Sultan Bathery is a city in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India, near its borders with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

In 930 AD, Emperor Erayappa of the Ganga dynasty led his troops to what would later become the district in the south-west of Mysore and, after conquering it, called it Bayalnad, meaning the land of swamps.

[citation needed] After Erayappa died, his sons Rachamalla and Battunga fought each other for the new kingdom of their father's legacy.

[citation needed] In the 12th century AD, the Gangas were dethroned by the Kadamba dynasty of North Canara.

In 1610 AD, Udaiyar Raja Wadiyar of Mysore drove out Vijayanagara and became the ruler of Bayalnad and the Nilgiris.

[citation needed] The Edakkal Caves have evidence of the existence of a Neolithic civilisation in Wayanad.

[citation needed] For administrative convenience, the area was divided into Munnadu, Muthoornadu, Ilangkornadu, Nallurnadu, Edanashankur, Poronnur, Kurumbala, Wayanad, Nambikkoli and Ganapathivattam (Ganapati).

[citation needed] Ganapati grew as the medieval cities flourished, the four-way street, the main highway, and the center of worship.

[citation needed] New places of worship and educational institutions have emerged in different parts of the panchayat with the support of Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities.

[citation needed] There is evidence that Sultan Bathery and other parts of Wayanad had been in contact through Tamil, Karnataka and Kodagu villages since medieval times.

[citation needed] Sultan Bathery is located at 11°40′N 76°17′E / 11.67°N 76.28°E / 11.67; 76.28,[8] on the Kozhikode–Kollegal National Highway (NH 766) 97 kilometers from Kozhikode.

This place experiences high relative humidity, which can rise to 95 per cent during the southwest monsoon period.

In ancient times, the region was home to the native tribes of Chettiars, Paniyar, Kurumar and Urali Nayakkar.

Its member of parliament is Rahul Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (INC) party,[18] and the MLA is I. C. Balakrishnan (INC).

Since its establishment in 1962, the Bathery panchayat (council) has mainly been held by the INC-led United Democratic Front (UDF).

P. C. Ahmed Haji of the Indian Union Muslim League was the first president and held office for three decades.