CHALAKUDY
Constituency no. 11 in Kerala · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Kerala also has an assembly constituency called CHALAKUDY. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 2009
K.P. DHANAPALAN
INC
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2009
71,679
9.04% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMADV. U.P JOSEPH
- Votes
- 3,27,356
- Vote share
- 41.29%
- Behind by
- 71,679
Electors
10,75,390
Total votes polled
7,92,767
Valid votes
7,92,767
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.7%
Full result, 2009
11 candidates · 7,92,767 valid votes
K.P. DHANAPALANINCwon
3,99,035
50.3%
ADV. U.P JOSEPHCPM
3,27,356
41.3%
ADV.K.V. SABUBJP
45,367
5.7%
JOSE MAVELIIND
7,544
0.9%
C.A. HASEENAIND
4,441
0.6%
MUTTAM ABDULLABSP
3,003
0.4%
T.S NARAYANAN MASTERIND
2,089
0.3%
U.P JOSEIND
1,522
0.2%
DR. P.S. BABUIND
979
0.1%
HAMSA KALAPARAMBATHLJP
828
0.1%
JOHNNY K CHEEKUIND
603
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BENNY BEHANAN | INC | 3,94,171 | 41.44% | PROF C RAVEENDRANATH | 63,754 |
| 2019 | BENNY BEHANAN | INC | 4,73,444 | 47.81% | INNOCENT | 1,32,274 |
| 2014 | INNOCENT | IND | 3,58,440 | 40.55% | P C CHACKO | 13,884 |
| 2009 | K.P. DHANAPALAN | INC | 3,99,035 | 50.33% | ADV. U.P JOSEPH | 71,679 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHALAKUDY constituency in 2024?
BENNY BEHANAN (INC) won CHALAKUDY in 2024, by a margin of 63,754 votes.
Which party has won CHALAKUDY the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 2009.
How many times has CHALAKUDY gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2009 to 2024.
Who has won CHALAKUDY the most times?
BENNY BEHANAN, with 2 wins between 2019 and 2024.
