PONNANI
Assembly seat no. 48 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1965.
Kerala also has a Lok Sabha constituency called PONNANI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 2001
M.P.GANGADHARAN
INC
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 15
Margin, 2001
6,607
5.64% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
CPMT.K.HAMZA
- Votes
- 51,447
- Vote share
- 43.89%
- Behind by
- 6,607
Electors
1,48,742
Total votes polled
1,17,227
Valid votes
1,17,227
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.8%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 1,17,227 valid votes
M.P.GANGADHARANINCwon
58,054
49.5%
T.K.HAMZACPM
51,447
43.9%
ADV.MANCHERI NARAYANANBJP
5,714
4.9%
K.SADANANDANIND
1,234
1.1%
A.P.MOHAMMEDIND
778
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | K.p Noushad Ali | INC | 80,674 | 49.81% | Adv.m.k Sakkeer | 13,267 |
| 2021 | P NANDAKUMAR | CPM | 74,668 | 51.35% | Adv. A.M. ROHITH | 17,043 |
| 2016 | P. SREERAMAKRISHNAN | CPM | 69,332 | 48.91% | P.T.AJAI MOHAN | 15,640 |
| 2011 | P.SREERAMAKRISHNAN | CPM | 57,615 | 47.55% | P.T.AJAY MOHAN | 4,101 |
| 2006 | PALOLI MOHAMEDKUTTY | CPM | 63,018 | 55.11% | M.P. GANGADHARAN | 28,347 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PONNANI assembly constituency in 2026?
K.p Noushad Ali (INC) won PONNANI in 2026, by a margin of 13,267 votes.
Which party has won PONNANI the most times?
CPM, with 7 of the 15 wins recorded since 1965.
How many times has PONNANI gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1965 to 2026.
Who has won PONNANI the most times?
M. P. GANGADHARAN, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1982.
