Chelakkara Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chelakkara
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = Alathur
| constituency_no = 61
| state = Kerala
| district = Thrissur
| map_image = The lonely tree on the hill top.jpg
| map_caption = A hill at Thiruvilwamala in Chelakkara Assembly constituency
| established = 1965
| reservation = SC
| mla = U. R. Pradeep
| party = CPI(M)
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|LDF|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year =
| electors = 1,98,086 (2021)
}}
Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thrissur.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala.
}} As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.{{Cite web |title=Chelakkara Election Results |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/topics/elections/chelakkara-election-results.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Chelakkara Election Results |language=ml}}
Local self-governed segments
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Chelakkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
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! width="100px" | Name ! width="130px" | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) ! width="100px" | Taluk |
Chelakkara
| Grama panchayat |
Desamangalam
| Grama panchayat |
Kondazhy
| Grama panchayat |
Mullurkara
| Grama panchayat |
Panjal
| Grama panchayat |
Pazhayannur
| Grama panchayat |
Thiruvilwamala
| Grama panchayat |
Vallathol Nagar
| Grama panchayat |
Varavoor
| Grama panchayat |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:{{Cite web|title=Chelakkara (SC) Assembly Election Results in 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/chelakkara-sc-assembly-constituency-map.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.mapsofindia.com}}
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!Election !Niyama Sabha !Member ! colspan=2|Party |
1967
|3rd |P. Kunhan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}} |
1970
|4th | rowspan="3" |K. K. Balakrishnan |
1977
|5th |
1980
|6th | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |
1982
|7th |C. K. Chakrapani | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}} |
1987
|8th |M. A. Kuttappan | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}} |
1991
|9th |M. P. Thami |
1996
|10th | rowspan="4" |K. Radhakrishnan | {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}} |
2001
|11th |
2006
|12th |
2011
|13th |
2016
|14th |
2021
|rowspan="2" |15th |K. Radhakrishnan |
2024 ^
|U. R. Pradeep |
^by-election
{{notelist}}
Election results
= 2024 by-election =
There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in the 2024 Chelakkara Assembly constituency by-election.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-records-7254-turnout-in-bypoll/article68864431.ece|website=thehindu.com|title=Kerala Niyamasabha By Election Palakkad 2024|access-date=19 November 2024}}
{{Election box begin|
|title=2024 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-election: Chelakkara{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) says Chelakkara win and ‘improved showing’ in Palakkad belie Congress-BJP claims of public bitterness against LDF |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-bypolls-cpim-says-chelakkara-win-and-improved-showing-in-palakkad-belie-congress-bjp-claims-of-public-bitterness-against-ldf/article68901761.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |work= |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123153556/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-bypolls-cpim-says-chelakkara-win-and-improved-showing-in-palakkad-belie-congress-bjp-claims-of-public-bitterness-against-ldf/article68901761.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Chelakkara bypoll in Kerala: LDF retains seat as U.R. Pradeep wins by over 12,000 votes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-bypoll-in-kerala-ldf-retains-seat-as-ur-pradeep-wins-by-over-12000-votes/article68901492.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123154154/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-bypoll-in-kerala-ldf-retains-seat-as-ur-pradeep-wins-by-over-12000-votes/article68901492.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Chelakkara Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S1161.htm |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123154258/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S1161.htm |archive-date=23 November 2024}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = U. R. Pradeep
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 64,827
|percentage = 41.44
|change = {{decrease}} 9.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = Ramya Haridas
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 52,626
|percentage = 33.64
|change = {{increase}} 4.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = K. Balakrishnan
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 33,609
|percentage = 21.49
|change = {{increase}} 5.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = N. K. Sudheer
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,920
|percentage = 2.50
|change = New
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,034
|percentage = 0.66
|change = {{increase}} 0.19
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,201
|percentage = 7.79
|change = {{decrease}} 17.91
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,426
|percentage = 73.40
|change = {{decrease}} 4.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{decrease}} 9.97
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2021 =
There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. Radhakrishnan|votes=83,415|percentage=54.41%|change={{increase}}9.60}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=C. C. Sreekumar|votes=44,015|percentage=28.71%|change={{decrease}}9.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shajumon Vattekkad|votes=24,045|percentage=15.68%|change={{decrease}}0.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Chandran Thiyyath|votes=1,120|percentage=0.73%|change={{Decrease}}0.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=720|percentage=0.47%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=39,400|percentage=25.70%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,53,315|percentage=77.40%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}9.60}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=U. R. Pradeep|votes=67,771|percentage=44.81%|change={{decrease}}10.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Thulasi|votes=57,571|percentage=38.07%|change={{increase}}1.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shajumon P. P.|votes=23,845|percentage=15.77%|change={{increase}}10.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Subramanian|votes=1,116|percentage=0.74%|change={{Decrease}}0.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=922|percentage=0.61%|change=-}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,200|percentage=6.74%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,51,225|percentage=79.21%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}10.61}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2011 =
There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}
{{Election box begin|title=2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=K. Radhakrishnan|votes=73,683|percentage=55.42%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. B. Sasikumar|votes=49,007|percentage=36.86%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. A. Krishnakmaran|votes=7,056|percentage=5.31%|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Subramanian|votes=2,224|percentage=1.67%|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Suresh Babu|votes=972|percentage=0.73%|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=24,676|percentage=18.56%|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,32,942|percentage=76.52%|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala
Category:State assembly constituencies in Thrissur district