# Chelakkara Assembly constituency

Chelakkara 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 Alathur Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly election, the MLA is K. Radhakrishnan of Communist Party of India (Marxist); however, Radhakrishnan resigned after winning the Alathur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general election.

## Local self governed segments

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented the constituency:
| Election | Niyama Sabha | Member | Party |
| 1967 | 3rd | P. Kunhan | Indian National Congress |
| 1970 | 4th | K. K. Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | 5th | K. K. Balakrishnan | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | 6th | K. K. Balakrishnan | 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 | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | 10th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India |
| 2001 | 11th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India |
| 2006 | 12th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India |
| 2011 | 13th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India |
| 2016 | 14th | U. R. Pradeep | Communist Party of India |
| 2021 | 15th | K. Radhakrishnan | Communist Party of India |
| 2024 ^ | 15th | U. R. Pradeep | Communist Party of India |
^ By Election

## Election results
### 2024 Niyamasabha By-election

There were 2,13,103 eligible voters in 2024 Chelakkara Constituency by election.
2024 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-election: Chelakkara :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 12,201 | 7.79 | 17.91 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,56,426 | 73.40 | 4.00 |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.97 | |

### 2021 Niyamasabha Election

There were 1,98,086 registered voters in the constituency for the 2021 election.
2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 39,400 | 25.70% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,53,315 | 77.40% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 9.60 | |

### 2016 Niyamasabha Election

There were 1,90,919 registered voters in the constituency for the 2016 election.
2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 10,200 | 6.74% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,51,225 | 79.21% | |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | 10.61 | |

### 2011 Niyamasabha Election

There were 1,73,746 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.
2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Chelakkara :
| Party | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 24,676 | 18.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,32,942 | 76.52% |
| | CPI(M) hold | CPI(M) hold | Swing | |