Malappuram Assembly constituency

Malappuram
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)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent P. K. Kunhalikutty
Party	IUML
Alliance	UDF
Elected year	2026

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.

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		Tenure
1957	1st	K. Hassan Gani	Indian Union Muslim League	1957 – 1960
1960	2nd	K. Hassan Gani		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	P. K. Kunhalikutty		1987 – 1991
1991	9th	Younus Kunhu		1991 – 1996
1996	10th	M. K. Muneer		1996 – 2001
2001	11th	M. K. Muneer		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

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2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

2021

There were 2,11,990 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.^[1]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram^[6]
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

2016

There were 1,93,761 registered voters in Malappuram Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.^[7]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

2011

There were 1,67,739 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.^[8]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

2001

2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	M. K. Muneer	61,924	66.98	9.68
	NCP	K. S. Vijayam	25,907	28.02
	BJP	Villodi Sundaran	4,623	5.00	0.53
Margin of victory			36,017	38.96	16.60
Turnout			92,454	59.64	0.35
	IUML hold		Swing	4.84

1996

1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

1991

1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Malappuram
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

References

1 2 3 4 "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 20 August 2019.
↑ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Malappuram".
↑ "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 – Assembly Constituency 40 - MALAPPURAM (Kerala)". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
1 2 "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (40-MALAPPURAM)". 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.

External links

Remaining Date for Malappuram Municipality Election 2020

[turnout_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.

[2] "State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala".

[3] "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District". Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[4] "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Malappuram".

[5] "General Election to Assembly Constituencies: Trends & Results May-2026 – Assembly Constituency 40 - MALAPPURAM (Kerala)". results.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 18 May 2026.

[result_2021-6] 1 2 "GENERAL ELECTION TO KERALA NIYAMA SABHA TRENDS & RESULT MAY-2021 (40-MALAPPURAM)". results.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India.

[7] "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".

[8] "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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