Chalakudy (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chalakudy [ edit ]
Current MP Innocent
Party IND
Elected Year 2014
State Kerala
Total Electors 1,150,497
Most Successful Party IND (1 times)
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency (Malayalam: ചാലക്കുടി ലോക്‌സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala state (South India). This constituency came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of parliamenatary constituencies based on recommendtions of the Delimitation Commission of India which were constituted in 2002.

Assembly segments

Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:

  1. Kaipamangalam Assembly Constituency
  2. Chalakudy Assembly Constituency
  3. Kodungallur Assembly Constituency
  4. Perumbavoor
  5. Angamaly
  6. Aluva
  7. Kunnathunad

Three legislative assembly segments: Kaipamangalam, Chalakudy and Kodungallur are in Thrissur district and four legislative assembly segments: Perumbavoor, Angamaly, Aluva and Kunnathunad are in Ernakulam district. Kaipamangalam assembly segment also came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor and Angamally were earlier part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Members of Parliament

Indian general election Results

Indian general election, 2014 : Chalakudy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Innocent [note 1] 3,58,440 40.55
INC P. C. Chacko 3,44,556 38.98 -11.35
BJP B Gopalakrishnan 92,848 10.50 +4.78
AAP K M Noordeen 35,189
SDPI Shafeer Muhammed 14,386
Trinamool Congress Annama Joy 862 0.10
NOTA None of the above 10,552 1.19 ---
Margin of victory 13,884 1.57 -7.47
Turnout 8,84,033 76.94
Independent gain from INC Swing

See also


References

Notes

  1. ↑ LDF supported candidate

Citations

  1. ↑ Santhosh, K. (7 February 2008). "Chalakudy throws up new challenges". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
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