Chalakudy
Constituency for the
A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency).
Constituency details
CountryIndia
DistrictThrissur
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,90,675 (2016)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyINC
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 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.

Local self governed segments

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

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

    Election results

    2021

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

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chalakkudy
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    INC T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph 61,888 43.23 Increase11.58
    KC(M) Dennies K. Antony 60,831 42.49 -
    BDJS Unnikrishnan K. A. 17,301 12.09 Decrease5.35
    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 Decrease16.98
    INC gain from CPI(M) Swing Increase11.58
    Turnout 1,43,154 74.26 Decrease4.61

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

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

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chalakkudy
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) B. D. Devassy 74,251 49.37 Decrease1.19
    INC T. U. Radhakrishnan 47,603 31.65 Decrease14.60
    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 Increase15.79
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease1.19
    Turnout 1,50,394 78.87 Increase2.41

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

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

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chalakkudy
    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

    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.
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