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).
| 72 Chalakudy ചാലക്കുടി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 1957 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,90,675 (2016) |
| Current MLA | B. D. Devassy |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Thrissur |
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 | |
| 1960 | 2nd | C.G. Janardhanan | PSP | 1960 – 1965 | |
| 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | B. D. Devassy | 74,251 | 49.37 |  | |
| INC | T. U. Radhakrishnan | 47,603 | 31.65 | | |
| 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 |  | ||
| CPI (M) hold | Swing | |
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| Turnout | 1,50,394 | 78.87 | | ||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[3]
| 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 | |||
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See also
References
- "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.thrissurkerala.com.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
- "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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