Chalakudy State assembly constituency 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 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph of Indian National Congress.
| Chalakudy | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 72 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
 A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 - present |
| Total electors | 1,90,675 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editChalakudy Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Name | Status (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 |
| Melur | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Pariyaram | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
INC CPI(M) CPI PSP KC(B) KEC JP
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. K. Chathan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| C. G. Janardhanan | PSP | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. K. Balakrishnan | INC | 1960 – 1965 | |
| C. G. Janardhanan | PSP | ||||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. George | INC | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | P. K. Ittoop | KC(B) | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | KEC | 1980 – 1982 | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. J. George | JP | 1982 – 1987 | |
| 1987 | 8th | 1987 – 1991 | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Rosamma Chacko | INC | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | Savithri Lakshmanan | 1996 – 2001 | ||
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | B. D. Devassy | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 | |
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | 2016 – 2021 | |||
| 2021 | 15th | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC | Incumbent | |
Election results
edit2021
editThere were 1,92,767 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | 61,888 | 43.23 |  11.58
| |
| KC(M) | Dennies K. Antony | 60,831 | 42.49 | − | |
| BDJS | Unnikrishnan K. A. | 17,301 | 12.09 |  5.35
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,000 | 0.70 | − | |
| Independent | T. N. Rajan | 713 | 0.50 | − | |
| BSP | M. S. Asokan | 617 | 0.43 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | P. K. Dharmajan | 253 | 0.18 | − | |
| Independent | Rosilin | 248 | 0.17 | − | |
| Independent | Joshy Vattoli | 160 | 0.11 | − | |
| Independent | Cheriya | 143 | 0.10 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 1,057 | 0.74 | 16.98
| ||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.58
|
|||
| Turnout | 1,43,154 | 74.26 | 4.61
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | B. D. Devassy | 74,251 | 49.37 | 1.19
| |
| INC | T. U. Radhakrishnan | 47,603 | 31.65 | 14.60
| |
| BDJS | Unnikrishnan K. A. | 26,229 | 17.44 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 739 | 0.49 | − | |
| Independent | Jjo | 367 | 0.24 | − | |
| Independent | Sabu Chathely | 304 | 0.20 | − | |
| Independent | A. E. Sabira | 191 | 0.13 | − | |
| Independent | N. A. Devassy Nellippilly | 149 | 0.10 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 26,648 | 17.72 | 15.79
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.19
|
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| Turnout | 1,50,394 | 78.87 | 2.41
| ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | B. D. Devassy | 63,610 | 48.18 | ||
| INC | Benny K. T. | 61,061 | 46.25 | ||
| BJP | Sudheer Baby | 5,976 | 4.53 | ||
| Independent | Pushpagadan P. M. | 681 | 0.52 | ||
| BSP | Subramanian V. k. | 451 | 0.34 | ||
| Independent | Jayakumar E. | 258 | 0.20 | ||
| Margin of victory | 2,549 | 1.93 | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 1,32,037 | 76.46 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- ^ "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.