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{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Chelakkara
| type = SLA
| loksabha_cons = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]]
| constituency_no = 61
| state = [[Kerala]]
| district = [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]]
| map_image = The lonely tree on the hill top.jpg
| map_caption = A hill at [[Thiruvilwamala]] in '''Chelakkara Assembly constituency'''
| established = 1965
| reservation = SC
| mla = [[U. R. Pradeep]]
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
| latest_election_year =
| electors = 1,98,086 (2021)
}}
'''Chelakkara''' is one of the 140 [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies in [[Kerala]]. It is also one of the seven [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|state legislative assembly]] constituencies included in [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref name="tsr">{{cite web
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/thrissur.html
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in
|title = State Assembly constituencies in Thrissur district, Kerala.
}}</ref> As of the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021 assembly election]], the MLA is [[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]] of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]; however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency]] in the [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chelakkara Election Results |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/topics/elections/chelakkara-election-results.html |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Chelakkara Election Results |language=ml}}</ref>

==Local self-governed segments==
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Chelakkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref name="tsr"/>

{{srn}}
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"
! width="100px" | Name
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|Grama panchayat]]/[[Municipality]])
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]
|-
| [[Chelakkara]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Desamangalam]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Kondazhy]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Mullurkara]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Panjal]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Pazhayannur]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Thiruvilwamala]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Cheruthuruthi|Vallathol Nagar]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|-
| [[Varavoor]]
| Grama panchayat
| [[Thalapilly]]
|}

== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chelakkara (SC) Assembly Election Results in 2016, Winning MLA List, Constituency Map|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/kerala/chelakkara-sc-assembly-constituency-map.html|access-date=2020-06-04|website=www.mapsofindia.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election
!Niyama
Sabha
!Member
! colspan=2|Party
|-
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|3rd
|P. Kunhan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|-
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]
|4th
| rowspan="3" |[[K. K. Balakrishnan]]
|-
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
|5th
|-
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|6th
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]
|7th
|C. K. Chakrapani
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
|8th
|M. A. Kuttappan
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
|9th
|M. P. Thami
|-
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|10th
| rowspan="4" |[[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]
| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|rowspan=7}}
|-
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|11th
|-
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|12th
|-
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|13th
|-
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
|14th
|[[U. R. Pradeep]]
|-
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|rowspan="2" |15th
|K. Radhakrishnan
|-
|[[2024 elections in India#Kerala|2024]] ^
|U. R. Pradeep
|}
^by-election
{{notelist}}

== Election results ==

===2026===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chelakkara}}
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|candidate = [[U. R. Pradeep]]
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{{Election box candidate with party link
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|candidate =Sivan Veettikkunnu
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = BJP
|candidate = K. Balakrishnan
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{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Aam Aadmi Party
|candidate = K.V Subramaniyan
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|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
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{{Election box end}}

=== 2024 by-election ===
<section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/>
There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in the 2024 Chelakkara Assembly constituency by-election.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-records-7254-turnout-in-bypoll/article68864431.ece|website=thehindu.com|title=Kerala Niyamasabha By Election Palakkad 2024|access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|
|title=[[2024 elections in India#Kerala|2024 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-election]]: Chelakkara<ref name="Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) says Chelakkara win and ‘improved showing’ in Palakkad belie Congress-BJP claims of public bitterness against LDF">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) says Chelakkara win and ‘improved showing’ in Palakkad belie Congress-BJP claims of public bitterness against LDF |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-bypolls-cpim-says-chelakkara-win-and-improved-showing-in-palakkad-belie-congress-bjp-claims-of-public-bitterness-against-ldf/article68901761.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |work= |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123153556/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-bypolls-cpim-says-chelakkara-win-and-improved-showing-in-palakkad-belie-congress-bjp-claims-of-public-bitterness-against-ldf/article68901761.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Chelakkara bypoll in Kerala: LDF retains seat as U.R. Pradeep wins by over 12,000 votes">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Chelakkara bypoll in Kerala: LDF retains seat as U.R. Pradeep wins by over 12,000 votes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-bypoll-in-kerala-ldf-retains-seat-as-ur-pradeep-wins-by-over-12000-votes/article68901492.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123154154/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chelakkara-bypoll-in-kerala-ldf-retains-seat-as-ur-pradeep-wins-by-over-12000-votes/article68901492.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Chelakkara Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result">{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Chelakkara Assembly constituency 2024 By Poll Result |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S1161.htm |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123154258/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S1161.htm |archive-date=23 November 2024}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[U. R. Pradeep]]
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|votes = 64,827
|percentage = 41.44
|change = {{decrease}}9.97
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = [[Ramya Haridas]]
|party = Indian National Congress
|votes = 52,626
|percentage = 33.64
|change = {{increase}}4.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = K. Balakrishnan
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|votes = 33,609
|percentage = 21.49
|change = {{increase}}5.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|candidate = N. K. Sudheer
|party = Independent
|votes = 3,920
|percentage = 2.50
|change = ''New''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above (India)
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,034
|percentage = 0.66
|change = {{increase}}0.19
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 12,201
|percentage = 7.79
|change = {{decrease}}17.91
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,56,426
|percentage = 73.40
|change = {{decrease}}4.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing = {{decrease}}9.97
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2021 ===
There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2021, Election commission of India|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3767-kerala-general-legislative-election-2021|website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>

{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: [[Chelakkara]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|votes=83,415|percentage=54.41|change={{increase}}9.60}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=C. C. Sreekumar|votes=44,015|percentage=28.71|change={{decrease}}9.36}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shajumon Vattekkad|votes=24,045|percentage=15.68|change={{decrease}}0.09}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=Chandran Thiyyath|votes=1,120|percentage=0.73|change={{Decrease}}0.01}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=720|percentage=0.47|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=39,400|percentage=25.70|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,53,315|percentage=77.40|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{increase}}9.60}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2016 ===
There were 1,90,919 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]]: [[Chelakkara]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[U. R. Pradeep]]|votes=67,771|percentage=44.81|change={{decrease}}10.61}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Thulasi|votes=57,571|percentage=38.07|change={{increase}}1.21}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Shajumon P. P.|votes=23,845|percentage=15.77|change={{increase}}10.46}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Subramanian|votes=1,116|percentage=0.74|change={{Decrease}}0.93}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=922|percentage=0.61|change=-}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=10,200|percentage=6.74|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,51,225|percentage=79.21|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing={{decrease}}10.61}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2011 ===
There were 1,73,746 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]]: [[Chelakkara]]}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|candidate=[[K. Radhakrishnan (politician)|K. Radhakrishnan]]|votes=73,683|percentage=55.42|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. B. Sasikumar|votes=49,007|percentage=36.86|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. A. Krishnakmaran|votes=7,056|percentage=5.31|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party of India|candidate=A. Subramanian|votes=2,224|percentage=1.67|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Suresh Babu|votes=972|percentage=0.73|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory||votes=24,676|percentage=18.56|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,32,942|percentage=76.52|change=}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner=Communist Party of India (Marxist)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}

== See also ==
* [[Chelakkara]]
* [[Thrissur district]]
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]
[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Thrissur district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1965]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Kerala]]

Chelakkara Assembly constituency - Revision history

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