Mohammed Basheer and Abdussamad Samadani: Final numbers of winners from Malappuram and Ponnani constituencies

MP Abdussamad Samadani (UDF)

65-year-old Abdussamad Samadani entered the Lok Sabha for the first time from Malappuram in the 2017 by-election. He became a Rajya Sabha member twice. Kottakkal MLA in 2011. He is the National Senior Vice President of the Muslim League. Famous as a thinker, orator and writer. Multilingual scholar. He was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Kerala Kalamandalam. He has won the SK Pottekkatt Award, the Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Award and the Muhammad Abdurrahman Sahib Award for Best Literary Writing. Graduate with 1st rank, Post Graduate with 2nd rank, Doctorate from JNU and LLB degree. Wives: NA Najiba, VP Hajira. Children: MP Mihraj Ahmed Iqbal, MP Sidra, Hamidi Mohammadi.

Votes received- 562516

Majority-235760

Votes polled-1026296

K.S. Hamza (LDF)-326756

Nivedita Subramanian (NDA)-124798

ET Mohammed Basheer (UDF)

77 years old. Sitting MP from Ponnani. He reached the Lok Sabha from Ponnani in 2009, 2014 and 2019. MLA during 1985, 1991, 1996 and 2001. He became the education minister twice. He held the posts of STU State General Secretary, Muslim League State Secretary, Parliamentary Party Leader and Official Spokesperson. At present, he is the All India Organizing Secretary. Served as Member of Central Hajj Committee, Member of Central Waqf Board and Court Member of Aligarh University. He has received Ponnara Sreedharan Karma Shrestha Award, Sir Syed Award, Central Government's 'Silver Elephant' Award, Anti-Narcotics Council Award, Kerala Science Award etc. Wife: Ruqia Basheer. Children: Firoz, Shuhaib, Muneeb, Sameena.

Votes received- 6,44,006

Majority – 3,00,118

Votes polled- 10,85,762

V. Vaseef (LDF)- 3,43,888

Dr. Abdul Salam (NDA)- 85,361

Majority of ET Muhammad Bashir- 3,00,118