Fathima Thahiliya: From Student Activist to IUML’s First Woman MLA in Kerala
Fathima Thahiliya’s journey from student politics to the Kerala Legislative Assembly has become one of the notable political stories of the 2026 Kerala Assembly election. A lawyer and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) leader, Thahiliya won the Perambra Assembly constituency in Kozhikode district and became the first woman MLA elected to the Kerala Assembly on