Chelakkara
Constituency for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
A hill at Thiruvilwamala in Chelakkara constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictThrissur
Established1965
Total electors1,98,086 (2021)
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyCPI(M)
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly election, the current MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Local self governed segments

Chelakkara Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]

Name Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) 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:[2]

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1967 3rd P. Kunhan Indian National Congress 1967 – 1970
1970 4th K. K. Balakrishnan 1970 - 1977
1977 5th 1977-1980
1980 6th Indian National Congress 1980 – 1982
1982 7th C. K. Chakrapani Communist Party of India 1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. A. Kittappan Indian National Congress 1987 – 1991
1991 9th M. P. Thami 1991 – 1996
1996 10th K. Radhakrishnan Communist Party of India 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th U. R. Pradeep 2016 – 2021
2021 15th K. Radhakrishnan Incumbent

    Election results

    2021

    There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[3]

    2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chelakkara
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. Radhakrishnan 83,415 54.41% Increase9.60
    INC C. C. Sreekumar 44,015 28.71% Decrease9.36
    BJP Shajumon Vattekkad 24,045 15.68% Decrease0.09
    SDPI Chandran Thiyyath 1,120 0.73% Decrease0.01
    NOTA None of the above 720 0.47% -
    Margin of victory 39,400 25.70%
    Turnout 1,53,315 77.40%
    CPI(M) hold Swing Increase9.60

    2016 Niyamasabha Election

    There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[4]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chelakkara
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) U. R. Pradeep 67,771 44.81% Decrease10.61
    INC Thulasi 57,571 38.07% Increase1.21
    BJP Shajumon P. P. 23,845 15.77% Increase10.46
    SDPI A. Subramanian 1,116 0.74% Decrease0.93
    NOTA None of the above 922 0.61% -
    Margin of victory 10,200 6.74%
    Turnout 1,51,225 79.21%
    CPI(M) hold Swing Decrease10.61

    2011 Niyamasabha Election

    There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chelakkara
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    CPI(M) K. Radhakrishnan 73,683 55.42%
    INC K. B. Sasikumar 49,007 36.86%
    BJP V. A. Krishnakmaran 7,056 5.31%
    SDPI A. Subramanian 2,224 1.67%
    BSP Suresh Babu 972 0.73%
    Margin of victory 24,676 18.56%
    Turnout 1,32,942 76.52%
    CPI(M) hold Swing

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
    2. ↑ "Chelakkara (SC) Assembly Election Results in 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
    3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    5. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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