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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class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"

! width="100px" | Name

! width="130px" | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)

! width="100px" | 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:{{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

|U. R. Pradeep

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