Ponnani (State Assembly constituency)
Ponnani State assembly constituency (Malayalam: പൊന്നാനി നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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]
| 48 Ponnani പൊന്നാനി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
.jpeg) The Biyyam Kayal at the Ponnani in the Ponnani (State Assembly constituency) | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,90,774 (2016) |
| Current MLA | P. Sreeramakrishnan |
| Party | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Malappuram |
| Local Self Governed Segments | |
Local self governed segments
Ponnani Niyama Sabha 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 | Perumpadappa | 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 Niyama Sabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies::[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | K. Kunhambu | INC | 1957 – 1960 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | Cherukoya Thangal | IUML | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 1967 | 3rd | V. P. C Thangal | 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 | Incumbent | |||
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyama Sabha Election 2016
There were 1,90,774 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 69,332 | 48.91% | ||
| INC | P. T. Ajay Mohan | 53,692 | 37.87% | ||
| BJP | K. K. Surendran | 11,662 | 8.23% | ||
| WPOI | M. M. Shakkir | 2,048 | 1.44% | ||
| PDP | M. Moidunni Haji | 1,857 | 1.31% | ||
| SDPI | Abdul Fathah | 1,659 | 1.17% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.43% | ||
| Independent | Sindhukumari P. S. | 386 | 0.27% | ||
| Margin of victory | 15,640 | 11.04% | |||
| Turnout | 1,41,763 | 74.31% | |||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | ||||
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 Results 2016, Election commission of India".
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