# Perinthalmanna Assembly constituency

Perinthalmanna 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 Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is Najeeb Kanthapuram of IUML.

## Local self governed segments

Perinthalmanna Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:
| Sl no. | Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| 1 | Perinthalmanna | Municipality | Perinthalmanna |
| 2 | Melattur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 3 | Vettathur | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 4 | Thazhekode | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 5 | Aliparamba | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 6 | Pulamanthole | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |
| 7 | Elamkulam | Grama panchayat | Perinthalmanna |

## Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Perinthalmanna Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Name | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | P. Govindan Nambiar | Communist Party of India | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | E. P. Gopalan | Communist Party of India | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | Paloli Mohammed Kutty | Communist Party of India | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | K. K. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | K. K. S. Thangal | Indian Union Muslim League | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 1982 – 1984 |
| 1987 | 8th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Nalakath Soopy | Indian Union Muslim League | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | V. Sasikumar | Communist Party of India | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | Indian Union Muslim League | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | Indian Union Muslim League | 2016 - 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | Najeeb Kanthapuram | Indian Union Muslim League | Incumbent |

## Election results

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

### Niyamasabha Election 2021

There were 2,17,959 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perinthalmanna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | Najeeb Kanthapuram | 76,530 | 46.21% | 0.68 |
| | LDF | K. P. M. Musthafa | 76,492 | 46.19% | 0.31 |
| | BJP | Suchitra Mattada | 8,021 | 4.84% | 0.93 |
| | Independent | Adv. Abdul Afsal. P. T | 906 | 0.55% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 867 | 0.52% | 0.19 |
| | Independent | Najeeb Kutteeri | 828 | 0.50% | N/A |
| | Independent | Muhammad Musthafa. K. P | 751 | 0.45% | N/A |
| | Independent | Musthafa. P. K | 750 | 0.45% | N/A |
| | Independent | Musthafa S/O Muhammad | 471 | 0.28% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 38 | 0.02% | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,65,616 | 75.98% | 1.68 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 0.68 | |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,94,976 registered voters in Perinthalmanna Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perinthalmanna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | IUML | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | 70,990 | 46.89% | 5.25 |
| | CPI(M) | V. Sasikumar | 70,411 | 46.50% | 1.53 |
| | BJP | Adv. M. K. Sunil | 5,917 | 3.91% | 2.42 |
| | WPOI | Saleem Mampad | 1,757 | 1.16% | N/A |
| | SDPI | Suniya Siraj | 698 | 0.46% | 0.34 |
| | Independent | Palathingal Aboobacker | 671 | 0.44% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 507 | 0.33% | N/A |
| | PDP | Sayyid Musthafa Pookoya Thangal | 335 | 0.22% | N/A |
| | Independent | Anwar Shakeel Omar | 125 | 0.08% | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 579 | 0.39% | 6.78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,411 | 77.66% | 3.37 |
| | IUML hold | IUML hold | Swing | 5.25 | |

### Niyamasabha election 2011

There were 1,65,042 registered voters in Perinthalmanna Constituency for the 2011 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Perinthalmanna :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | IUML | Manjalamkuzhi Ali | 69,730 | 52.14% |
| | CPI(M) | V. Sasikumar | 60,141 | 44.97% |
| | BJP | C. K. Kunhimuhammed | 1,989 | 1.49% |
| | SDPI | Saidalikkutty | 1,067 | 0.80% |
| | Independent | Mohammed Ali | 808 | 0.60% |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,589 | 7.17% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,33,735 | 81.03% |
| | IUML gain from CPI(M) | IUML gain from CPI(M) | Swing | |