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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Chittur<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]]<br />
| constituency_no = 58<br />
| state = Kerala<br />
| map_image = Anikode, Chittur.jpg<br />
| map_caption = [[Chittur-Thathamangalam]] municipal town<br />
| established = 1957<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| electors = 1,89,203 (2021)<br />
| mla = [[K. Krishnankutty]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Indian Socialist Janata Dal}}<br />
| alliance = {{legend2|#ED1C24|'''[[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]'''|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| district = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]<br />
}} <br />
'''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<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = State Assembly Constituencies in Kerala<br />
|access-date = 12 September 2019<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191012075808/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/03-DELIMITED-LAC.pdf<br />
|archive-date = 12 October 2019<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</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)]]. <br />
<br />
==Local self-governed segments==<br />
Chittur Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url = http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html<br />
|website = www.ceo.kerala.gov.in<br />
|title = Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Palakkad District<br />
|access-date = 12 September 2019<br />
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190903213246/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/palakkad.html<br />
|archive-date = 3 September 2019<br />
|url-status = dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
{{srn}}<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers static-row-header-hash"<br />
! width="100px" | Name<br />
! width="130px" | Status ([[Gram panchayat|grama panchayat]]/[[municipality]])<br />
! width="100px" | [[Tehsil|Taluk]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Chittur-Thathamangalam]]<br />
| Municipality<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Eruthempathy]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kozhinjampara (gram panchayat)|Kozhinjampara]]<br />
| Grama Panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Nalleppilly]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Pattanchery]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Perumatty (gram panchayat)|Perumatty]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Vadakarapathy (gram panchayat)|Vadakarapathy]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Chittur<br />
|-<br />
| [[Peruvemba]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Palakkad<br />
|-<br />
| [[Polpully]]<br />
| Grama panchayat<br />
| Palakkad<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
The following list contains all members of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] who have represented the constituency:<br />
<br />
'''Key'''<br />
<br />
{{Party index link|Communist Party of India}}{{Party index link|Samyukta Socialist Party}} {{Party index link|Indian National Congress}}{{Party index link|Janata Dal}}{{Party index link|Janata Dal (Secular)}}<br />
{| class="sortable" width="60%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big"<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Election<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Niyama<br>Sabha<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Member<br />
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Party<br />
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" |Tenure<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1957 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |1st<br />
|[[P. Balachandra Menon]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
| rowspan="2" |1957 – 1960<br />
|-<br />
|K. Eacharan<br />
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[1960 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1960]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |2nd<br />
|P. Balachandra Menon<br />
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=2}}<br />
| rowspan="2" |1960 – 1965<br />
|-<br />
|Narayanan Thandan<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
|3rd<br />
| rowspan="2" | K. A. Sivarama Bharathy<br />
| {{Party name with color|Samyukta Socialist Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1967 – 1970<br />
|-<br />
|[[1970 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1970]]<br />
|4th<br />
|1970 – 1977<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|5th<br />
| [[P. Sankar]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|1977 – 1980<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1980]]<br />
|6th<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[K. Krishnankutty|K. Krishankutty]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal|rowspan=2}}<br />
|1980 – 1982<br />
|-<br />
|[[1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1982]]<br />
|7th<br />
|1982 – 1987<br />
|-<br />
|[[1987 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1987]]<br />
|8th<br />
|K. A. Chandran<br />
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|1987 – 1991<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|9th<br />
|K. Krishankutty<br />
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal}}<br />
|1991 – 1996<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|10th<br />
| rowspan="4" |[[K. Achuthan]]<br />
| {{Party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=4}}<br />
|1996 – 2001<br />
|-<br />
|[[2001 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|11th<br />
|2001 – 2006<br />
|-<br />
|[[2006 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|12th<br />
|2006 – 2011<br />
|-<br />
|[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|13th<br />
|2011 – 2016<br />
|-<br />
|[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
|14th<br />
| rowspan="2" |K. Krishnankutty<br />
| {{Party name with color|Janata Dal (Secular)|rowspan=2}}<br />
|[[Incumbent|2016-2021]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|15th<br />
|[[Incumbent]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.<br />
<br />
===2026===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian Socialist Janata Dal|candidate= V. Murukadas|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Achuthan|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=BJP|candidate=Pranesh Rajendran|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory|<br />
|votes = <br />
|percentage = <br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=|percentage=|change=}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = <br />
|swing = <br />
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{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2021===<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=[[K. Krishnankutty]]|votes=84,672|percentage=55.38|change={{increase}}10.48}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sumesh Achuthan|votes=50,794|percentage=33.22|change={{decrease}}6.96}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=V. Natesan|votes=14,458|percentage=9.46|change={{increase}}1.33}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,285|percentage=0.84|change={{decrease}}0.02}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=A. Chandran|votes=918|percentage=0.60|change={{decrease}}0.23}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Prameela|votes=552|percentage=0.44|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=N. S. K. Puram Sasikumar|votes=226|percentage=0.15|change=-}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box margin of victory||votes=33,878|percentage=22.15|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,52,905|percentage=|change=}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2016 ===<br />
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><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Janata Dal (Secular)|candidate=K. Krishnakutty|votes=69,270|percentage=44.90|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=61,985|percentage=40.18|change={{decrease}}11.15}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Sasikumar M.|votes=12,537|percentage=8.13|change={{increase}}4.81}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|candidate=Mayilswamy|votes=6,212|percentage=4.03|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,260|percentage=0.82|change=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Santha|votes=679|percentage=0.44|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kishnakutty Kunnath|votes=672|percentage=0.44|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=P. C. Ramachandran|votes=571|percentage=0.37|change={{decrease}}0.09}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Achuthan Thankanivas|votes=495|percentage=0.32|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=A. Rajeena|votes=442|percentage=0.29|change={{decrease}}0.06}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=A. Krishnakutty Aramuri|votes=157|percentage=0.10|change=-}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=7,285|percentage=4.72|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,54,280|percentage=82.95|change={{increase}}1.78}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|winner=Janata Dal (Secular)|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2011 ===<br />
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><br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title=[[2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]: Chittur}}<br />
<br />
{{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=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=A. K. Omanakuttan|votes=4,518|percentage=3.32|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{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=-}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=V. Lakshmi|votes=626|percentage=0.46|change=-}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=K. Achuthan|votes=570|percentage=0.42|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|candidate=A. Rajeena|votes=472|percentage=0.35|change=}}{{Election box margin of victory||votes=12,330|percentage=9.05|change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,36,199|percentage=81.17|change=}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Indian National Congress|swing=}}{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Chittur-Thathamangalam|Chittur]]<br />
* [[Palakkad district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly]]<br />
* [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Kerala Assembly Constituencies}}<br />
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{{Kerala Niyamasabha elections}}<br />
[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Kerala]]<br />
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[[Category:State assembly constituencies in Palakkad district]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies established in 1957]]<br />
[[Category:1957 establishments in Kerala]]</div>
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