Ponnani Assembly constituency explained

Ponnani
Type:SLA
State:Kerala
Constituency No:48
Established:1957 - present
Reservation:None
Electors:2,05,291 (2021)
Mla:P. Nandakumar
Party:CPI(M)
Latest Election Year:2021
District:Malappuram

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).

Local self governed segments

Ponnani Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no.NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality)Taluk
1PonnaniMunicipalityPonnani
2MarancheriGrama panchayatPonnani
3AlamkodeGrama panchayatPonnani
4NannamukkuGrama panchayatPonnani
5PerumbadappuGrama panchayatPonnani
6VeliyankodeGrama panchayatPonnani

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]

ElectionNiyamaSabhaNamePartyTenure
19571stK. Kunhambu1957 – 1960
Kunhan Eliyath Tharayil
19602ndCherukoya Thangal1960 – 1965
K. Kunhambu
19673rdV. P. C Thangal1967 – 1970
19704thHaji M. V. Hydros1970 – 1977
19775thM. P. Gangadharan1977 – 1980
19806thK. Sreedharan1980 – 1982
19827thM. P. Gangadharan1982 – 1987
19878thP. T. Mohana Krishnan1987 – 1991
19919th1991 – 1996
199610thPaloli Mohammed Kutty1996 – 2001
200111th M. P. Gangadharan2001 – 2006
200612thPaloli Mohammed Kutty2006 – 2011
201113thP. Sreeramakrishnan2011 – 2016
201614th2016 - 2021
202115thP. NandakumarIncumbent

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]

Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,774 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[5]

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,58,680 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]

1952

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: State Assembly Constituencies in Malappuram district, Kerala.
  2. Web site: Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Malappuram District . 21 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190820130501/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/malappuram.html . 20 August 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ponnani.
  4. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Voter turnout 2021, CEO Kerala . www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  5. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India.
  6. Web site: Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India. 11 March 2020. eci.gov.in.