PONNANI
Constituency no. 7 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 15 times since 1967.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called PONNANI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 15 results.
Winner, 1999
G.M. Banatwalla
MUL
Elections held
15
1967–2024
Most successful party
MUL
won 10 of 15
Margin, 1999
1,29,478
18.79% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
CPIP.P. Suneer
- Votes
- 2,43,094
- Vote share
- 35.29%
- Behind by
- 1,29,478
Electors
11,46,335
Total votes polled
6,88,923
Valid votes
6,88,923
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.1%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 6,88,923 valid votes
G.M. BanatwallaMULwon
3,72,572
54.1%
P.P. SuneerCPI
2,43,094
35.3%
K. Narayanan MasterBJP
66,427
9.6%
Kallayi MoosaIND
3,729
0.5%
K. Abdu Rahiman HajiRJD
3,101
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 15 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DR. M.P ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI | IUML | 5,62,516 | 54.81% | K.S HAMZA | 2,35,760 |
| 2019 | E. T. Mohammed Basheer | IUML | 5,21,824 | 51.30% | P.V. Anvar Puthan Veetil | 1,93,273 |
| 2014 | E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER | IUML | 3,78,503 | 43.43% | V.ABDURAHMAN | 25,410 |
| 2009 | E.T. MUHAMMED BASHEER | MUL | 3,85,801 | 50.14% | Dr. HUSSAIN RANDATHANI | 82,684 |
| 2004 | E. AHAMMED | MUL | 3,54,051 | 48.48% | P P SUNEER | 1,02,758 |
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 constituency in 2024?
DR. M.P ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI (IUML) won PONNANI in 2024, by a margin of 2,35,760 votes.
Which party has won PONNANI the most times?
MUL, with 10 of the 15 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has PONNANI gone to the polls?
15 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won PONNANI the most times?
G.M. Banatwalla, with 2 wins between 1998 and 1999.
