Kuttippuram Block Panchayat

Kuttippuram Block Panchayat
Kuttippuram Block Panchayat
	Local bodies in Malappuram district
Type
Type	Block Panchayat of Kuttippuram
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 January 1962;63 years ago
Preceded by	Kuttippuram Revenue block (Firka)
Leadership
President	Vaseema Veleri, Indian Union Muslim League ; since 2020
Vice president	K. T. Azad Ali, Indian Union Muslim League ; since 2020
Structure
Seats	16 electoral wards
Political groups	IUML: 10 seats INC: 4 seats CPI(M): 2 seats
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	2010 - UDF Won
Last election	2015 - UDF Won
Last general election	2020 - UDF Won
Next election	2025
Meeting place
	Block Panchayat Office, Kuttippuram
Website
	lsgkerala.in/kuttippuramblock/

Last updated July 13, 2025

The Kuttippuram Block Panchayat is the block-level administrative body that administers the region around Kuttippuram in Malappuram district, Kerala, India.^[3] It is also one of the 15 Block Panchayats established for the proper block-level administration of Gram panchayats in the district.^[4] Established in 1962, the block's current president is Vaseema Veleri since 2020.^[5]^[6] Kuttippuram Block Panchayat lies in two assembly constituencies – Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency) and Tirur (State Assembly constituency) – both of which are part of the Ponnani parliamentary constituency. The Block is headed by a President and council, and manages 155.83 km² of Kuttippuram block, with a population of about 229,468 within that area.^[7]^[8]

History

As per the recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta Committee and the Administrative Reforms Committee chaired by E. M. S. Namboodiripad, the State Government had to enact legislation to empower the Panchayats to ensure greater public participation in social development, to shape planned development at the village level, and to implement decentralization.^[5] The Kerala Panchayat Act, 1960 was framed and came into force on 1 January 1962 in the state.^[5] Under this Act, 922 Gram Panchayats were formed covering all the rural areas of the State.^[5] In these panchayats elected governing bodies came into power with effect from 1 January 1964.^[5]

Kuttippuram was the headquarters of a Revenue block (Firka) in Tirur Taluk.^[9] The erstwhile Firkas were reshaped into Block Panchayats and were provided with the duty for block-level administration of Gram panchayats. Hence Kuttippuram Block Panchayat came into existence on 1 January 1962.^[5]^[6] At the time of its formation, the block was composed of seven Gram panchayats namely Kuttippuram, Valanchery, Parudur, Irimbiliyam, Edayur, Marakkara, and Athavanad.^[6] Later on 16 June 1969, Parudur village was transferred to Palakkad district,^[10] and in 2015, Valanchery was upgraded to a Municipal town. Other jurisdictional change that occurred in 2015 was the addition of Kalpakanchery Gram Panchayat into block.^[7]^[8]

A panoramic view of Kuttippuram bridge from Nilayoram Park

Structure

Kuttippuram Block Panchayat consists of the following Gram panchayats:^[8]^[3]

Sl no.	Name
1	Athavanad
2	Edayoor
3	Irimbiliyam
4	Kalpakanchery
5	Kuttippuram
6	Marakkara

Valanchery Municipality is landlocked by Kuttippuram block to all sides.

Kuttippuram Block Panchayat

Members of the Block Council

Key

IUML INC CPI(M)

Members of the Block Council^[2]
Sl. No	Ward	Councillor	Party	Alliance
1	Randathani	Sabira Edathadathil	IUML	UDF
2	Chelakkuth	Manzoorali Palamadathil	INC	UDF
3	Melmuri	O. K. Zubair	IUML	UDF
4	Karekkad	P. V. Nasibudheen	IUML	UDF
5	Vadakkumpuram	Fathima Farsana. P	IUML	UDF
6	Edayoor	Bushara	CPI(M)	LDF
7	Pookkattiri	Ayisha Chittakath	IUML	UDF
8	Valiyakunnu	K. M. Muhammad Abdurahman	IUML	UDF
9	Vendallur	Abdunnoor	INC	UDF
10	Kolakkad	Vaseema Veleri	IUML	UDF
11	Kazhuthallur	Saheer Master	IUML	UDF
12	Naduvattom	Thesliya Changarath	CPI(M)	LDF
13	Athavanad	K. T. Azad Ali	IUML	UDF
14	Kurumbathur	Rimshanimol	INC	UDF
15	Puthanathani	Sreedharan K C	INC	UDF
16	Kadungathukundu	Sahira Chakkungal	IUML	UDF

Election results