The two administrative systems prevailing in Ponnani taluk. 

1) Revenue       2) Local self-government. 

Under the revenue system, the taluk is  divided into  11 villages.   Ponnani taluk is constituted of the following villages.

Alankode, Edapal, Ezhuvathiruthy,Kalady,Maranchary,Nannam Mukku, Perumpadappu, Ponnani, Thavannur, Vattamkulam, and Veliyancode.

The local self-government system constitutes the  Municipality  and Block Panchayat. Ponnani Municipality has 50 wards . Each ward is represented by an elected member in the Municipal  council. 

Parliamentary constituency and  assembly segments. 

Ponnani is  one among  the  20 parliament constituencies  of Kerala. The constituency is rural in character, with agriculture and fishing being the main forms of livelihood. The area boasts a few NRI pockets, wherein foreign remittances have created an aura of prosperity.

The Ponnani constituency comprises the assembly segments of Tirurangadi, Tanur, Tirur, Ponnani, Mankada, Kuttipuram and Perinthalmanna.

Between 1957 and 1977, when Ponnani was a reserved constituency, it was held by the Marxists. Once it was re-labelled a general constituency in 1977, the balance of power shifted to the IUML, and has remained with the latter party ever since.

 Representatives:

Parliament                         G.M Banathwala

State Assembly                  M.P.Gangadharan

Municipal Chairman              C.Haridas

Block Panchayat President    T.P Kunjimarakkar.

 General Statistics ( Municipality as per 1991 Census)

Area                  199.42 sq. Km

Population          320,888

Literacy              71.3%