Chalakudy_(State_Assembly_constituency)
Chalakudy Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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 |
Chalakudy 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 |
The 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 | |
2021
There 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
There 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 |
|||
| Turnout | 1,50,394 | 78.87 | 2.41 | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There 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 | |||
- "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.