Chelakkara | |
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Constituency No. 61 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
![]() A hill at Thiruvilwamala in Chelakkara constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | South India |
State | Kerala |
District | Thrissur |
LS constituency | Alathur |
Established | 1965 |
Total electors | 1,98,086 (2021) |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent |
Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly election, the current MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Local self governed segments
[edit]Chelakkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
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Chelakkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Desamangalam | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Kondazhy | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Mullurkara | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Panjal | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Pazhayannur | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Thiruvilwamala | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Vallathol Nagar | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Varavoor | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]
Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
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1967 | 3rd | P. Kunhan | Indian National Congress | 1967 – 1970 | |
1970 | 4th | K. K. Balakrishnan | 1970 - 1977 | ||
1977 | 5th | 1977-1980 | |||
1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | 1980 – 1982 | ||
1982 | 7th | C. K. Chakrapani | Communist Party of India | 1982 – 1987 | |
1987 | 8th | M. A. Kittappan | Indian National Congress | 1987 – 1991 | |
1991 | 9th | M. P. Thami | 1991 – 1996 | ||
1996 | 10th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India | 1996 – 2001 | |
2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
2016 | 14th | U. R. Pradeep | 2016 – 2021 | ||
2021 | 15th | K. Radhakrishnan | Incumbent |
Election results
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | |||||
INC | |||||
BJP | Dr. T N Sarassu | ||||
AAP | |||||
NOTA | None of the above | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout |
2021 Niyamasabha Election
[edit]There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 83,415 | 54.41% | ![]() | |
INC | C. C. Sreekumar | 44,015 | 28.71% | ![]() | |
BJP | Shajumon Vattekkad | 24,045 | 15.68% | ![]() | |
SDPI | Chandran Thiyyath | 1,120 | 0.73% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.47% | − | |
Margin of victory | 39,400 | 25.70% | |||
Turnout | 1,53,315 | 77.40% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
2016 Niyamasabha Election
[edit]There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | 67,771 | 44.81% | ![]() | |
INC | Thulasi | 57,571 | 38.07% | ![]() | |
BJP | Shajumon P. P. | 23,845 | 15.77% | ![]() | |
SDPI | A. Subramanian | 1,116 | 0.74% | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the above | 922 | 0.61% | − | |
Margin of victory | 10,200 | 6.74% | |||
Turnout | 1,51,225 | 79.21% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing | ![]() |
2011 Niyamasabha Election
[edit]There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 73,683 | 55.42% | ||
INC | K. B. Sasikumar | 49,007 | 36.86% | ||
BJP | V. A. Krishnakmaran | 7,056 | 5.31% | ||
SDPI | A. Subramanian | 2,224 | 1.67% | ||
BSP | Suresh Babu | 972 | 0.73% | ||
Margin of victory | 24,676 | 18.56% | |||
Turnout | 1,32,942 | 76.52% | |||
CPI(M) hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "Chelakkara (SC) Assembly Election Results in 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.