# Chalakudy Assembly constituency

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:
| Name | Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality) | Taluk |
| Chalakudy | Municipality | Chalakudy |
| Athirappilly | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Kadukutty | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Kodakara | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Kodassery | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Koratty | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Melur | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |
| Pariyaram | Grama panchayat | Chalakudy |

## 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 | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure |
| 1957 | 1st | P. K. Chathan | CPI | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1957 | 1st | C. G. Janardhanan | PSP | 1957 – 1960 |
| 1960 | 2nd | K. K. Balakrishnan | INC | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1960 | 2nd | C. G. Janardhanan | PSP | 1960 – 1965 |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. P. George | INC | 1967 – 1970 |
| 1970 | 4th | P. P. George | INC | 1970 – 1977 |
| 1977 | 5th | P. K. Ittoop | KC(B) | 1977 – 1980 |
| 1980 | 6th | P. K. Ittoop | KEC | 1980 – 1982 |
| 1982 | 7th | K. J. George | JP | 1982 – 1987 |
| 1987 | 8th | K. J. George | JP | 1987 – 1991 |
| 1991 | 9th | Rosamma Chacko | INC | 1991 – 1996 |
| 1996 | 10th | Savithri Lakshmanan | INC | 1996 – 2001 |
| 2001 | 11th | Savithri Lakshmanan | INC | 2001 – 2006 |
| 2006 | 12th | B. D. Devassy | CPI(M) | 2006 – 2011 |
| 2011 | 13th | B. D. Devassy | CPI(M) | 2011 – 2016 |
| 2016 | 14th | B. D. Devassy | CPI(M) | 2016 – 2021 |
| 2021 | 15th | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC | Incumbent |

## Election results
### 2021

There were 1,92,767 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,057 | 0.74 | 16.98 |
| | INC gain from CPI(M) | INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | 11.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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 | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 26,648 | 17.72 | 15.79 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 1.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | 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.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chalakkudy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | CPI(M) | B. D. Devassy | 63,610 | 48.18 |
| | INC | Benny K. T. | 61,061 | 46.25 |
| | BJP | Sudheer Baby | 5,976 | 4.53 |
| | Independent | Pushpagadan P. M. | 681 | 0.52 |
| | BSP | Subramanian V. k. | 451 | 0.34 |
| | Independent | Jayakumar E. | 258 | 0.20 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,549 | 1.93 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,037 | 76.46 |