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, 2016
P UBAIDULLA
IUML
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
MUL
won 11 of 15
Margin, 2016
35,672
25.15% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
CPMADV. K P SUMATHI
- Votes
- 45,400
- Vote share
- 32.01%
- Behind by
- 35,672
Electors
1,93,761
Total votes polled
1,41,833
Valid votes
1,41,833
NOTA votes
826
0.58% of votes polled
Turnout
73.2%
Full result, 2016
6 candidates · 1,41,833 valid votes
P UBAIDULLAIUMLwon
81,072
57.2%
ADV. K P SUMATHICPM
45,400
32.0%
BADUSHA THANGAL K.NBJP
7,211
5.1%
E.C. AYISHAWPOI
3,330
2.4%
JALEEL NEELAMBRASDPI
2,444
1.7%
ASHRAF PULPATTAPDP
1,550
1.1%
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
