# Kottakkal Assembly constituency

Kottakkal State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. K Abid Hussain Thangal of IUML.

## Local self governed segments

Kottakkal Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| 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 |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kottakkal Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 2011 | 13th | M. P. Abdussamad Samadani | IUML | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | IUML | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal | IUML | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### Niyama Sabha Election 2016

There were 1,98,872 registered voters in Kottakkal Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kottakkal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 15,042 | 10.13% | 20.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,48,473 | 74.66% | 4.01 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 10.57 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,67,498 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Kottakkal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 35,902 | 30.34% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,343 | 70.65% |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | |

### 1952

1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election: Kottakkal :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,474 | 15.10% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,262 | 51.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,856 | | |
| | win (new seat) | win (new seat) | win (new seat) | win (new seat) | win (new seat) |