| 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 | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
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
Local Bodies on 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
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:[2]
| 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. 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
2021
There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]
| 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
|
|||
2016 Niyamasabha Election
There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| 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
There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| 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
References
- ^ 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.
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