CHELAKARA
Assembly seat no. 54 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Winner, 1991
M.P. THAMI
INC
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1991
4,361
4.58% of valid votes
Result, 1991
Runner-up
CPMC. KUTTAPPAN
- Votes
- 43,429
- Vote share
- 45.64%
- Behind by
- 4,361
Electors
1,39,639
Total votes polled
95,163
Valid votes
95,163
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.2%
Full result, 1991
3 candidates · 95,163 valid votes
M.P. THAMIINCwon
47,790
50.2%
C. KUTTAPPANCPM
43,429
45.6%
C. VELAYUDHANBJP
3,944
4.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | K RADHAKRISHNAN | CPM | 62,695 | 53.58% | P.C.MANIKANDAN | 14,629 |
| 2001 | K.RADHAKRISHNAN | CPM | 56,451 | 48.55% | K.A.THULASI | 1,475 |
| 1996 | K.RADHAKRISHNAN | CPM | 44,260 | 46.93% | T.A.RADHAKRISHNAN | 2,323 |
| 1991 | M.P. THAMI | INC | 47,790 | 50.22% | C. KUTTAPPAN | 4,361 |
| 1987 | M. A. KITTAPPAN | INC | 44,011 | 50.05% | K. V. PUSHPA | 7,751 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
