| Kottakkal | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 46 for theKerala Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Established | 1951 (first establishment) 2008 (second establishment) |
| Total electors | 1,98,872 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | IUML |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Kottakkal State assembly constituency is one of the 140state legislative assembly constituencies inKerala in southernIndia. It is also one of the sevenstate legislative assembly constituencies included inPonnani Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the2021 Assembly elections, the current MLA isK. K Abid Hussain Thangal ofIUML.
Kottakkal Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kottakkal | Municipality | Tirur |
| 2 | Valanchery | Municipality | Tirur |
| 3 | Ponmala | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 4 | Marakkara | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 5 | Edayur | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 6 | Irimbiliyam | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
| 7 | Kuttippuram | Grama panchayat | Tirur |
The following list contains all members ofKerala Legislative Assembly who have represented Kottakkal Assembly constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | M. P. Abdussamad Samadani | IUML | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | 2016 – 2021 | ||
| 2021 | 15th | Incumbent | |||
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
There were 2,05,405 registered voters in Kottakkal Assembly constituency for the 2021 Kerala Assembly election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | 81,700 | 51.3% | ||
| NCP | N. A. Mohammed Kutty | 65,112 | 40.9% | ||
| BJP | P. P. Ganesan | 10,796 | 6.8% | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 668 | 0.42% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,588 | 10.4% | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,265 | 77.9% | |||
| IUMLhold | Swing | ||||
There were 1,98,872 registered voters in Kottakkal Assembly constituency for the 2016 Kerala Assembly election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | 71,768 | 48.34% |  10.57 | |
| NCP | N. A. Mohammed Kutty | 56,726 | 38.21% |  9.64 | |
| BJP | V. Unnikrishnan Master | 13,205 | 8.89% | 2.31 | |
| PDP | Neyyathoor Kunhimohamed | 2,763 | 1.86% | 0.70 | |
| SDPI | K. P. O. Rahmathullah | 1,719 | 1.16% | 1.08 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 806 | 0.54% | − | |
| Independent | C. Muhammed Kutty | 579 | 0.39% | − | |
| Independent | Villan Mohammed Kutty | 429 | 0.29% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 15,042 | 10.13% | 20.21 | ||
| Turnout | 1,48,473 | 74.66% | 4.01 | ||
| IUMLhold | Swing | 10.57 | |||
There were 1,67,498 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Abdusamad Samadani | 69,717 | 58.91% | ||
| NCP | C. P. K. Gurukkal | 33,815 | 28.57% | ||
| BJP | K. K. Surendran | 7,782 | 6.58% | ||
| PDP | Ali Kadampuzha | 3,027 | 2.56% | ||
| SDPI | K. C. Naser | 2,644 | 2.24% | ||
| Independent | Kadampuzha Bindhu Devarajan | 894 | 0.76% | ||
| BSP | Madathil Muhammad Ellias | 458 | 0.39% | ||
| Margin of victory | 35,902 | 30.34% | |||
| Turnout | 1,18,343 | 70.65% | |||
| IUMLhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IUML | Ahmad Kutty, Chakkeeri | 14,972 | 41.29% | ||
| INC | Kunjunni Nedumgadi, Ezhuthassan Kalathil | 9,498 | 26.19% | 26.19% | |
| CPI | Koya Kunhi Naha Kizhakkinakath | 9,056 | 24.97% | ||
| Socialist | Mohamed Naha Kizhakkinath | 2,736 | 7.55% | ||
| Margin of victory | 5,474 | 15.10% | |||
| Turnout | 36,262 | 51.91% | |||
| Registered electors | 69,856 | ||||
| IUMLwin (new seat) | |||||