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Chalakudy
Constituency No. 72 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
A summer sunrise from the Chalakudy River bank in Chalakudy (State Assembly constituency).
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Established	1957 - present
Total electors	1,90,675 (2016)
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph
Party	INC
Alliance	UDF
Elected year	2021

Chalakudy State assembly constituency 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. As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph of Indian National Congress.

Local self governed segments

Chalakudy Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

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 results

2021

There were 1,92,767 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph	61,888	43.23	11.58
	KC(M)	Dennies K. Antony	60,831	42.49	−
	BDJS	Unnikrishnan K. A.	17,301	12.09	5.35
	NOTA	None of the above	1,000	0.70	−
	Independent	T. N. Rajan	713	0.50	−
	BSP	M. S. Asokan	617	0.43	−
	SUCI(C)	P. K. Dharmajan	253	0.18	−
	Independent	Rosilin	248	0.17	−
	Independent	Joshy Vattoli	160	0.11	−
	Independent	Cheriya	143	0.10	−
Margin of victory			1,057	0.74	16.98
	INC gain from CPI(M)		Swing	11.58
Turnout			1,43,154	74.26	4.61

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,90,675 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI(M)	B. D. Devassy	74,251	49.37	1.19
	INC	T. U. Radhakrishnan	47,603	31.65	14.60
	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	15.79
	CPI(M) hold		Swing	1.19
Turnout			1,50,394	78.87	2.41

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,76,055 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.

See also

• Chalakudy
• Thrissur district
• List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
• 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election

References

1. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
2. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in.
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.

• Assembly constituencies of Kerala
• State assembly constituencies in Thrissur district