Administration of Malappuram district

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The Malappuram district has four types of administrative hierarchies:

  • Taluk and Village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
  • Panchayath Administration managed by the local bodies
  • Parliament Constituencies for the federal government of India
  • Assembly Constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala
Malappuram district

Civic administration[]

Map of Malappuram District
Distribution of Population in Local Bodies (2011)

Being the headquarters city, Malappuram comprises the Civil Station area which consists of administrative and other Government offices of the district such as District Collectorate, District Treasury, RTO, PWD Division Office, District Panchayat, Town planning Office, Text depot, District Medical office, etc. to name a few. The city is administered by the Malappuram Municipality, headed by a Municipal Chairman. For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 40 wards, from which the members of the municipal council are elected for five years. The Chairman of Malappuram Municipality is Sri mujeeb Kaderi (IUML) and the Deputy Chairperson is Sri. Konnola fousiya (INC). The present Malappuram District Collector is K. Gopalakrishnan.[1]

ISO Certification[]

Malappuram is the first municipal body in India to win an ISO 9001-2008 certification for quality management. It has been on a track of fast reforms for the past couple of years and has achieved the distinction of having zero pendency of files.[2]

Law and order[]

City police is headed by a DySP (Deputy Superindent of police) of Malappuram. And Office of Superintendent of Police is also at Malappuram. Apart from regular law and order, city police comprise the Malappuram Traffic Police, Bomb Squad, Dog Squad, Women's Cell, Narcotics Cell, Malabar Special Police, Armed Police Camp, District Crime Records Bureau.[3][4]

Proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation[]

Malappuram City Map showing proposed corporation limit

There is a demand to upgrade Malappuram Municipality to a Municipal Corporation by incorporating the local bodies in the Greater Malappuram region.[5] The proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation comprises:

  • Perinthalmanna Municipality
  • Malappuram Municipality
  • Manjeri Municipality
  • Kottakkal Municipality
  • Anakkayam Outgrowth.
  • Koottilangadi, a suburb village of Malappuram
  • Pookkottur, a suburb village of Malappuram
  • Kodur, a suburb village of Malappuram
  • Ponmala, a suburb village of Malappuram
  • Othukkungal, an outgrowth of Malappuram
  • Makkaraparamba

There is another demand for Perinthalmanna municipal corporation by merging Angadippuram, Mankada, Pulamanthole Panjayaths

Political Divisions[]

The federal, provincial and local administration of Malappuram district has a complex structure.

Legislative Assembly constituencies[]

Kondotty (State Assembly constituency)Eranad (State Assembly constituency)Nilambur (State Assembly constituency)Wandoor (State Assembly constituency)Manjeri (State Assembly constituency)Perinthalmanna (State Assembly constituency)Mankada (State Assembly constituency)Malappuram (State Assembly constituency)Vengara (State Assembly constituency)Vallikunnu (State Assembly constituency)Tirurangadi (State Assembly constituency)Tanur (State Assembly constituency)Tirur (State Assembly constituency)Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency)Thavanur (State Assembly constituency)Ponnani (State Assembly constituency)
A clickable map of the 16 Legislative Assembly constituencies in the district
Sl.no Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None) 		Local segments Member of the
15th Niyamasabha 		Party Alliance
33 Kondotty None
List
  • Municipality
    Kondotty
  • Grama panchayats
    Cheekode
    Cherukavu
    Pulikkal
    Vazhakkad
    Vazhayur
 T. V. Ibrahim IUML   UDF
34 Eranad None
List
 P. K. Basheer IUML   UDF
35 Nilambur None
List
 P. V. Anvar Independent   LDF
36 Wandoor SC
List
 A. P. Anil Kumar INC   UDF
37 Manjeri None
List
  • Municipality
    Manjeri
  • Grama panchayats
    Trikkalangode
    Pandikkad
    Keezhattur
    Edappatta
 U. A. Latheef IUML   UDF
38 Perinthalmanna None
List
 Najeeb Kanthapuram IUML   UDF
39 Mankada None
List
 Manjalamkuzhi Ali IUML   UDF
40 Malappuram None
List
 P. Ubaidulla IUML   UDF
41 Vengara None
List
  • Grama Panchayaths
    Abdu Rahiman Nagar
    Kannamangalam
    Oorakam
    Vengara
    Parappur
    Othukkungal
 P. K. Kunhalikutty IUML   UDF
42 Vallikunnu None
List
  • Grama Panchayaths
    Chelembra
    Pallikkal
    Peruvallur
    Thenhipalam
    Vallikunnu
    Moonniyur
 P. Abdul Hameed IUML   UDF
43 Tirurangadi None
List
  • Municipalities
    Tirurangadi
    Parappanangadi
  • Grama panchayats
    Nannambra
    Thennala
    Edarikode
    Perumanna Clari
 K. P. A. Majeed IUML   UDF
44 Tanur None
List
  • Municipality
    Tanur
  • Grama panchayats
    Ozhur
    Ponmundam
    Thanalur
    Niramaruthur
    Cheriyamundam
 V. Abdurahiman INL   LDF
45 Tirur None
List
  • Municipality
    Tirur
  • Grama Panchayats
    Valavannur
    Kalpakancheri
    Vettom
    Thalakkad
    Thirunavaya
    Athavanad
 Kurukkoli Moideen IUML   UDF
46 Kottakkal None
List
 K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal IUML   UDF
47 Thavanur None
List
 K. T. Jaleel Independent   LDF
48 Ponnani None
List
  • Municipality
    Ponnani
  • Grama Panchayats
    Marancheri
    Alamcode
    Nannamukku
    Perumbadappa
    Veliyankode
 P. Nandakumar CPI(M)   LDF

Parliament constituencies[]

Parliamentary constituency Assembly constituencies MP Political party
Malappuram Malappuram, Manjeri, Mankada, Perinthalmanna, Vallikunnu, Kondotty and Vengara. M. P. Abdussamad Samadani IUML
Ponnani (Major portion) Tirurangadi, Tirur, Tanur, Ponnani, Kottakkal and Thavanur. E. T. Mohammed Basheer IUML
Wayanad (Minor portion) Eranad, Wandoor and Nilambur. Rahul Gandhi INC

Administrative subdivisions[]

The district consists of two revenue divisions (Tirur and Perintalmanna), seven subdistricts, 135 villages, 15 blocks, twelve municipalities and 100 panchayats.

Revenue administration[]

For the ease of revenue administration, there are 7 subdistricts in the district, which are again divided into 138 villages. These 7 subdistricts are combined in 2 revenue divisions namely Tirur and Perinthalmanna.

Subdistrict Area
(in km2) 		Population
(2011) 		Villages
Ponnani 200 379,798 11
Tirur 448 928,672 30
Tirurangadi 290* 631,906* 17
Kondotty 254* 410,577* 12
Eranad 491* 581,512* 23
Perinthalmanna 506 606,396 24
Nilambur 1,343 574,059 21
Sources: 2011 Census of India,[6] Official website of Malappuram district[7]

Ponnani, Tirur, Tirurangadi, and Kondotty are included in the Tirur revenue division, whereas the remaining Taluks together form Perinthalmanna revenue division.

Rural administration[]

Main article: List of Gram Panchayats in Malappuram district
An election map showing the results of 2020 Kerala local elections in Malappuram district

For the ease of rural administration, the rural district is divided into 94 Gram Panchayats which together form 15 blocks.[8] These 15 block panchayats combine to form the Malappuram district Panchayat, which is the apex body of rural governance in the district. The 94 Gram Panchayats are again divided into 1,778 wards.[9] However, Census towns (small towns with urban features) also come under the jurisdiction of Gram Panchayats.

Urban administration[]

For the ease of urban administration, 12 municipalities are there in the district.

List of municipal towns/cities in Malappuram district
No. Municipal town Taluk Images No. Municipal town Taluk Images
1 Ponnani Ponnani Ponnani 7 Tirurangadi Tirurangadi Tirurangadi
2 Manjeri Eranad Manjeri 8 Tirur Tirur Tirur
3 Parappanangadi Tirurangadi Parappanangadi 9 Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna Perinthalmanna
4 Tanur Tirur Tanur 10 Nilambur Nilambur Nilambur
5 Malappuram Eranad Malappuram 11 Valanchery Tirur Valanchery
6 Kondotty Kondotty

Kondotty

12 Kottakkal Tirur Kottakkal
Source:[10][11]


Municipality[12] Wards[13] Population
(2011)[14] 		Chairperson [15] Political
Party 		Pre-poll
Alliance
1 Manjeri 50 97,102 V. M. Subaida IUML   UDF
2 Ponnani 51 90,491 Sivadasan Attupurath CPI(M)   LDF
3 Parappanangadi 45 71,239 A. Usman IUML   UDF
4 Tanur 44 69,534 P. P. Shamsudheen IUML   UDF
5 Malappuram 40 68,088 Mujeeb Kaderi IUML   UDF
6 Kondotty 40 59,256 Fathimath Suhrabi. C. T IUML   UDF
7 Tirurangadi 39 56,632 K. P. Muhammad Kutty IUML   UDF
8 Tirur 38 56,058 Naseema IUML   UDF
9 Perinthalmanna 34 49,723 P. Shaji CPI(M)   LDF
10 Kottakkal 32 48,342 Bushra Shabeer IUML   UDF
11 Nilambur 33 46,342 Mattummal Saleem CPI(M)   LDF
12 Valanchery 33 44,437 Ashraf Ambalathingal IUML   UDF

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Staff Reporter (27 May 2020). "New Malappuram Collector takes charge". Keralakoumudi. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. ^ Staff Reporter (24 February 2014). "First-in-India ISO tag for Malappuram". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ^ Malappuram Police
  4. ^ http://www.malappurampolice.gov.in/mlpol/
  5. ^ "Proposed Malappuram Municipal Corporation". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Taluk-wise demography of Malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. pp. 161–193. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Villages in Malappuram". malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Rural administration in Malappuram district". Official website of Malappuram district. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Gram Panchayats and wards in Malappuram". Local self government department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Municipalities in Malappuram". malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  11. ^ "No. of wards in Malappuram". lsgkerala.gov.in.
  12. ^ "Municipalities in Malappuram". malappuram.nic.in. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  13. ^ "No. of wards in Malappuram". lsgkerala.gov.in.
  14. ^ "Population of urban bodies" (PDF). Urban Affairs Kerala. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Chairpersons of municipalities in Malappuram". lsgkerala.gov.in. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links[]

Loksabha constituencies [1]

  1. ^ a b "dchb malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
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