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Keralam · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2026Reserved (SC)
Chelakkara
Winner — 2026
U R PRADEEP
CPM· Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA)
CPM 46.6%IND 28.6%4 others 24.8%
Votes
76,073
46.6% share
Winning margin
29,386
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.0%
of 2,04,260
Chelakkara is a safe seat — U R PRADEEP won by 18.0%.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | U R PRADEEP | Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (INDIA) | 76,073 | 46.6% |
| 2 | SIVADASAN (SIVAN VEETTIKUNNU) | IND | 46,687 | 28.6% |
| 3 | K BALAKRISHNAN | 37,286 | 22.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,232 | 0.8% |
| 5 | VINODKUMAR | 1,204 | 0.7% | |
| 6 | SUBRAMANIAN K V | 669 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (68th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.2% · max 25.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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68th of 140How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 140How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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22nd of 140Where does the house stand?
SEAT
140 seats · 71 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.6%IND 28.6%BJP 22.9%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
31,21,200
Density
1031 / km²
Sex ratio
1108 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,027 km²
SC population10.4%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
58%HINDU
Hindu 58.4%Christian 24.3%Muslim 17.1%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation97.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated— NOT REPORTED
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.4%
Women literate99.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.0%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance48.7%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.