Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency)

Chalakudy State assembly constituency (Malayalam: ചാലക്കുടി നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is B. D. Devassy of CPI(M).

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Chalakudy
ചാലക്കുടി
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency).
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,90,675 (2016)
Current MLAB. D. Devassy
PartyCPI(M)
Political Front  LDF
Elected Year2016
DistrictThrissur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  INC     CPI (M)     CPI    PSP    KC(B)    KEC     JP  

Election Niyama

Sabha

 Member Party Tenure
1957 1st P. K. Chathan CPI 1957 – 1960
C. G. Janardhanan PSP
1960 2nd K. K. Balakrishnan INC 1960 – 1965
C. G. Janardhanan PSP
1967 3rd P. P. George INC 1967 – 1970
1970 4th 1970 – 1977
1977 5th P. K. Ittoop KC(B) 1977 – 1980
1980 6th KC 1980 – 1982
1982 7th K. J. George JNP 1982 – 1987
1987 8th 1987 – 1991
1991 9th Rosamma Chacko INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th Savithri Lakshmanan 1996 – 2001
2001 11th 2001 – 2006
2006 12th B. D. Devassy CPI(M) 2006 – 2011
2011 13th 2011 – 2016
2016 14th Incumbent


    Election results

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[2]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chalakkudy
    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
    Turnout 1,50,394 78.87 2.41

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]

    2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Chalakkudy
    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

    See also

    References
    1. "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.thrissurkerala.com.
    2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
    3. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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