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
  • Municipal administration managed by the urban 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 Superintendent 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:

Political Divisions

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

Legislative Assembly constituencies

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 T. V. Ibrahim IUML   UDF
34 Eranad None P. K. Basheer IUML   UDF
35 Nilambur None P. V. Anvar Independent   LDF
36 Wandoor SC A. P. Anil Kumar INC   UDF
37 Manjeri None U. A. Latheef IUML   UDF
38 Perinthalmanna None Najeeb Kanthapuram IUML   UDF
39 Mankada None Manjalamkuzhi Ali IUML   UDF
40 Malappuram None P. Ubaidulla IUML   UDF
41 Vengara None P. K. Kunhalikutty IUML   UDF
42 Vallikunnu None P. Abdul Hameed IUML   UDF
43 Tirurangadi None K. P. A. Majeed IUML   UDF
44 Tanur None V. Abdurahiman INL   LDF
45 Tirur None Kurukkoli Moideen IUML   UDF
46 Kottakkal None K. K. Abid Hussain Thangal IUML   UDF
47 Thavanur None K. T. Jaleel Independent   LDF
48 Ponnani None P. Nandakumar CPI(M)   LDF

Parliament constituencies

Parliamentary constituencyAssembly constituenciesMPPolitical party
MalappuramMalappuram, Manjeri, Mankada, Perinthalmanna, Vallikunnu, Kondotty and Vengara.M. P. Abdussamad SamadaniIUML
Ponnani (Major portion)Tirurangadi, Tirur, Tanur, Ponnani, Kottakkal and Thavanur.E. T. Mohammed BasheerIUML
Wayanad (Minor portion)Eranad, Wandoor and Nilambur.Rahul GandhiINC

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
Ponnani200379,79811
Tirur448928,67230
Tirurangadi290*631,906*17
Kondotty254*410,577*12
Eranad491*581,512*23
Perinthalmanna506606,39624
Nilambur1,343574,05921
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

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
1PonnaniPonnaniPonnani 7TirurangadiTirurangadiTirurangadi
2ManjeriEranadManjeri 8TirurTirurTirur
3ParappanangadiTirurangadiParappanangadi 9PerinthalmannaPerinthalmannaPerinthalmanna
4TanurTirurTanur 10NilamburNilamburNilambur
5MalappuramEranadMalappuram 11ValancheryTirurValanchery
6KondottyKondotty

Kondotty

 12KottakkalTirurKottakkal
Source:[10][11]
Municipality[12] Wards[13] Population
(2011)[14]		 Chairperson [15] Political
Party		 Pre-poll
Alliance
1Manjeri5097,102V. M. SubaidaIUML  UDF
2Ponnani5190,491Sivadasan AttupurathCPI(M)  LDF
3Parappanangadi4571,239A. UsmanIUML  UDF
4Tanur4469,534P. P. ShamsudheenIUML  UDF
5Malappuram4068,088Mujeeb KaderiIUML  UDF
6Kondotty4059,256Fathimath Suhrabi. C. TIUML  UDF
7Tirurangadi3956,632K. P. Muhammad KuttyIUML  UDF
8Tirur3856,058NaseemaIUML  UDF
9Perinthalmanna3449,723P. ShajiCPI(M)  LDF
10Kottakkal3248,342Bushra ShabeerIUML  UDF
11Nilambur3346,342Mattummal SaleemCPI(M)  LDF
12Valanchery3344,437Ashraf AmbalathingalIUML  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. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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.

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