Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency of the Indian parliament in Kerala
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Chalakudy is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the South Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India. The constituency comprises seven assembly segments spread over two districts—Thrissur (3) and Ernakulam (4).
Chalakudy
Kodungallur
Perumbavoor
Angamaly
Aluva
Kunnathunad
| Chalakudy KL-11 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kaipamangalam Chalakudy Kodungallur Perumbavoor Angamaly Aluva Kunnathunad |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | Thrissur | K. K Valsaraj | CPI | CPI(M) | ||
| 72 | Chalakudy | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC | INC | |||
| 73 | Kodungallur | O. J. Janeesh | CPI(M) | ||||
| 74 | Perumbavoor | Ernakulam | Manoj Moothedan | INC | |||
| 75 | Angamaly | Roji M. John | |||||
| 76 | Aluva | Anwar Sadath | |||||
| 84 | Kunnathunad (SC) | V. P. Sajeendran | |||||
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Crangannur in Thiru–Kochi | |||||
| 1952 | K. T. Achuthan | Indian National Congress | |||
| As Mukundapuram | |||||
| 1957 | Narayankutty Menon | Communist Party of India | |||
| 1962 | Panampilly Govinda Menon | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1967 | |||||
| 1971 | A. C. George | ||||
| 1977 | |||||
| 1980 | E. Balanandan | Communist Party of India | |||
| 1984 | K. Mohandas | Kerala Congress | |||
| 1989 | Savithri Lakshmanan | Indian National Congress | |||
| 1989 | A. C. Jose | ||||
| 1991 | Savithri Lakshmanan | ||||
| 1996 | P. C. Chacko | ||||
| 1999 | K. Karunakaran | ||||
| 2004 | Lonappan Nambadan | Communist Party of India | |||
| As Chalakudy | |||||
| 2009 | K. P. Dhanapalan | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2014 | Innocent Vareed Thekkethala[a] | Independent politician | |||
| 2019 | Benny Behanan | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2024 | |||||
Election results
General Elections 2029
General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 394,171 | 41.44 | ||
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 3,30,417 | 34.73 | ||
| BDJS | K.M. Unnikrishnan | 1,06,400 | 11.18 | ||
| TTP | Adv Charley Paul | 1,05,642 | 11.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,063 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Rosilin Chacko | 2,410 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 63,754 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,53,520 | 72.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
By Assembly Segments (2024)
| No. | Constituency | Party | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | CPI(M) | 10,688 |
| 72 | Chalakudy | INC | 5,716 |
| 73 | Kodungallur | CPI(M) | 366 |
| 74 | Perumbavoor | INC | 13,950 |
| 75 | Angamaly | INC | 16,867 |
| 114 | Aluva | INC | 23,921 |
| 115 | Kunnathunad (SC) | INC | 13,484 |
2019
According to Election Commission, there are 11,85,268 registered voters in Chalakudy Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 473,444 | 47.81 | ||
| CPI(M) | Innocent | 3,41,170 | 34.45 | ||
| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 1,28,996 | 15.6 | ||
| SDPI | P. P. Moidheen Kunju | 4,687 | 0.5 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,578 | 0.8 | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,32,274 | 13.36 | |||
| Turnout | 9,90,433 | 80.51 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Innocent[b] | 358,440 | 40.50 | N/A | |
| INC | P. C. Chacko | 3,44,556 | 38.93 | −11.40 | |
| BJP | B. Gopalakrishnan | 92,848 | 10.49 | +4.77 | |
| AAP | K.M. Noordeen | 35,189 | 3.98 | N/A | |
| SDPI | Shafeer Muhammed | 14,386 | 1.63 | N/A | |
| WPOI | K. Ambujakshan | 12,942 | 1.46 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,552 | 1.19 | −−− | |
| Margin of victory | 13,884 | 1.57 | −7.47 | ||
| Turnout | 8,84,033 | 76.94 | |||
| LDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. P. Dhanapalan | 399,035 | 50.33 | ||
| CPI(M) | Adv. U. P. Joseph | 327,356 | 41.29 | ||
| BJP | Adv. K. V. Sabu | 45,367 | 5.72 | ||
| BSP | Muttam Abdullah | 3,003 | 0.38 | ||
| LJP | Hamsa Kalaparambath | 828 | 0.10 | ||
| IND | Jose Maveli | 7,544 | 0.95 | ||
| IND | C. A. Haseena | 4,441 | 0.56 | ||
| IND | T. S. Narayanan Master | 2,089 | 0.26 | ||
| IND | U. P. Jose | 1,522 | 0.19 | ||
| IND | Dr. P. S. Babu | 979 | 0.12 | ||
| IND | Johnny K. Cheeku | 603 | 0.08 | ||
| Majority | 71,679 | 9.04 | |||
| Turnout | 792,767 | ||||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | Lonappan Nambadan | 375,175 | 51.89 | ||
| INC | Padmaja Venugopal | 258,078 | 35.69 | ||
| BJP | Prof. Mathew Pailee | 62,338 | 8.62 | ||
| IND | Rani Jose | 7,999 | 1.11 | ||
| IND | Sabu Ali | 7,071 | 0.98 | ||
| IND | D. R. Pisharody | 6,020 | 0.83 | ||
| BSP | Adv. T. K. Manoj | 4,377 | 0.61 | ||
| IND | Mohammed Asharaf | 1,951 | 0.27 | ||
| Majority | 117,097 | 16.20 | |||
| Turnout | 723,009 | ||||
| CPI(M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1999
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Karunakaran | 397,156 | 50.56 | ||
| CPI(M) | E. M. Sreedharan | 344,693 | 43.88 | ||
| SRP | M. S. Muraleedharan | 30,779 | 3.92 | ||
| IND | M. K. Thankappan | 4,071 | 0.52 | ||
| IND | K. K. Janaky | 3,272 | 0.42 | ||
| IND | P. N. Balakrishnan | 1,979 | 0.25 | ||
| BSP | Sunny K. John | 1,826 | 0.23 | ||
| IND | B. V. Raveendran | 1,168 | 0.15 | ||
| IND | V. S. Sreedharan | 634 | 0.08 | ||
| Majority | 52,463 | 6.68 | |||
| Turnout | 792,212 | 73.12 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. C. Jose | 347,945 | 46.71 | ||
| CPI(M) | P. Govindappillai | 338,996 | 45.50 | ||
| BJP | P. D. Purushothaman Master | 54,479 | 7.31 | ||
| BSP | Appu Kuttippatt | 1,520 | 0.20 | ||
| SS | Babu Manjapra | 1,406 | 0.19 | ||
| IND | Tony Pananchikkal | 635 | 0.09 | ||
| Majority | 8,949 | 1.21 | |||
| Turnout | 752,317 | 72.73 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | P. C. Chacko | 349,801 | 47.81 | ||
| CPI(M) | V. Viswanatha Menon | 325,044 | 44.43 | ||
| BJP | Narayana Iyer | 35,227 | 4.81 | ||
| IND | Thomas Parokkaran | 10,208 | 1.40 | ||
| IND | Prof. Abdul Khayyum Punnilath | 6,888 | 0.94 | ||
| IND | Kunjukuttan Kodinjilli | 3,335 | 0.46 | ||
| IND | Prince Thekkan | 1,163 | 0.16 | ||
| Majority | 24,757 | 3.38 | |||
| Turnout | 749,439 | 74.61 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1991
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Savithri Lakshmanan | 362,029 | 48.32 | ||
| CPI(M) | A. P. Kurian | 349,664 | 46.67 | ||
| BJP | K. V. Sreedharan Master | 30,776 | 4.11 | ||
| IND | V. M. Ayoob | 3,688 | 0.49 | ||
| IND | Tony Pananchikkal | 1,652 | 0.22 | ||
| IND | Thoppil Rajappan | 1,385 | 0.18 | ||
| Majority | 12,365 | 1.65 | |||
| Turnout | 757,831 | 77.74 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
1989
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Savithri Lakshmanan | 367,931 | 48.77 | ||
| CPI(M) | C. O. Poulose Master | 349,177 | 46.28 | ||
| BJP | K. K. Gangadharan Master | 28,781 | 3.81 | ||
| JP | Dharmapalan Nair S. | 2,530 | 0.34 | ||
| IND | Baby Poulose M. M. | 1,627 | 0.22 | ||
| IND | M. R. Sathiadevan | 1,304 | 0.17 | ||
| IND | K. K. Rajan | 1,171 | 0.16 | ||
| IND | P. K. Ashokan | 537 | 0.07 | ||
| IND | N. Subramanian | 511 | 0.07 | ||
| IND | Thoppil Rajappan | 492 | 0.07 | ||
| IND | M. N. Ramakrishnan Parathodu | 399 | 0.05 | ||
| Majority | 18,754 | 2.49 | |||
| Turnout | 759,285 | 82.42 | |||
| INC gain from KC(J) | Swing | ||||
1984
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC(J) | K. Mohandas | 290,594 | 51.44 | ||
| CPI(M) | M. M. Lawrence | 246,209 | 43.59 | ||
| IND | V. Balakrishnan | 20,234 | 3.58 | ||
| IND | Garvasts Areekkal | 2,989 | 0.53 | ||
| IND | P. T. Johny | 2,566 | 0.45 | ||
| IND | Davy Eazhekkadan | 1,463 | 0.26 | ||
| IND | Joseph Antony Ukken | 811 | 0.14 | ||
| Majority | 44,385 | 7.85 | |||
| Turnout | 569,192 | 80.96 | |||
| KC(J) gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
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See also
Notes
- Left Democratic Front supported candidate
- Left Democratic Front supported candidate
