Ponnani Assembly constituency
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 for the | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 2,05,291 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
Ponnani 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 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ponnani Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
CPI(M) INC IUML Independent CPI
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Kunhambu | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| Kunhan Eliyath Tharayil | CPI | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | Cherukoya Thangal | IUML | 1960 – 1965 | |
| K. Kunhambu | INC | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | V. P. C Thangal | IUML | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | Haji M. V. Hydros | Independent | 1970 – 1977 | |
| 1977 | 5th | M. P. Gangadharan | INC | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. Sreedharan | CPI(M) | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | M. P. Gangadharan | INC | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | P. T. Mohana Krishnan | 1987 – 1991 | ||
| 1991 | 9th | E. K. Imbichi Bava | CPI(M) | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | M. P. Gangadharan | INC | 2001 – 2006 | |
| 2006 | 12th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 2011 – 2016 | ||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | P. Nandakumar | Incumbent | ||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyama Sabha Election 2021
There 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 |
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Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There 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 |
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
There 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
| 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
References
- "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.