Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency

This article is about the Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. For other uses, see Ponnani (disambiguation).

Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India.

Ponnani KL-7
Lok Sabha constituency
Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
Assembly constituencies	Tirurangadi Tanur Tirur Kottakkal Thavanur Ponnani Thrithala
Established	1952
Total electors	13,56,408 (2019)
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent M. P. Abdussamad Samadani
Party	Indian Union Muslim League
Alliance	UDF
Elected year	2024
Preceded by	E. T. Mohammed Basheer

Assembly segments

Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[1]

No	Name	District	Member	Party		2024 Lead
43	Tirurangadi	Malappuram	K. P. A. Majeed		IUML		IUML
44	Tanur		V. Abdurahiman		NSC		IUML
45	Tirur		Kurukkoli Moideen		IUML		IUML
46	Kottakkal		K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal		IUML		IUML
47	Thavanur		K. T. Jaleel		IND		IUML
48	Ponnani		P. Nandakumar		CPI(M)		IUML
49	Thrithala	Palakkad	M. B. Rajesh		CPI(M)		IUML

Members of Parliament

Election	Member	Party
Madras State
1952	Vella Eacharan Iyyani		Indian National Congress
	K. Kelappan		Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
After the Formation of Kerala
1962	E. K. Imbichi Bava		Communist Party of India
1967	C. K. Chakrapani		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971	M. K. Krishnan
Major boundary changes
1977	G. M. Banatwala		Indian Union Muslim League
1980
1984
1989
1991	Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait
1996	G. M. Banatwala
1998
1999
2004	E. Ahamed
2009	E. T. Mohammed Basheer
2014
2019
2024	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

General Election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Ponnani^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	562,516	54.81	3.51
	CPI(M)	K.S. Hamza	3,26,756	31.84	0.46
	BJP	Niveditha Subramanian	1,24,798	12.16	1.29
	BSP	Vinod	1,477	0.14	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	6,561	0.64	0.03
Majority			2,35,760	22.97	3.97
Turnout			10,26,616	69.78
	IUML hold		Swing	3.51

Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2024

The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2024 election is as follows:

No.	Assembly	1st Position	Party	Votes	2nd Position	Party	Votes	3rd Position	Party	Votes
43	Tirurangadi	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	92,980	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	38,833	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	11,393
44	Tanur	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	83,556	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	41,587	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	14,861
45	Tirur	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	99,468	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	49,138	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	12,592
46	Kottakkal	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	93,070	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	47,143	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	14,406
47	Thavanur	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	66,681	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	48,665	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	24,204
48	Ponnani	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	63,695	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	48,579	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	20,115
49	Thrithala	M. P. Abdussamad Samadani	IUML	59,820	K.S. Hamza	CPI(M)	50,617	Niveditha Subramanian	BJP	26,162

General Election 2019

There were 13,56,408 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2019 Lok Sabha Election.

Party wise Results

2019 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	521,824	51.30	7.87
	LDF	P. V. Anvar	3,28,551	32.30	8.21
	BJP	V. T. Rama	1,10,603	10.87	2.24
	NOTA	None of the Above	6,231	0.61	0.25
Margin of victory			1,93,273	19.00	16.08
Turnout			10,17,366	74.98
	IUML hold		Swing	7.87

Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2019

The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2019 election is as follows:

No.	Assembly	1st Position	Party	Votes	2nd Position	Party	Votes	3rd Position	Party	Votes
43	Tirurangadi	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	85,428	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	38,444	V. T. Rama	BJP	10,663
44	Tanur	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	75,210	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	43,044	V. T. Rama	BJP	14,791
45	Tirur	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	90,734	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	49,349	V. T. Rama	BJP	11,365
46	Kottakkal	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	87,795	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	45,596	V. T. Rama	BJP	13,506
47	Thavanur	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	62,481	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	50,128	V. T. Rama	BJP	20,769
48	Ponnani	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	61,294	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	51,555	V. T. Rama	BJP	17,498
49	Thrithala	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	58,496	P. V. Anvar	LDF Independent	50,092	V. T. Rama	BJP	21,838

General election 2014

2014 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	E.T. Mohammed Basheer	3,78,503	43.43%	−6.71%
	LDF	V. Abdurahman	3,53,093	40.51%	+1.11%
	BJP	K. Narayanan	75,212	8.63%	+1.13%
	SDPI	V.T. Ikramul Haque	26,640	3.06%	N/A
	Independent	Abullais T.P.	11,034	1.27%	N/A
	AAP	Shylock P.V.	9,504	1.09%	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	7,494	0.86%	−−−
Margin of victory			25,410	2.92%	−7.82%
Turnout			8,71,592	73.83%
	IUML hold		Swing	-6.71%

Legislative Assembly Constituency wise Results 2014

The Niyamasabha constituency wise result of 2014 election is as follows:^[3]

No.	Assembly	1st Position	Party	Votes	2nd Position	Party	Votes	3rd Position	Party	Votes
43	Tirurangadi	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	61,073	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	37,706	K. Narayanan	BJP	7,530
44	Tanur	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	51,365	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	45,145	K. Narayanan	BJP	10,141
45	Tirur	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	63,711	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	56,466	K. Narayanan	BJP	6,860
46	Kottakkal	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	62,791	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	50,910	K. Narayanan	BJP	8,931
47	Thavanur	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	56,209	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	47,039	K. Narayanan	BJP	13,921
48	Ponnani	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	52,600	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	44,942	K. Narayanan	BJP	12,163
49	Thrithala	V. Abdurahiman	LDF Independent	53,921	E. T. Mohammed Basheer	IUML	47,488	K. Narayanan	BJP	15,640

General election 2009

2009 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	E.T. Mohammed Basheer	3,85,801	50.14%	+1.66%
	LDF	Hussain Randathani	3,03,117	39.40%	+4.99%
	BJP	K. Janachandran Master	57,710	7.50%	−2.30%
	Independent	K. Sadanandan	4,321	0.56%	N/A
	Independent	Husain	3,416	0.44%	N/A
	Independent	Dr. Azad	2,636	0.34%	N/A
	BSP	P.K. Muhammed	2,403	0.31%	N/A
Margin of victory			82,684	10.74%	−3.33%
Turnout			7,69,418
	IUML hold		Swing	+1.66%

General election 2004

2004 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	E.Ahammed	3,54,051	48.48%	−5.60%
	CPI	P.P. Suneer	2,51,293	34.41%	−0.88%
	BJP	Aravindan	71,609	9.80%	+0.16%
	Independent	U. Kunhi Muhamed	45,720	6.26%	N/A
	Independent	Saleem Veliyancode	7,,666	1.05%	N/A
Margin of victory			1,02,758	14.07%	−4.72%
Turnout			7,30,339
	IUML hold		Swing	-5.60%

General election 1999

1999 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	3,72,572	54.08%	+3.85%
	CPI	P.P. Suneer	2,43,094	35.29%	+0.26%
	BJP	K. Narayanan Master	66,427	9.64%	+0.16%
	Independent	Kallayi Moosa	3,729	0.54%	N/A
	RJD	K. Abdu Rahiman Haji	3,101	0.45%	N/A
Margin of victory			1,29,478	18.79%	+3.59%
Turnout			6,88,923	60.63%	−2.00%
	IUML hold		Swing	+3.85%

General election 1998

1998 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	3,44,461	50.23%	+0.60%
	CPI	Minu Mumthas	2,40,217	35.03%	−3.51%
	BJP	Ahalliya Sankar	65,008	9.48%	+1.61%
	Independent	Puthuthottil Ibrahim Tirur	35,026	5.10%	N/A
	Independent	Cholakkattil Kunhimuhammed	1,073	0.16%	N/A
Margin of victory			1,04,190	15.20%	+4.11%
Turnout			6,85,785	62.63%	−4.58%
	IUML hold		Swing	+0.60%

General election 1996

1996 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	3,54,808	49.63%	−3.45%
	CPI	Mokkath Rahmathullah	2,75,513	38.54%	+0.41%
	BJP	K. Janachandran Master	56,234	7.87%	+0.78%
	Independent	C. K. Abdul Azeez	23,484	3.29%	N/A
	Independent	Thorakkattu Konderan	1,737	0.24%	N/A
	Independent	Areekadan Kadeesumma Kuttyassan	1,612	0.23%	N/A
Margin of victory			79,295	11.09%	−3.86%
Turnout			7,14,873	67.21%	+3.00%
	IUML hold		Swing	-3.45%

General election 1991

1991 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	Ebrahim Sulaiman Sait	3,39,766	53.08%	−0.61%
	CPI	Kattisseri Hamza Kunhu	2,44,060	38.13%	−0.31%
	BJP	K. Janachandran Master	45,388	7.09%	+0.15%
	Independent	V.P. Radhakrishnan Nair	5,711	0.89%	N/A
	Independent	Sreedharan Kalladi Kunnath	2,038	0.32%	N/A
	Independent	Ahmed Pokkattil	1,242	0.19%	N/A
	Independent	Said Haidros Hibshi Thangal	1,080	0.17%	N/A
	Independent	Maliyekkal Hameed	785	0.12%	N/A
Margin of victory			95,706	14.95%	−0.30%
Turnout			6,49,480	64.21%	−7.46%
	IUML hold		Swing	-0.61%

General election 1989

1989 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	3,78,347	53.69%	−4.78%
	CPI	M. Rahmatullah	2,70,828	38.44%	+0.73%
	BJP	K. Janachandran Master	48,892	6.94%	New
	JP	Thuppath Mohamedunni	2,622	0.37%	N/A
	Independent	Vallikkattil Hyderkutty	1,746	0.25%	N/A
	Independent	Velayudhan Nair S	1,171	0.17%	N/A
	Independent	Bhaskaran Thekkepurakkal	1,018	0.14%	N/A
Margin of victory			1,07,519	15.25%	−5.51%
Turnout			7,10,929	71.67%	+1.20%
	IUML hold		Swing	-4.78%

General election 1984

1984 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	2,88,216	58.47%	+2.94%
	CPI	Koladi Govindankutty	1,85,890	37.71%	−5.15%
	Independent	K. T. M. Kutty Moulavi	13,290	2.70%	N/A
	Independent	M. T. Venu	2,574	0.52%	N/A
	Independent	Vattapparambil Kunhali	2,072	0.42%	N/A
	Independent	K. Venu	869	0.18%	N/A
Margin of victory			1,02,326	20.76%	+8.09%
Turnout			5,06,049	70.47%	+10.08%
	IUML hold		Swing	+2.94%

General election 1980

1980 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	222,834	55.53	8.42
	LDF	Aryadan Muhammed	1,71,971	42.86	6.81
	Independent	P. H. Gopala Iyer	6,456	1.61%	N/A
Margin of victory			50,863	12.67%	−15.23%
Turnout			4,05,196	60.39%	−14.80%
	IUML hold		Swing	-8.42%

General election 1977

1977 Indian general election: Ponnani

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	IUML	G.M. Banatwalla	269,491	63.95%
	LDF	M. Moideen Kutty Haji	1,51,945	36.05%
Margin of victory			1,17,546	27.90%
Turnout			4,31,232	75.19%
	IUML gain from CPI(M)		Swing

See also

• Malappuram district
• List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha
• 2019 Indian general election in Kerala