Chittur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India
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Chittur State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2026 assembly elections, the current MLA is Sumesh Achuthan of INC.
| Chittur | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 58 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
Chittur-Thathamangalam municipal town | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Alathur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Total electors | 1,89,203 (2021) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Local self-governed segments
Chittur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2]
| Name | Status (grama panchayat/municipality) | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Chittur-Thathamangalam | Municipality | Chittur |
| Eruthempathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| Kozhinjampara | Grama Panchayat | Chittur |
| Nalleppilly | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| Pattanchery | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| Perumatty | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| Vadakarapathy | Grama panchayat | Chittur |
| Peruvemba | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
| Polpully | Grama panchayat | Palakkad |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 1st | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | 1957 – 1960 | |
| K. Eacharan | INC | ||||
| 1960 | 2nd | P. Balachandra Menon | CPI | 1960 – 1965 | |
| Narayanan Thandan | |||||
| 1967 | 3rd | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy | SSP | 1967 – 1970 | |
| 1970 | 4th | 1970 – 1977 | |||
| 1977 | 5th | P. Sankar | CPI | 1977 – 1980 | |
| 1980 | 6th | K. Krishankutty | JD | 1980 – 1982 | |
| 1982 | 7th | 1982 – 1987 | |||
| 1987 | 8th | K. A. Chandran | INC | 1987 – 1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | K. Krishankutty | JD | 1991 – 1996 | |
| 1996 | 10th | K. Achuthan | INC | 1996 – 2001 | |
| 2001 | 11th | 2001 – 2006 | |||
| 2006 | 12th | 2006 – 2011 | |||
| 2011 | 13th | 2011 – 2016 | |||
| 2016 | 14th | K. Krishnankutty | JD(S) | 2016-2021 | |
| 2021 | 15th | 2016 - 2021 | |||
| 2026 | 16th | Sumesh Achuthan | INC | incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sumesh Achuthan | 65,325 | 44.20 |  10.98 | |
| ISJD | Adv. V. Murugadas | 58,815 | 39.79 |  15.59 | |
| BJP | Pranesh Rajendran | 14,697 | 9.94 | 0.48 | |
| Independent | Murugadas. P. | 6,984 | 4.72 | − | |
| Independent | N S K Puram Sasikumar | 408 | 0.28 | − | |
| Independent | Sumesh C | 261 | 0.18 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,298 | 0.88 | 0.04 | |
| Margin of victory | 6,510 | 4.41 | 17.74 | ||
| Turnout | 1,28,330 | 75.12 | |||
| INC gain from JD(S) | Swing | 10.48 |
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2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | K. Krishnankutty | 84,672 | 55.38 | 10.48 | |
| INC | Sumesh Achuthan | 50,794 | 33.22 | 6.96 | |
| BJP | V. Natesan | 14,458 | 9.46 | 1.33 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,285 | 0.84 | 0.02 | |
| BSP | A. Chandran | 918 | 0.60 | 0.23 | |
| Independent | K. Prameela | 552 | 0.44 | − | |
| Independent | N. S. K. Puram Sasikumar | 226 | 0.15 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 33,878 | 22.15 | |||
| Turnout | 1,52,905 | ||||
| JD(S) hold | Swing | 10.48 |
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2016
There were 1,85,995 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(S) | K. Krishnankutty | 69,270 | 44.90 | − | |
| INC | K. Achuthan | 61,985 | 40.18 | 11.15 | |
| BJP | Sasikumar M. | 12,537 | 8.13 | 4.81 | |
| AIADMK | Mayilswamy | 6,212 | 4.03 | − | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,260 | 0.82 | − | |
| Independent | Santha | 679 | 0.44 | − | |
| Independent | Kishnakutty Kunnath | 672 | 0.44 | − | |
| BSP | P. C. Ramachandran | 571 | 0.37 | 0.09 | |
| Independent | Achuthan Thankanivas | 495 | 0.32 | − | |
| SUCI(C) | A. Rajeena | 442 | 0.29 | 0.06 | |
| Independent | A. Krishnakutty Aramuri | 157 | 0.10 | − | |
| Margin of victory | 7,285 | 4.72 | |||
| Turnout | 1,54,280 | 82.95 | 1.78 | ||
| JD(S) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
There were 1,67,800 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | K. Achuthan | 69,916 | 51.33 | ||
| CPI(M) | S. Subhash Chadrabose | 57,586 | 42.28 | ||
| BJP | A. K. Omanakuttan | 4,518 | 3.32 | ||
| Independent | K. Kaladharan | 1,319 | 0.97 | ||
| SDPI | A. Muhammed Haneefa | 1,192 | 0.88 | − | |
| BSP | V. Lakshmi | 626 | 0.46 | − | |
| Independent | K. Achuthan | 570 | 0.42 | ||
| SUCI(C) | A. Rajeena | 472 | 0.35 | ||
| Margin of victory | 12,330 | 9.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,199 | 81.17 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||