Chelakkara Assembly constituency
Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.
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Chelakkara Assembly constituency
Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.
Local self-governed segments
Chelakkara Assembly constituency
Chelakkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality)</th><th>Taluk</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Chelakkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Desamangalam</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Kondazhy</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Mullurkara</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Panjal</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Pazhayannur</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Thiruvilwamala</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Vallathol Nagar</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr><tr><td>Varavoor</td><td>Grama panchayat</td><td>Thalapilly</td></tr></tbody></table>
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Chelakkara Assembly constituency
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:
<table><thead><tr><th>Election</th><th>Niyama Sabha</th><th>Member</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1967</td><td>3rd</td><td>P. Kunhan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td>4th</td><td>K. K. Balakrishnan</td></tr><tr><td>1977</td><td>5th</td></tr><tr><td>1980</td><td>6th</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td>7th</td><td>C. K. Chakrapani</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>1987</td><td>8th</td><td>M. A. Kuttappan</td><td></td><td>Indian National Congress</td></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td>9th</td><td>M. P. Thami</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td>10th</td><td>K. Radhakrishnan</td><td></td><td>Communist Party of India</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>11th</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>12th</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>13th</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>14th</td><td>U. R. Pradeep</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>15th</td><td>K. Radhakrishnan</td></tr><tr><td>2024 ^</td><td>U. R. Pradeep</td></tr></tbody></table>
Election results
2026
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>U. R. Pradeep</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>UDF</td><td>Sivan Veettikkunnu</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Balakrishnan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>AAP</td><td>K.V Subramaniyan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2024 by-election
There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in the 2024 Chelakkara Assembly constituency by-election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>U. R. Pradeep</td><td>64,827</td><td>41.44</td><td>9.97</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Ramya Haridas</td><td>52,626</td><td>33.64</td><td>4.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>K. Balakrishnan</td><td>33,609</td><td>21.49</td><td>5.81</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>N. K. Sudheer</td><td>3,920</td><td>2.50</td><td>New</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>1,034</td><td>0.66</td><td>0.19</td></tr><tr><td>Majority</td><td>12,201</td><td>7.79</td><td>17.91</td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,56,426</td><td>73.40</td><td>4.00</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.97</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2021
There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. Radhakrishnan</td><td>83,415</td><td>54.41</td><td>9.60</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>C. C. Sreekumar</td><td>44,015</td><td>28.71</td><td>9.36</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Shajumon Vattekkad</td><td>24,045</td><td>15.68</td><td>0.09</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>Chandran Thiyyath</td><td>1,120</td><td>0.73</td><td>0.01</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>720</td><td>0.47</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>39,400</td><td>25.70</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,53,315</td><td>77.40</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>9.60</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2016
There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>U. R. Pradeep</td><td>67,771</td><td>44.81</td><td>10.61</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>Thulasi</td><td>57,571</td><td>38.07</td><td>1.21</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>Shajumon P. P.</td><td>23,845</td><td>15.77</td><td>10.46</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>A. Subramanian</td><td>1,116</td><td>0.74</td><td>0.93</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>NOTA</td><td>None of the above</td><td>922</td><td>0.61</td><td>−</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>10,200</td><td>6.74</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,51,225</td><td>79.21</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td>10.61</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>
2011
There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
<table><thead><tr><th>Party</th><th>Candidate</th><th>Votes</th><th>%</th><th>±%</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M)</td><td>K. Radhakrishnan</td><td>73,683</td><td>55.42</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>INC</td><td>K. B. Sasikumar</td><td>49,007</td><td>36.86</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BJP</td><td>V. A. Krishnakmaran</td><td>7,056</td><td>5.31</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SDPI</td><td>A. Subramanian</td><td>2,224</td><td>1.67</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>BSP</td><td>Suresh Babu</td><td>972</td><td>0.73</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Margin of victory</td><td>24,676</td><td>18.56</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turnout</td><td>1,32,942</td><td>76.52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>CPI(M) hold</td><td>Swing</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>