The Malappuram Assembly constituency is one of the 140 constituencies in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 40 of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM), Left Democratic Front (LDF), Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), United Democratic Front (UDF), the Janata Dal Secular (JDS), the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), and the Congress are the main parties in the state.
The Malappuram Assembly constituency comes under the Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency. In 2021, P Ubaidulla the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) won the seat by defeating CPIM candidate Paloli Abdurahiman with a margin of 35,208 votes.
Malappuram Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Kerala is being implemented in accordance with the Election Commission of India's order before the Kerala Assembly Elections 2026. The objective of an intensified revision is to ensure that the names of all eligible citizens are included in the Electoral Roll (ER) so as to enable them to exercise their franchise. The last intensive revision in Kerala was conducted by the Commission in the year 2002. The Malappuram Assembly constituency is a part of the Malappuram district.
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 2,11,261 voters in the Malappuram constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,06,955 were male and 1,04,306 were female voters. No voters belonged to the third gender. 3,621 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Malappuram in 2021 was 86 (82 men and 4 women).
In 2016, the total number of voters in the Malappuram constituency was 1,93,578. Out of this, 97,177 voters were male, 96,401 were female. No voters belonged to a third gender. There were 822 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Malappuram in 2016 was 112 (85 men and 27 women).
Malappuram Assembly Election 2026: Poll Date
The voting in Kerala (Keralam) will take place in a single phase for all 140 Assembly seats. The voting in Kerala's (Keralam) Malappuram will take place on April 9, 2026.
Malappuram Assembly Election 2026: Result Date
The result for Kerala (Keralam) will be declared on May 4 (Monday), along with the other 139 constituencies in Kerala (Keralam).
Malappuram Assembly Election 2026 Candidates
Indian Union Muslim League's (IUML) PK Kunhalikutty, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Aswathi Gupthakumar, NCP(SP) leader KT Mujeeb Rahman, and Social Democratic Party of India's (SDPI) Sadik Naduthodi are the main candidates in the Malappuram constituency of Kerala.
The BJP is in alliance with the Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and Twenty20 Party in Kerala, United Democratic Front-led by Congress has a pact with the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), Kerala Congress (Jacob), Kerala Congress (Joseph), Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is in alliance with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM), Communist Party of India (CPI), Kerala Congress M, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP SP) and the Indian National League (INL).
Malappuram Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2021 Kerala Assembly Elections, Indian Union Muslim League candidate P Ubaidulla won the Malappuram seat with a margin of 35,208 votes (57.57%). He polled 93,166 votes with a vote share of 57.57%. He defeated Communist Party of India Marxist (CPIM) candidate Paloli Abdurahiman, who got 57,958 votes (35.82%). BJP candidate Areekkad Sethumadhavan stood third with 5,883 votes (3.64%).
In the 2016 Kerala Assembly Elections, Indian Union Muslim League candidate P Ubaidulla won the Malappuram seat with a margin of 35,672 votes (25.15%). He polled 81,072 votes with a vote share of 57.16%. CPM candidate K P Sumathi got 45,400 votes (32.01%) and was the runner-up. BJP candidate PT Ali Haji stood third with 7,055 votes (5.87%).
Malappuram Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 2021: P Ubaidulla(IUML)
- 2016: P Ubaidulla (IUML)
- 2011: P Ubaidulla (IUML)
- 2006: M Ummer (IUML)
- 2001: MK Muneer (IUML)
- 1996: MK Muneer (IUML)
- 1991: Younus Kunhu (IUML)
- 1987: PK Kunhalikutty (IUML)
- 1982: PK Kunhalikutty (IUML)
- 1980: UA Beeran (IUML)
- 1977: CH Mohammed Koya (IUML)
- 1970: UA Beeran (IUML)
- 1967: MPM Ahamed Kurikkal (IUML)
- 1960: K Hassan Gani (IUML)
- 1957: K Hassan Gani (IUML)
Malappuram Constituency Voter Turnout in 2021 and 2016
In 2021, the total number of valid votes polled in the Malappuram Assembly constituency was 1,61,825 or 76.31 per cent. In 2016, the total number of valid votes polled in the Assembly elections was 1,41,833 or 73.20 per cent.
