CHALAKUDI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Kerala · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1965.
Winner, 2001
PROF.SAVITHRI LAKSHMANAN
INC
Elections held
10
1965–2006
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 2001
10,662
10.65% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
JD(S)M.A.PAULOSE
- Votes
- 40,944
- Vote share
- 40.89%
- Behind by
- 10,662
Electors
1,46,075
Total votes polled
1,00,125
Valid votes
1,00,125
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
68.5%
Full result, 2001
3 candidates · 1,00,125 valid votes
PROF.SAVITHRI LAKSHMANANINCwon
51,606
51.5%
M.A.PAULOSEJD(S)
40,944
40.9%
ADV.RAVIKUMAR UPPATHBJP
7,575
7.6%
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
