CHALAKUDI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1965.
Winner, 2006
B D DEVASSY
CPM
Elections held
10
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2006
14,555
15.22% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCPROF. SAVITHRILAKSHMANAN
- Votes
- 36,823
- Vote share
- 38.51%
- Behind by
- 14,555
Electors
1,36,449
Total votes polled
95,629
Valid votes
95,629
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.1%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 95,629 valid votes
B D DEVASSYCPMwon
51,378
53.7%
PROF. SAVITHRILAKSHMANANINC
36,823
38.5%
K G SUNDARANBJP
4,643
4.9%
C C MENAKA TEACHER M AIND
894
0.9%
ADV. T K MANOJBSP
789
0.8%
ANTO C LIND
743
0.8%
E S GEORGEIND
359
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | B D DEVASSY | CPM | 51,378 | 53.73% | PROF. SAVITHRILAKSHMANAN | 14,555 |
| 2001 | PROF.SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN | INC | 51,606 | 51.54% | M.A.PAULOSE | 10,662 |
| 1996 | SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN | INC | 48,810 | 51.95% | N.M.JOSEPH | 11,166 |
| 1991 | ROSAMMA CHACKO | INC | 49,482 | 51.14% | JOSE PAINADATH | 6,740 |
| 1987 | K. J. GEORGE | JNP | 39,389 | 46.86% | K. J. RAPPAI | 4,393 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
