Malappuram,is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala,with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). The most populous district of Kerala,Malappuram 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. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks:Eranad,Kondotty,Nilambur,Perinthalmanna,Ponnani,Tirur,and Tirurangadi.
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),is a political party in Kerala,India. The PDP is known more as the party led by Abdul Nazer Mahdani,a popular Muslim leader in Kerala.
Tirur is a major municipal town in Tirur Taluk,Malappuram district,in the Indian state of Kerala,spread over an area of 16.55 square kilometres (6.39 sq mi).
Kannoth Muraleedharan is an Indian National Congress politician. He was the MP from Vatakara,Kerala. He is the son of Congress leader K. Karunakaran. He was elected as an MP from Kozhikode constituency and from Vatakara constituency (2019). He was elected as an MLA from Vattiyoorkkavu constituency. He lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Thrissur constituency.
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.
PonnaniTaluk is an administrative division in the Malappuram district of Kerala,India. It falls under the Tirur revenue division,with its headquarters in the town of Ponnani. Ponnani Taluk includes Ponnani Municipality and nine gram panchayats. Most administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Station in Ponnani.
Tirur Taluk comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. Its headquarters is the town of Tirur. Tirur Taluk contains four municipalities - Tanur,Tirur,Kottakkal,and Valanchery. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Stations at Tirur,Kuttippuram,and Tanur. Most of the villages in present-day Tirur Taluk were parts of the medieval Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunadu). The port of Tanur was an important port town in the southwestern coast of India during medieval period.
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. T. Jaleel is an Indian politician from Kerala and a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Thavanur and has served as Minister of Higher Education,Welfare of Minorities,Waqf and Hajj in the Left Democratic Front (LDF) -led ministry. He was first elected to Kerala Legislative Assembly in 2006. He was an Associate Professor of History at P. S. M. O. College,Tirurangadi. He previously served as Minister of Local Administration,Government of Kerala.
The Malappuram district has four types of administrative hierarchies:
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.
P. V. Anvar is an Indian politician who is a member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly representing Nilambur constituency since 2 June 2016.
V. P. Sanu is an Indian politician who is currently the National President of the Students' Federation of India,the students' wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He is also a member of the Kerala state committee of the CPI(M). He contested the parliamentary election in 2019 polls and 2021 by-polls representing CPI(M) in Malappuram,Kerala against IUML and lost both times.
Tirur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections,the current MLA is Kurukkoli Moideen of IUML.
Tanur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative constituency. As of the 2021 assembly elections,the current MLA is V. Abdurahiman.
Elections to local bodies in Kerala were held in December 2020. Polling took place over 3 days;on 8,10 and 14 December,with the votes counted and results announced on 16 December.
Mangalam is a coastal village in Tirur Taluk,Malappuram district,Kerala,India. The village is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-west to the town of Tirur,16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away from Ponnani,and 17 kilometres (11 mi) south to Tanur. Kootayi,known for its picturesque beach,is an important town in the jurisdiction of Mangalam Grama Panchayat.
Kuttippuram State assembly constituency was one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India,before the 2008 delimitation of constituencies. It was one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ponnani Lok Sabha constituency until the 2008 delimitation. The last election to the constituency was conducted in 2006,and the MLA was K. T. Jaleel of LDF.
Kurukkoli Moideen is a politician from Kerala,India. He represents Tirur assembly constituency in 15th Kerala State Legislative Assembly. He belongs to Indian Union Muslim League.
Nava Kerala Sadas was the outreach programme of the Kerala government,where the chief minister and ministers travelled through all assembly constituencies of the state. was a mass movement which was held by the Left Democratic Front,senior LDF leader and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to encourage the public to join hands with Government from Manjeswaram to Thiruvananthapuram,a journey of 589 kilometres over almost 36 days 140 Assembly constituencies.
