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Chalakudy is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the South Indian state of Kerala. It came into existence in 2008, following the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies based on recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India. The constituency comprises seven assembly segments spread over two districts—Thrissur (3) and Ernakulam (4).
| Chalakudy KL-11 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Kerala |
| Assembly constituencies | Kaipamangalam Chalakudy Kodungallur Perumbavoor Angamaly Aluva Kunnathunad |
| Established | 2009 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
| No | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Kaipamangalam | Thrissur | E. T. Tyson | CPI | CPI(M) | ||
| 72 | Chalakudy | T. J. Saneesh Kumar Joseph | INC | INC | |||
| 73 | Kodungallur | V. R. Sunil Kumar | CPI(M) | CPI(M) | |||
| 74 | Perumbavoor | Ernakulam | Eldhose Kunnappilly | INC | INC | ||
| 75 | Angamaly | Roji M. John | INC | INC | |||
| 76 | Aluva | Anwar Sadath | INC | INC | |||
| 84 | Kunnathunad (SC) | P. V. Srinijin | CPI(M) | INC | |||
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
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As Crangannur in Thiru–Kochi
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 1st | K.T. Achuthan | Indian National Congress | 1952-1957 | |
As Mukundapuram
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | 2nd | Narayankutty Menon | Communist Party of India | 1957-1962 | |
| 1962 | 3rd | Panampilly Govinda Menon | Indian National Congress | 1962-1967 | |
| 1967 | 4th | 1967-1971 | |||
| 1971 | 5th | A. C. George | 1971-1977 | ||
| 1977 | 6th | 1977-1980 | |||
| 1980 | 7th | E. Balanandan | Communist Party of India | 1980-1984 | |
| 1984 | 7th | K. Mohandas | Kerala Congress | 1984-1989 | |
| 1989 | 8th | Savithri Lakshmanan | Indian National Congress | 1989-1991 | |
| 1991 | 9th | 1991-1996 | |||
| 1996 | 10th | P. C. Chacko | 1996-1998 | ||
| 1989 | 11th | A. C. Jose | 1998-1999 | ||
| 1999 | 12th | K. Karunakaran | 1999-2004 | ||
| 2004 | 13th | Lonappan Nambadan | Communist Party of India | 2004-2009 | |
As Chalakudy
| Election | Lok Sabha | Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15th | K. P. Dhanapalan | Indian National Congress | 2009-2014 | |
| 2014 | 16th | Innocent Vareed Thekkethala | Independent politician
|
2014-2019 | |
| 2019 | 17th | Benny Behanan | Indian National Congress | 2019 - incumbent | |
| 2024 | 18th | ||||
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General Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 394,171 | 41.44 |  6.37 | |
| CPI(M) | C. Raveendranath | 3,30,417 | 34.73 |  0.28 | |
| BDJS | K.M. Unnikrishnan | 1,06,400 | 11.18 | ||
| Twenty20 Kizhakkambalam | Adv Charley Paul | 1,05,642 | 11.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 8,063 | 0.85 | ||
| BSP | Rosilin Chacko | 2,410 | 0.25 | ||
| Independent | Bosco Kalamassery | 1,087 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Subran K R | 799 | 0.08 | ||
| SUCI(C) | M Pradeepan | 694 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Arun Edathadan | 686 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | T S Chandran | 531 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Johnson K C | 387 | 0.04 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2019
According to Election Commission, there are 11,85,268 registered voters in Chalakudy Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Benny Behanan | 473,444 | 47.81 | 8.87 | |
| CPI(M) | Innocent | 3,41,170 | 34.45 | 6.05 | |
| BJP | A. N. Radhakrishnan | 1,28,996 | 15.6 | 5.11 | |
| SDPI | P. P. Moidheen Kunju | 4,687 | 0.5 | 1.13 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 7,578 | 0.8 | 0.39 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,32,274 | 13.36 | |||
| Turnout | 9,90,433 | 80.51 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(M) | Swing | ||||
General election, 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDF | Innocent[a] | 3,58,440 | 40.50 | N/A | |
| INC | P. C. Chacko | 3,44,556 | 38.93 | −11.40 | |
| BJP | B. Gopalakrishnan | 92,848 | 10.49 | +4.77 | |
| AAP | K.M. Noordeen | 35,189 | 3.98 | N/A | |
| SDPI | Shafeer Muhammed | 14,386 | 1.63 | N/A | |
| WPOI | K. Ambujakshan | 12,942 | 1.46 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 10,552 | 1.19 | −−− | |
| Margin of victory | 13,884 | 1.57 | −7.47 | ||
| Turnout | 8,84,033 | 76.94 | |||
| LDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
- Left Democratic Front supported candidate
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