1,51,411 | 77.66% | 3.37 | ||
| IUML hold | Swing | 5.25 |
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2011
There were 1,65,042 registered voters in Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency for the 2011 Kerala Assembly election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | 69,730 | 52.14% | ||
| CPI(M) | V. Sasikumar | 60,141 | 44.97% | ||
| BJP | C. K. Kunhimuhammed | 1,989 | 1.49% | ||
| SDPI | Saidalikkutty | 1,067 | 0.80% | ||
| Independent | Mohammed Ali | 808 | 0.60% | ||
| Margin of victory | 9,589 | 7.17% | |||
| Turnout | 1,33,735 | 81.03% | |||
| IUML gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||