Chelakkara Assembly constituency
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| Chelakkara | |
|---|---|
| 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 MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.[2]
Local self governed segments
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Local Bodies in Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)
Chelakkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| 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:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Kuttappan | 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 | 2021 - 2024 | ||
Election results
[edit]2024 Niyamasabha By-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | ||||
| INC | Ramya Haridas | ||||
| Independent | N. K. Sudheer | ||||
| BJP | K. Balakrishnan | ||||
| 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.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 83,415 | 54.41% |  9.60
| |
| INC | C. C. Sreekumar | 44,015 | 28.71% |  9.36
| |
| BJP | Shajumon Vattekkad | 24,045 | 15.68% | 0.09
| |
| SDPI | Chandran Thiyyath | 1,120 | 0.73% | 0.01
| |
| 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 | 9.60
|
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2016 Niyamasabha Election
[edit]There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | 67,771 | 44.81% | 10.61
| |
| INC | Thulasi | 57,571 | 38.07% | 1.21
| |
| BJP | Shajumon P. P. | 23,845 | 15.77% | 10.46
| |
| SDPI | A. Subramanian | 1,116 | 0.74% | 0.93
| |
| 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 | 10.61
|
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2011 Niyamasabha Election
[edit]There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Election Results". Chelakkara Election Results (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.