CHELAKARA
Assembly seat no. 54 in Kerala · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1965.
Winner, 1996
K.RADHAKRISHNAN
CPM
Elections held
11
1965–2006
Most successful party
CPM
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1996
2,323
2.46% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCT.A.RADHAKRISHNAN
- Votes
- 41,937
- Vote share
- 44.47%
- Behind by
- 2,323
Electors
1,47,586
Total votes polled
94,310
Valid votes
94,310
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.9%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 94,310 valid votes
K.RADHAKRISHNANCPMwon
44,260
46.9%
T.A.RADHAKRISHNANINC
41,937
44.5%
C.C.KUNJANBJP
6,374
6.8%
M.K. KRISHNAKUMARIND
1,115
1.2%
M.R.KRISHNANIND
624
0.7%
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
