Chalakudy Assembly constituency

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Chalakudy
Constituency No. 72 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Chalakudy River bank on a summer sunrise.jpg
A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy Assembly constituency.
Constituency details
Country India
Region South India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Established1957
Total electors1,90,675 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party Indian National Congress hand logo.svg INC
Alliance   UDF
Elected year2021

Chalakudy State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph of Indian National Congress.

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Local self-governed segments

Chalakudy Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments: [1]

NameStatus (Grama panchayat/Municipality) Taluk
Chalakudy Municipality Chalakudy
Athirappilly Grama panchayat Chalakudy
Kadukutty Grama panchayat Chalakudy
Kodakara Grama panchayat Chalakudy
Kodassery Grama panchayat Chalakudy
Koratty Grama panchayat Chalakudy
MelurGrama panchayat Chalakudy
PariyaramGrama panchayat Chalakudy

Members of Legislative Assembly

ElectionNiyama SabhaMemberParty
1957 1st P. K. Chathan Communist Party of India
C. G. Janardhanan Praja Socialist Party
1960 2ndK. K. Balakrishnan Indian National Congress
C. G. Janardhanan Praja Socialist Party
1967 3rd P. P. George Indian National Congress
1970 4th
1977 5th P. K. Ittoop Kerala Congress
1980 6th Kerala Congress
1982 7th K. J. George Janata Party
1987 8th
1991 9th Rosamma Chacko Indian National Congress
1996 10th Savithri Lakshmanan
2001 11th
2006 12th B. D. Devassy Communist Party of India
2011 13th
2016 14th
2021 15th T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph Indian National Congress

    Election results

    2021

    There were 1,92,767 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election. [2]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    INC T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph 61,888 43.23 Increase2.svg11.58
    KC(M) Dennies K. Antony60,83142.49
    BDJS Unnikrishnan K. A.17,30112.09Decrease2.svg5.35
    NOTA None of the above1,0000.70
    Independent T. N. Rajan7130.50
    BSP M. S. Asokan6170.43
    SUCI(C) P. K. Dharmajan2530.18
    Independent Rosilin2480.17
    Independent Joshy Vattoli1600.11
    Independent Cheriya1430.10
    Margin of victory1,0570.74Decrease2.svg16.98
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing Increase2.svg11.58
    Turnout 1,43,15474.26Decrease2.svg4.61

    2016

    There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election. [3]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) B. D. Devassy74,25149.37Decrease2.svg1.19
    INC T. U. Radhakrishnan47,60331.65Decrease2.svg14.60
    BDJS Unnikrishnan K. A.26,22917.44
    NOTA None of the above7390.49
    Independent Jjo3670.24
    Independent Sabu Chathely3040.20
    Independent A. E. Sabira1910.13
    Independent N. A. Devassy Nellippilly1490.10
    Margin of victory26,64817.72Increase2.svg15.79
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.19
    Turnout 1,50,39478.87Increase2.svg2.41

    2011

    There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election. [4]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    CPI(M) B. D. Devassy63,61048.18
    INC Benny K. T.61,06146.25
    BJP Sudheer Baby5,9764.53
    Independent Pushpagadan P. M.6810.52
    BSP Subramanian V. k.4510.34
    Independent Jayakumar E.2580.20
    Margin of victory2,5491.93
    CPI(M) hold Swing
    Turnout 1,32,03776.46

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.