The Malappuram district has four types of administrative hierarchies:
Being the headquarters city, Malappuram comprises the Civil Station area which consists of administrative and other Government offices of the district such as District Collectorate, District Treasury, RTO, PWD Division Office, District Panchayat, Town planning Office, Text depot, District Medical office, etc. to name a few.The city is administered by the Malappuram Municipality, headed by a Municipal Chairman. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 40 wards, from which the members of the municipal council are elected for five years. The Chairman of Malappuram Municipality is Sri mujeeb Kaderi (IUML) and the Deputy Chairperson is Sri. Konnola fousiya (INC). The present Malappuram District Collector is K. Gopalakrishnan.[1]
Malappuram is the first municipal body in India to win an ISO 9001-2008 certification for quality management. It has been on a track of fast reforms for the past couple of years and has achieved the distinction of having zero pendency of files.[2]
City police is headed by a DySP (Deputy Superintendent of police) of Malappuram. And Office of Superintendent of Police is also at Malappuram. Apart from regular law and order, city police comprise the Malappuram Traffic Police, Bomb Squad, Dog Squad, Women's Cell, Narcotics Cell, Malabar Special Police, Armed Police Camp, District Crime Records Bureau.[3] [4]
There is a demand to upgrade Malappuram Municipality to a Municipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in the Greater Malappuram region.[5] The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises:
The federal, provincial and local administration of Malappuram district has a complex structure.
Political divisions include 3 Lok Sabha constituencies for the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) and 16 legislative assembly constituencies for the Kerala Legislative Assembly in the district. Each represented by a Member of Parliament (MP) and Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) respectively.
There are 16 legislative assembly constituencies in the district.
| Sl.no | Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Local segments | Member of the 15th Niyamasabha | Party | Alliance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Kondotty | None | T. V. Ibrahim | IUML | |||
| 34 | Eranad | None | P. K. Basheer | IUML | |||
| 35 | Nilambur | None | P. V. Anvar | Independent | |||
| 36 | Wandoor | SC | A. P. Anil Kumar | INC | |||
| 37 | Manjeri | None | U. A. Latheef | IUML | |||
| 38 | Perinthalmanna | None | Najeeb Kanthapuram | IUML | |||
| 39 | Mankada | None | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | IUML | |||
| 40 | Malappuram | None | P. Ubaidulla | IUML | |||
| 41 | Vengara | None | P. K. Kunhalikutty | IUML | |||
| 42 | Vallikunnu | None | P. Abdul Hameed | IUML | |||
| 43 | Tirurangadi | None | K. P. A. Majeed | IUML | |||
| 44 | Tanur | None | V. Abdurahiman | INL | |||
| 45 | Tirur | None | Kurukkoli Moideen | IUML | |||
| 46 | Kottakkal | None | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | IUML | |||
| 47 | Thavanur | None | K. T. Jaleel | Independent | |||
| 48 | Ponnani | None | P. Nandakumar | CPI(M) |
| Parliamentary constituency | Assembly constituencies | MP | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malappuram, Manjeri, Mankada, Perinthalmanna, Vallikunnu, Kondotty and Vengara. | IUML | |||
| Ponnani (Major portion) | Tirurangadi, Tirur, Tanur, Ponnani, Kottakkal and Thavanur. | IUML | ||
| Wayanad (Minor portion) | Eranad, Wandoor and Nilambur. |
The district consists of two revenue divisions (Tirur and Perintalmanna), seven subdistricts, 135 villages, 15 blocks, twelve municipalities and 100 panchayats.
For the ease of revenue administration, there are 7 subdistricts in the district, which are again divided into 138 villages. These 7 subdistricts are combined in 2 revenue divisions namely Tirur and Perinthalmanna.
| Subdistrict | Area (in km2) | Population (2011) | Villages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | 379,798 | 11 | |||
| 448 | 928,672 | 30 | |||
| 290* | 631,906* | 17 | |||
| 254* | 410,577* | 12 | |||
| 491* | 581,512* | 23 | |||
| 506 | 606,396 | 24 | |||
| 1,343 | 574,059 | 21 | |||
| Sources: 2011 Census of India,[6] Official website of Malappuram district[7] | |||||
See main article: List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district. For the ease of rural administration, the rural district is divided into 94 Gram Panchayats which together form 15 blocks.[8] These 15 block panchayats combine to form the Malappuram district Panchayat, which is the apex body of rural governance in the district. The 94 Gram Panchayats are again divided into 1,778 wards.[9] However, Census towns (small towns with urban features) also come under the jurisdiction of Gram Panchayats.
For the ease of urban administration, 12 municipalities are there in the district.
| Municipality[10] | Wards[11] | Population (2011)[12] | Chairperson [13] | Political Party | Pre-poll Alliance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 97,102 | V. M. Subaida | ||||
| 2 | 51 | 90,491 | Sivadasan Attupurath | ||||
| 3 | 45 | 71,239 | A. Usman | ||||
| 4 | 44 | 69,534 | P. P. Shamsudheen | ||||
| 5 | 40 | 68,088 | Mujeeb Kaderi | ||||
| 6 | 40 | 59,256 | Fathimath Suhrabi. C. T | ||||
| 7 | 39 | 56,632 | K. P. Muhammad Kutty | ||||
| 8 | 38 | 56,058 | Naseema | ||||
| 9 | 34 | 49,723 | P. Shaji | ||||
| 10 | 32 | 48,342 | Bushra Shabeer | ||||
| 11 | 33 | 46,342 | Mattummal Saleem | ||||
| 12 | 33 | 44,437 | Ashraf Ambalathingal |
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