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, 2016
P. SREERAMAKRISHNAN
CPM
Elections held
15
1965–2026
Most successful party
CPM
won 7 of 15
Margin, 2016
15,640
11.03% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCP.T.AJAI MOHAN
- Votes
- 53,692
- Vote share
- 37.87%
- Behind by
- 15,640
Electors
1,90,774
Total votes polled
1,41,763
Valid votes
1,41,763
NOTA votes
604
0.43% of votes polled
Turnout
74.3%
Full result, 2016
11 candidates · 1,41,763 valid votes
P. SREERAMAKRISHNANCPMwon
69,332
48.9%
P.T.AJAI MOHANINC
53,692
37.9%
K.K. SURENDRANBJP
11,662
8.2%
M.M. SHAKKIRWPOI
2,048
1.4%
M. MOIDUNNI HAJIPDP
1,857
1.3%
ABDUL FATHAHSDPI
1,659
1.2%
SINDHUKUMARI P SIND
386
0.3%
AJAY MOHANIND
240
0.2%
RAMAKRISHNAN PUDUSSERYIND
140
0.1%
RAMAKRISHNAN NJAVANENGHATIND
82
0.1%
KOYILAN RAMAKRISHNANIND
61
0.0%
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.
