CHALAKUDI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1965.
Winner, 1996
SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN
INC
Elections held
10
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1996
11,166
11.88% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDN.M.JOSEPH
- Votes
- 37,644
- Vote share
- 40.07%
- Behind by
- 11,166
Electors
1,35,008
Total votes polled
93,955
Valid votes
93,955
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.6%
Full result, 1996
10 candidates · 93,955 valid votes
SAVITHRI LAKSHMANANINCwon
48,810
52.0%
N.M.JOSEPHJD
37,644
40.1%
PURUSHOTHAMAN ELAYIDAMBJP
4,088
4.3%
JOSE THOTTATHILJP
1,172
1.3%
SANDAR K THOMASIND
979
1.0%
N.P.SASIIND
454
0.5%
KAMBALATH BOSEIND
272
0.3%
BALAGANGADHARAN PILLAIND
259
0.3%
VELAYUDHAN,M.K.IND
171
0.2%
KANNAN,A.K.IND
106
0.1%
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
