Malappuram,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala,with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). It is the most populous district of Kerala,which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969,spanning an area of about 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area,as well as the largest district in the state,bounded by Western Ghats and Arabian Sea to either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks:Eranad,Kondotty,Nilambur,Perinthalmanna,Ponnani,Tirur,and Tirurangadi.
The Indian Union Muslim League is an Indian political party primarily based in the Indian state of Kerala. It is recognised as a State Party in Kerala by the Election Commission of India.
Ponnani is a municipality in Ponnani Taluk,Malappuram District,in the state of Kerala,India. It serves as the administrative center of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of the same name. It is situated at the estuary of Bharatappuzha,on its southern bank,and is bounded by the Arabian Sea on the west and a series of brackish lagoons in the south.
Malappuram is a city and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala,India. It is the largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and the 25th largest in India and a city in the Indian state of Kerala,spread over an area of 158.20 km2 (61.08 sq mi) including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970,Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards,the city has a population density of 1,742 per square kilometre. According to the 2011 census,the Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi,Calicut,and Thrissur urban areas and the 26th largest in India with a total population of 1.7 million. It is the fastest growing city in the world with a 44.1% urban growth between 2015 and 2020 as per the survey conducted by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on the urban area growth during January 2020. Malappuram is situated 54 km southeast of Calicut and 90 km northwest of Palakkad. It is the first Indian municipal body to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity to its entire residents. Malappuram is also the first Indian municipal body to achieve the International Organization for Standardization certificate. It is also the first complaint-free municipality in the state.
E. Ahamed,Edappakath Ahamed in full,was an Indian politician from Kannur in northern Kerala. A Member of Parliament between 1991 and 2017,he was a key figure in India's diplomatic relations with the Middle East.
E. Moidu Moulavi (1886–1995) was an Indian National Congress (INC) leader,Islamic scholar,one of the Salafi movements reformers,scholar and educationist of Malabar District,born at Maranchery in Ponnani. He was a supporter of the Islahi movement in Kerala and a co-worker with leaders like K. M. Maulavi,Sayyid Sanaulla Makti Thangal,Mohammed Abdul Rahiman and K. M. Seethi Sahib
Valanchery is a major town and one of the 12 municipalities in Malappuram district,Kerala,India. It is one of the four municipalities in Tirur Taluk,besides Tirur,Kottakkal,and Tanur. It is situated about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast to Karipur International Airport and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwards to the district headquarters,and forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area. It is also one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration. Valanchery,which was a part of the erstwhile princely state of the Valluvanad in the early medieval period,had been under the direct control of the Zamorin of Calicut following the Tirunavaya war of 14th century CE. During British Raj,Valanchery was included in the Ponnani Taluk of erstwhile Malabar District. Vattapara accident zone is an accident zone near Valanchery. Valanchery is situated on National Highway 66.
The government of Kerala is the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister,who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee,known as the cabinet.
Ezhu Kudikkal Imbichi Bava (1917–1995) was an Indian politician and a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the best-known politician to come from the municipality of Ponnani. He was member of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha,both the houses of Parliament.
Paloli Mohammed Kutty is an Indian politician,social worker,the former Minister for Local Administration in the Government of Kerala and a member of both State and Central Committee of Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was also served as Convenor of Left Democratic Front from 2001 to 2006.He represented the Ponnani constituency in Malappuram district in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
M.P. Abdussamad Samadani is an Indian politician,orator,writer and scholar. He knows Malayalam,English,Urdu,Hindi,Arabic,Persian and Sanskrit languages. Samadani was awarded Doctor of Philosophy degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University,New Delhi.
P. K. Kunhalikutty is an Indian politician and social worker who is the present Member of Legislative Assembly from Vengara Assembly Constituency in Kerala. He also serves as National General Secretary of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) and Deputy Leader of opposition in Kerala Leglative Assembly.
P. Sreeramakrishnan, is an Indian politician born on 14 November 1967 in Perinthalmanna. He became a member of the Thirteenth Kerala Legislative Assembly on 1 June 2011. He also served as the Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2021.
Abdurahiman Randathani is an Indian politician,orator and former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Tanur constituency in Kerala State. Currently he is State secretary of Indian Union Muslim League Kerala and Chairman of Shihab Thangal multispeciality hospital,Tirur.
K. Avukader Kutty Naha (1920–1988) was an Indian politician and social worker who served as the Minister of Local Administration in various Kerala Governments from 1968 to 1979. As an Indian Union Muslim League minister in the 1967–69 Namboodiripad ministry,Naha oversaw the creation of the Malappuram District in central Kerala (1969). Naha,with minister M. N. Govindan Nair and official C. K. Kochukoshy,also devised the 'One Lakh Houses' scheme in Kerala.
B. Pocker,Badekkandy, also spelled Poker,title Sahib Bahadur,as an Indian politician and lawyer from Tellicherry,north Kerala,Madras Presidency. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly of India and as the Member of Parliament from Manjeri Parliamentary Constituency between 1952 and 1962.
Parakulangara Thazathel Ajay Mohan is a social and political leader in Kerala. Ajay Mohan was born on 10 May 1965,as the fourth child and second son of PT Mohanakrishnan and Nalini Mohanakrishnan.
Malappuram is one of the 14 districts in the South Indian state of Kerala. The district has a unique and eventful history starting from pre-historic times. During the early medieval period,the district was the home to two of the four major kingdoms that ruled Kerala. Perumpadappu was the original hometown of the Kingdom of Cochin,which is also known as Perumbadappu Swaroopam,and Nediyiruppu was the original hometown of the Zamorin of Calicut,which is also known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam. Besides,the original headquarters of the Palakkad Rajas were also at Athavanad in the district.
South Malabar refers to a geographical area of the southwestern coast of India covering some parts of the present-day Kerala. South Malabar covers the regions included in present-day Kozhikode taluk of Kozhikode district,the whole area of Malappuram district,Chavakkad taluk of Thrissur district,and Palakkad district,excluding parts of Chittur taluk. The Fort Kochi region of Kochi city also historically belongs to South Malabar. The term South Malabar refers to the region of the erstwhile Malabar District south to the river Korapuzha,and bears a high cultural similarity to both the Cochin and the North Malabar region.
