Chalakudy Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Chalakudy State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph of Indian National Congress.
| Chalakudy | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 72 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy Assembly constituency. | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,90,675 (2016) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self-governed segments
Chalakudy Assembly 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
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. K. Chathan | Communist Party of India | |
| C. G. Janardhanan | Praja Socialist Party | |||
| 1960 | 2nd | K. K. Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress | |
| C. G. Janardhanan | Praja Socialist Party | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. George | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 | 4th | |||
| 1977 | 5th | P. K. Ittoop | Kerala Congress | |
| 1980 | 6th | Kerala Congress | ||
| 1982 | 7th | K. J. George | Janata Party | |
| 1987 | 8th | |||
| 1991 | 9th | Rosamma Chacko | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | 10th | Savithri Lakshmanan | ||
| 2001 | 11th | |||
| 2006 | 12th | B. D. Devassy | Communist Party of India | |
| 2011 | 13th | |||
| 2016 | 14th | |||
| 2021 | 15th | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | ||||
| KC(M) | Biju S Chirayath | ||||
| TTP | Adv. Charly Paul | ||||
| AAP | Wilson Kallen | ||||
| NOTA | None of the above | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Swing | |||||
2021
There were 1,92,767 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | 61,888 | 43.23 |  11.58 | |
| KC(M) | Dennies K. Antony | 60,831 | 42.49 | − | |
| BDJS | Unnikrishnan K. A. | 17,301 | 12.09 |  5.35 | |
| 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 | 16.98 | ||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.58 |
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| Turnout | 1,43,154 | 74.26 | 4.61 | ||
2016
There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | B. D. Devassy | 74,251 | 49.37 | 1.19 | |
| INC | T. U. Radhakrishnan | 47,603 | 31.65 | 14.60 | |
| 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 | 15.79 | ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.19 |
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| Turnout | 1,50,394 | 78.87 | 2.41 | ||
2011
There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]
| 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 | |||