CHALAKKUDY
Assembly seat no. 72 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 2011.
Winner, 2016
B. D. DEVASSY
CPM
Elections held
3
2011–2021
Most successful party
CPM
won 2 of 3
Margin, 2016
26,648
17.72% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCT. U. RADHAKRISHNAN
- Votes
- 47,603
- Vote share
- 31.65%
- Behind by
- 26,648
Electors
1,90,675
Total votes polled
1,50,394
Valid votes
1,50,394
NOTA votes
739
0.49% of votes polled
Turnout
78.9%
Full result, 2016
8 candidates · 1,50,394 valid votes
B. D. DEVASSYCPMwon
74,251
49.4%
T. U. RADHAKRISHNANINC
47,603
31.6%
UNNIKRISHNAN. K. ABDJS
26,229
17.4%
AYYAPPAN VAZHAVALAPPILBSP
561
0.4%
JIJOIND
367
0.2%
SABU CHATHELYIND
304
0.2%
A. E. SABIRAIND
191
0.1%
N. A. DEVASSY NELLIPPILLYIND
149
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 3 of 3 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Saneeshkumar Joseph | INC | 61,888 | 43.23% | DENNIES K ANTONY | 1,057 |
| 2016 | B. D. DEVASSY | CPM | 74,251 | 49.37% | T. U. RADHAKRISHNAN | 26,648 |
| 2011 | DEVASSY.B.D. | CPM | 63,610 | 48.18% | BENNY.K.T. | 2,549 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
