| 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 U. R. Pradeep | |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Alliance | LDF |
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. As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.
Local self governed segments
Local Bodies in Chelakkara (State Assembly constituency)Chelakkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
| 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:
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | P. Kunhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. K. Balakrishnan | ||
| 1977 | 5th | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1982 | 7th | C. K. Chakrapani | Communist Party of India | |
| 1987 | 8th | M. A. Kuttappan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. P. Thami | ||
| 1996 | 10th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | 11th | |||
| 2006 | 12th | |||
| 2011 | 13th | |||
| 2016 | 14th | U. R. Pradeep | ||
| 2021 | 15th | K. Radhakrishnan | ||
| 2024 ^ | U. R. Pradeep | |||
^ By Election
Election results
2024 Niyamasabha By-election
There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in 2024 Chelakkara Constituency by election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | 64,827 | 41.44 |  9.97
| |
| INC | Ramya Haridas | 52,626 | 33.64 |  4.93
| |
| BJP | K. Balakrishnan | 33,609 | 21.49 | 5.81
| |
| Independent | N. K. Sudheer | 3,920 | 2.50 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,034 | 0.66 | 0.19
| |
| Majority | 12,201 | 7.79 | 17.91
| ||
| Turnout | 1,56,426 | 73.40 | 4.00
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.97
|
|||
2021 Niyamasabha Election
There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
| 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
|
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2016 Niyamasabha Election
There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
| 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.
| 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
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
- "Chelakkara Election Results". Chelakkara Election Results (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "Chelakkara (SC) Assembly Election Results in 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha By Election Palakkad 2024". thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- The Hindu (23 November 2024). "Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) says Chelakkara win and 'improved showing' in Palakkad belie Congress-BJP claims of public bitterness against LDF". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- The Hindu (23 November 2024). "Chelakkara bypoll in Kerala: LDF retains seat as U.R. Pradeep wins by over 12,000 votes". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- Election Commission of India (23 November 2024). "Chelakkara Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result". Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.