# Ponnani Assembly constituency

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. 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:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Ponnani | Municipality | Ponnani |
| 2 | Marancheri | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 3 | Alamkode | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 4 | Nannamukku | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 5 | Perumbadappu | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |
| 6 | Veliyankode | Grama panchayat | Ponnani |

## 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:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | K. Kunhambu | Indian National Congress | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1957 | 1st | Kunhan Eliyath Tharayil | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | Cherukoya Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. Kunhambu | Indian National Congress | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | V. P. C Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | Haji M. V. Hydros | Independent | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | K. Sreedharan | Communist Party of India | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | P. T. Mohana Krishnan | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | E. K. Imbichi Bava | Communist Party of India | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | M. P. Gangadharan | Indian National Congress | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | P. Sreeramakrishnan | Communist Party of India | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | P. Sreeramakrishnan | Communist Party of India | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | P. Nandakumar | Communist Party of India | Incumbent |

## 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.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ponnani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Nandakumar | 74,668 | 51.35% | 2.44 |
| | INC | A.M Rohith | 57,625 | 39.63% | 1.76 |
| | BDJS | Subramannian Chunkappallii | 7,419 | 5.1% | − |
| | SDPI | Anvar Pazhanji | 3,065 | 2.11% | 0.94 |
| | WPOI | Ganesh Vaderi | 1,863 | 1.28% | 0.16 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 467 | 0.32% | 0.11 |
| | Independent | Roshith M.P | 168 | 0.12% | − |
| | Independent | K.Sadanandan | 147 | 0.1% | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 17,043 | 11.72% | 0.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,45,422 | 70.83% | 3.48 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 2.44 | |

### Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,774 registered voters in Ponnani Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ponnani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPI(M) | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 69,332 | 48.91% | 1.36 |
| | INC | P. T. Ajay Mohan | 53,692 | 37.87% | 6.30 |
| | BJP | K. K. Surendran | 11,662 | 8.23% | 3.54 |
| | WPOI | M. M. Shakkir | 2,048 | 1.44% | − |
| | PDP | M. Moidunni Haji | 1,857 | 1.31% | − |
| | SDPI | Abdul Fathah | 1,659 | 1.17% | 1.51 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 604 | 0.43% | − |
| | Independent | Sindhukumari P. S. | 386 | 0.27% | − |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,640 | 11.04% | 7.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,41,763 | 74.31% | 2.04 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.36 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,58,680 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ponnani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | P. Sreeramakrishnan | 57,615 | 47.55% |
| | INC | P. T. Ajay Mohan | 53,514 | 44.17% |
| | BJP | V. T. Jayaprakash | 5,680 | 4.69% |
| | SDPI | Yahiya Koya Thangal | 3,250 | 2.68% |
| | Independent | Ajayan | 1,099 | 0.91% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,101 | 3.38% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,21,158 | 76.35% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Ponnani :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | N. Gopala Menon | 32,619 | 21.05% | 21.05% |
| | CPI | E. T. Kunhan | 28,665 | 18.50% | |
| | INC | K. C. Sankaran | 25,519 | 16.47% | 16.47% |
| | KMPP | A. C. Raman | 20,599 | 13.29% | |
| | | T. Mustafa | 19,457 | 12.56% | |
| | Socialist | K. P. Koppan | 11,924 | 7.70% | |
| | Socialist | Mohamad | 9,668 | 6.24% | |
| | Independent | C. Uani | 6,494 | 4.19% | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,954 | 2.55% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,54,945 | 93.12% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,66,384 | | |
| | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) | INC win (new seat) |