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, 2006
ADVOCATE M. UMMER
MUL
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
MUL
won 11 of 15
Margin, 2006
30,657
25.56% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
JD(S)ADVOCATE P.M.SAFARULLA
- Votes
- 39,399
- Vote share
- 32.85%
- Behind by
- 30,657
Electors
1,86,292
Total votes polled
1,19,938
Valid votes
1,19,938
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.4%
Full result, 2006
5 candidates · 1,19,938 valid votes
ADVOCATE M. UMMERMULwon
70,056
58.4%
ADVOCATE P.M.SAFARULLAJD(S)
39,399
32.9%
ADVOCATE C.DINESHBJP
4,938
4.1%
ABDUL MAJEED TIND
3,451
2.9%
ASHRAF THAZHEKKODEBSP
2,094
1.8%
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