Vallikkunnu Assembly Election Result 2016

Kerala · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016

Abdul Hameed Master of Indian Union Muslim League won the Vallikkunnu Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Kerala in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 59,720 votes (43.70% vote share). The runner-up was Adv. O.K. Thangal (Indian National League) with 47,110 votes.

A total of 11 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Kerala
  • Constituency: Vallikkunnu
  • Constituency Number: 42
  • District: Malappuram
  • Total Contestants: 11
  • Election Year: 2016
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Abdul Hameed Master 59720 43.70% Indian Union Muslim League
2 Adv. O.K. Thangal 47110 34.50% Indian National League
3 Janachandran Master 22887 16.70% Bharatiya Janata Party
4 Nissar Methar 2975 2.20% Peoples Democratic Party
5 Haneefa Haji 2499 1.80% Social Democratic Party Of India
6 Praveen Kumar 705 0.50% Bahujan Samaj Party
7 Ansas Kodakkattakath 262 0.20% Communist Party Of India (Marxist-Leninist) Red Star
8 Adv. Balakrishnan Maneeri 192 0.10% Independent
9 Aboobacker Alias K.K. Aboo 176 0.10% Independent
10 Abdul Nazer 106 0.10% Independent
11 V.P. Padmakumar 100 0.10% Independent

About Vallikkunnu Assembly Constituency

The Vallikkunnu constituency is part of the Kerala Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Abdul Hameed Master (Indian Union Muslim League) emerged as the winner securing 59,720 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

11 candidates contested from Vallikkunnu assembly constituency in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.

Vallikkunnu is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Kerala.

Abdul Hameed Master (Indian Union Muslim League) won the Vallikkunnu assembly seat in the 2016 Vidhan Sabha election.