Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)
Chalakudy is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the South Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India. The constituency comprises seven assembly segments spread over two districts—Thrissur (3) and Ernakulam (4).
| Chalakudy | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Map of Chalakudy Parliament Constituency | |
| Incumbent | Benny Behanan |
| Parliamentary Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly Constituencies | Kaipamangalam Chalakudy Kodungallur Perumbavoor Angamaly Aluva Kunnathunad |
Assembly segmentsEdit
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | None | Thrissur |
| 72 | Chalakudy | None | Thrissur |
| 73 | Kodungallur | None | Thrissur |
| 74 | Perumbavoor | None | Ernakulam |
| 75 | Angamaly | None | Ernakulam |
| 76 | Aluva | None | Ernakulam |
| 84 | Kunnathunad | SC | Ernakulam |
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor and Angamally were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of ParliamentEdit
As Crangannur in Thiru–Kochi
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | K.T. Achuthan | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
As Mukundapuram
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | Narayankutty Menon | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | Panampilly Govinda Menon | Indian National Congress | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | 1967-1971 | |||
| 1971 | 5th | A. C. George | 1971-1977 | ||
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | E. Balanandan | Communist Party of India | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 7th | K. Mohandas | Kerala Congress | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 8th | Savithri Lakshmanan | Indian National Congress | 1989-1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991-1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | P. C. Chacko | 1996-1998 | ||
| 1989 | 11th | A. C. Jose | 1998-1999 | ||
| 1999 | 12th | K. Karunakaran | 1999-2004 | ||
| 2004 | 13th | Lonappan Nambadan | Communist Party of India | 2004-2009 | |
As Chalakudy
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th | K. P. Dhanapalan | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | Innocent Vareed Thekkethala | Independent (supported by LDF) |
2009-2014 | |
| 2019 | 17th | Benny Behanan | Indian National Congress | Incumbent | |
Election resultsEdit
General election, 2019Edit
According to Election Commission, there are 11,85,268 registered voters in Chalakudy Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 4,73,444 | 47.81 |  8.87
| |
| CPI (M) | Innocent | 3,41,170 | 34.45 |  6
| |
| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 1,28,996 | 15.6 | 5.11
| |
| SDPI | P. P. Moidheen Kunju | 4,687 | 0.5 | 1.13
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,578 | 0.8 | 0.39
| |
| Margin of victory | 1,32,274 | 13.36 | |||
| Turnout | 9,90,433 | 80.51 | |||
| INC gain from CPI (M) | Swing | ||||
General election, 2014Edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Template:Left Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/shortname]] | Innocent[lower-alpha 1] | 3,58,440 | 40.50 | N/A | |
| INC | P. C. Chacko | 3,44,556 | 38.93 | -11.40 | |
| BJP | B. Gopalakrishnan | 92,848 | 10.49 | +4.77 | |
| AAP | K.M. Noordeen | 35,189 | 3.98 | N/A | |
| SDPI | Shafeer Muhammed | 14,386 | 1.63 | N/A | |
| WPOI | K. Ambujakshan | 12,942 | 1.46 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,552 | 1.19 | --- | |
| Margin of victory | 13,884 | 1.57 | -7.47 | ||
| Turnout | 8,84,033 | 76.94 | |||
| Left Democratic Front (Kerala) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
===General election, 2009=== in 2009 elections he didn't participate
See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Left Democratic Front supported candidate
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Santhosh, K. (7 February 2008). "Chalakudy throws up new challenges". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Chalakudy Constituency Live Results