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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency  
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| parl_name      = [[Kerala Niyamasabha]]
| name            = Chittur
| name            = Chittur
| image          = Anikode, Chittur.jpg
| type  = SLA
| caption        = [[Chittur-Thathamangalam]] municipal town
| loksabha_cons    = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]]
| established    = 1957 - present
| constituency_no    =  58
| state = Kerala
| map_image = Anikode, Chittur.jpg
| map_caption = [[Chittur-Thathamangalam]] municipal town
| established    = 1957
| reservation    = None
| reservation    = None
| electors        = 1,89,203 (2021)
| electors        = 1,89,203 (2021)
| mla            = [[K. Krishnankutty]]
| mla            = [[K. Krishnankutty]]
| party          = [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
| party          = {{Party index link|Indian Socialist Janata Dal}}
| alliance        = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| alliance        = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| year            = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
| district        = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
| district        = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
}}   
}}   
'''Chittur State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] state in southern [[India]]. It is also one of the 7 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in the [[Alathur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
'''Chittur State assembly constituency''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]] in southern India. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf
  |website        = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
  |website        = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
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  |archive-date        = 12 October 2019
  |archive-date        = 12 October 2019
  |url-status        = dead
  |url-status        = dead
  }}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[K. Krishnankutty|K. Krishnakutty]] of [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]].
  }}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly elections]], the current MLA is [[K. Krishnankutty|K. Krishnakutty]] of [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]].  


==Local self governed segments==
==Local self-governed segments==
Chittur Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
Chittur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
  |url        = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html
  |website        = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
  |website        = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala legislative assembly]] who have represented the constituency:
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:


'''Key'''
'''Key'''
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| rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]
| rowspan="2" |2nd
| rowspan="2" |2nd
|[[P. Balachandra Menon]]
|P. Balachandra Menon
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}
| rowspan="2" |1960 – 1965
| rowspan="2" |1960 – 1965
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|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|14th
| rowspan="2" |[[K. Krishnankutty]]
| rowspan="2" |K. Krishnankutty
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|rowspan=2}}
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|rowspan=2}}
|[[Incumbent|2016-2021]]
|[[Incumbent|2016-2021]]
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Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.


===Niyamasabha election 2021===
===2026===
 
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}
{{Election box  candidate with party link|party=Indian Socialist Janata Dal|candidate= V. Murukadas|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Achuthan|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=Pranesh Rajendran|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
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{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Chittur}}
===2021===
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=[[K. Krishnankutty]]|votes=84,672|percentage=55.38|change={{increase}}10.48}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=[[K. Krishnankutty]]|votes=84,672|percentage=55.38|change={{increase}}10.48}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Achuthan|votes=50,794|percentage=33.22|change={{decrease}}6.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Achuthan|votes=50,794|percentage=33.22|change={{decrease}}6.96}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. Natesan|votes=14,458|percentage=9.46|change={{increase}}1.33}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. Natesan|votes=14,458|percentage=9.46|change={{increase}}1.33}}
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


=== Niyamasabha election 2016 ===
=== 2016 ===
There were 1,85,995 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
There were 1,85,995 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2016|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>


{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Chittur}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=K. Krishnakutty|votes=69,270|percentage=44.90|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=K. Krishnakutty|votes=69,270|percentage=44.90|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=61,985|percentage=40.18|change={{decrease}}11.15}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=61,985|percentage=40.18|change={{decrease}}11.15}}
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{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}


=== Niyamasabha election 2011 ===
=== 2011 ===
There were 1,67,800 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
There were 1,67,800 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3763-kerala-2011|access-date=11 March 2020|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>


{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] : Chittur}}
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=69,916|percentage=51.33|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=S. Subhash Chadrabose|votes=57,586|percentage=42.28|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=69,916|percentage=51.33|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=S. Subhash Chadrabose|votes=57,586|percentage=42.28|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. K. Omaakuttan|votes=4,518|percentage=3.32|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. K. Omanakuttan|votes=4,518|percentage=3.32|change=}}


{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Kaladharan|votes=1,319|percentage=0.97|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Muhammed Haneefa|votes=1,192|percentage=0.88|change=-}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Kaladharan|votes=1,319|percentage=0.97|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Muhammed Haneefa|votes=1,192|percentage=0.88|change=-}}
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]

Latest revision as of 20:04, 20 March 2026


Chittur
Constituency No. 58 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
Chittur-Thathamangalam municipal town
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Lok Sabha constituencyAlathur
Established1957
Total electors1,89,203 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  [[Indian Socialist Janata Dal|Template:Indian Socialist Janata Dal/meta/shortname]]  
Alliance  LDF
Elected year2021

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 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. Krishnakutty of JD(S).

Local self-governed segments[edit | edit source]

Chittur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[2] Template:Srn

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[edit | edit source]

The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:

Key

  CPI    [[Samyukta Socialist Party|Template:Samyukta Socialist Party/meta/shortname]]     INC    JD    [[Janata Dal (Secular)|Template:Janata Dal (Secular)/meta/shortname]]  

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 Samyukta Socialist Party 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 Janata Dal 2016-2021
2021 15th Incumbent

Election results[edit | edit source]

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chittur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Indian Socialist Janata Dal V. Murukadas
INC Sumesh Achuthan
BJP Pranesh Rajendran
NOTA None of the above
Margin of victory
Turnout
Swing

2021[edit | edit source]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chittur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Krishnankutty 84,672 55.38 Increase10.48
INC Sumesh Achuthan 50,794 33.22 Decrease6.96
BJP V. Natesan 14,458 9.46 Increase1.33
NOTA None of the above 1,285 0.84 Decrease0.02
BSP A. Chandran 918 0.60 Decrease0.23
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 {{{swing}}}

2016[edit | edit source]

There were 1,85,995 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[3]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chittur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD(S) K. Krishnakutty 69,270 44.90 −
INC K. Achuthan 61,985 40.18 Decrease11.15
BJP Sasikumar M. 12,537 8.13 Increase4.81
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 Decrease0.09
Independent Achuthan Thankanivas 495 0.32 −
SUCI(C) A. Rajeena 442 0.29 Decrease0.06
Independent A. Krishnakutty Aramuri 157 0.10 −
Margin of victory 7,285 4.72
Turnout 1,54,280 82.95 Increase1.78
Janata Dal (Secular) gain from INC Swing

2011[edit | edit source]

There were 1,67,800 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[4]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chittur
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

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala" (PDF). www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
  4. ↑ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

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