| Chalakudy KL-11 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kaipamangalam Chalakudy Kodungallur Perumbavoor Angamaly Aluva Kunnathunad |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
 | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|Template:United Democratic Front (Kerala)/meta/shortname]] |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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).
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | Thrissur | K. K Valsaraj | CPI | CPI (M) | ||
| 72 | Chalakudy | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC | INC | |||
| 73 | Kodungallur | O. J. Janeesh | INC | INC | |||
| 74 | Perumbavoor | Ernakulam | Manoj Moothedan | INC | INC | ||
| 75 | Angamaly | Roji M. John | |||||
| 76 | Aluva | Anwar Sadath | |||||
| 84 | Kunnathunad (SC) | V. P. Sajeendran | INC | ||||
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]
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
|
2014-2019 | |
| 2019 | 17th | Benny Behanan | Indian National Congress | 2019 - incumbent | |
| 2024 | 18th | ||||
Election results[edit | edit source]
General Election 2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 394,171 | 41.44 |  6.37
| |
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 3,30,417 | 34.73 |  0.28
| |
| BDJS | K.M. Unnikrishnan | 1,06,400 | 11.18 | ||
| TTP | Adv Charley Paul | 1,05,642 | 11.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,063 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Rosilin Chacko | 2,410 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 9,53,520 | 72.72 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2019[edit | edit source]
According to Election Commission, there are 11,85,268 registered voters in Chalakudy Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 473,444 | 47.81 | 8.87
| |
| CPI(M) | Innocent | 3,41,170 | 34.45 | 6.05
| |
| 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, 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | 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 | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
- Thrissur district
- Ernakulam district
- Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Left Democratic Front supported candidate
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Santhosh, K. (7 February 2008). "Chalakudy throws up new challenges". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Chalakudy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ Indiancrux : 2019 General Election Chalakudy Constituency Live Results [usurped]
External links[edit | edit source]
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