IUML candidate list: Kunhalikutty shifts to Malappuram; no seat for Muneer; two women to contest

Kozhikode: Panakkad Sadiqali Shihab Thangal has officially announced the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) candidate list for the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, introducing several high-profile shifts. In a major move, former Minister M K Muneer has been dropped from the list, while P K Kunhalikutty shifts to the Malappuram constituency.

In a first for the party, two women have been fielded: Fathima Thahliya will contest from Perambra, and Dalit League leader Jayanthi Rajan will fight in Koothuparamba. Firebrand leader K M Shaji has been assigned the party’s stronghold of Vengara.

The party is retaining nine sitting MLAs while replacing six others with fresh faces, including several youth leaders. Candidates for two additional seats—Chelakkara and either Punalur or Chadayamangalam—will be announced on Thursday.

IUML full list

	Candidate	Constituency
1	A K M Ashraf	Manjeshwaram
2	Kallatra Mahin Haji	Kasaragod
3	Karim Cheleri	Azhikode
4	Jayanthi Rajan	Koothuparamba
5	Parakkal Abdulla	Kuttiady
6	Fathima Thahliya	Perambra
7	Faisal Babu	Kozhikode South
8	M A Razak	Kunnamangalam
9	P K Firoz	Koduvally
10	C K Kasim	Thiruvambady
11	T P Ashraf Ali	Kondotty
12	P K Basheer	Eranad
13	M Rahmathullah	Manjeri
14	Najeeb Kanthapuram	Perinthalmanna
15	Manjalamkuzhi Ali	Mankada
16	P K Kunhalikutty	Malappuram
17	K M Shaji	Vengara
18	T V Ibrahim	Vallikkunnu
19	P M A Sameer	Tirurangadi
20	P K Nawas	Tanur
21	Kurukkoli Moideen	Tirur
22	Abid Hussain Thangal	Kottakkal
23	N Samsudheen	Mannarkkad
24	C H Rasheed	Guruvayur
25	V E Abdul Gafoor	Kalamassery