MALAPPURAM
Assembly seat no. 40 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called MALAPPURAM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2026
P.k Kunhalikutty
IUML
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
MUL
won 11 of 15
Margin, 2026
85,327
43.34% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
NCP(SP)K.t. Mujeeb Rahman
- Votes
- 46,305
- Vote share
- 23.52%
- Behind by
- 85,327
Electors
2,38,172
Total votes polled
1,96,885
Valid votes
1,96,885
NOTA votes
1,379
0.70% of votes polled
Turnout
82.7%
Full result, 2026
8 candidates · 1,96,885 valid votes
P.k KunhalikuttyIUMLwon
1,31,632
66.9%
K.t. Mujeeb RahmanNCP(SP)
46,305
23.5%
Aswathi GupthakumarBJP
9,127
4.6%
Adv.sadik NaduthodiSDPI
5,124
2.6%
Aboobacker Backer KundupuzhakkalAAAP
2,060
1.0%
Abdul Gafoor Master O.p.kIND
712
0.4%
Abdulsalam.k.pIND
315
0.2%
SreedharanIND
231
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | P.k Kunhalikutty | IUML | 1,31,632 | 66.86% | K.t. Mujeeb Rahman | 85,327 |
| 2021 | P. UBAIDULLA | IUML | 93,166 | 57.57% | PALOLI ABDURAHIMAN | 35,208 |
| 2016 | P UBAIDULLA | IUML | 81,072 | 57.16% | ADV. K P SUMATHI | 35,672 |
| 2011 | P. UBAIDULLA | MUL | 77,928 | 63.75% | MADATHIL SADIKALI | 44,508 |
| 2006 | ADVOCATE M. UMMER | MUL | 70,056 | 58.41% | ADVOCATE P.M.SAFARULLA | 30,657 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above