Chelakkara is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in Alathur Lok Sabha constituency.[1] As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.[2]
Chelakkara Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:[1]
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | 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 |
| Vallathol Nagar | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
| Varavoor | Grama panchayat | Thalapilly |
The following list contains all members of Kerala Legislative Assembly who have represented the constituency:[3]
| Election | Niyama
Sabha |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3rd | P. Kunhan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1970 | 4th | K. K. Balakrishnan | ||
| 1977 | 5th | |||
| 1980 | 6th | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1982 | 7th | C. K. Chakrapani | Communist Party of India | |
| 1987 | 8th | M. A. Kuttappan | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | 9th | M. P. Thami | ||
| 1996 | 10th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India | |
| 2001 | 11th | |||
| 2006 | 12th | |||
| 2011 | 13th | |||
| 2016 | 14th | U. R. Pradeep | ||
| 2021 | 15th | K. Radhakrishnan | ||
| 2024 ^ | U. R. Pradeep | |||
^by-election
There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in the 2024 Chelakkara Assembly constituency by-election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | 64,827 | 41.44 |  9.97
| |
| INC | Ramya Haridas | 52,626 | 33.64 |  4.93
| |
| BJP | K. Balakrishnan | 33,609 | 21.49 | 5.81
| |
| Independent | N. K. Sudheer | 3,920 | 2.50 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,034 | 0.66 | 0.19
| |
| Majority | 12,201 | 7.79 | 17.91
| ||
| Turnout | 1,56,426 | 73.40 | 4.00
| ||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.97
|
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There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 83,415 | 54.41% | 9.60
| |
| INC | C. C. Sreekumar | 44,015 | 28.71% | 9.36
| |
| BJP | Shajumon Vattekkad | 24,045 | 15.68% | 0.09
| |
| SDPI | Chandran Thiyyath | 1,120 | 0.73% | 0.01
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 720 | 0.47% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 39,400 | 25.70% | |||
| Turnout | 1,53,315 | 77.40% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.60
|
|||
There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | U. R. Pradeep | 67,771 | 44.81% | 10.61
| |
| INC | Thulasi | 57,571 | 38.07% | 1.21
| |
| BJP | Shajumon P. P. | 23,845 | 15.77% | 10.46
| |
| SDPI | A. Subramanian | 1,116 | 0.74% | 0.93
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 922 | 0.61% | − | |
| Margin of victory | 10,200 | 6.74% | |||
| Turnout | 1,51,225 | 79.21% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | 10.61
|
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There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI(M) | K. Radhakrishnan | 73,683 | 55.42% | ||
| INC | K. B. Sasikumar | 49,007 | 36.86% | ||
| BJP | V. A. Krishnakmaran | 7,056 | 5.31% | ||
| SDPI | A. Subramanian | 2,224 | 1.67% | ||
| BSP | Suresh Babu | 972 | 0.73% | ||
| Margin of victory | 24,676 | 18.56% | |||
| Turnout | 1,32,942 | 76.52% | |||
| CPI(M) hold | Swing | ||||
