Chalakudy is one of the 20
Lok Sabha
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(parliamentary) constituencies in the
South India
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n state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...
. It came into existence in 2008, following the
delimitation
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Delimitation Commission of India
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. The constituency comprises seven assembly segments spread over two districts—
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and ...
(3) and
Ernakulam
Ernakulam () is the Central Business District of the city of Kochi in Kerala, India and has lent its name to the Ernakulam district. Many major establishments, including the Kerala High Court, the office of the Kochi Municipal Corporation ...
(4).
Assembly segments
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven legislative assembly segments:
Kaipamangalam assembly segment came into existence in 2008, following delimitation of legislative assembly constituencies. Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, and Angamaly were part of the erstwhile
Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Parliament
As Crangannur in
Thiru–Kochi
As Mukundapuram
As Chalakudy
Election results
General election, 2019
According to Election Commission, there are 11,85,268 registered voters in Chalakudy Constituency for 2019 Lok Sabha Election.
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General election, 2014
See also
* Thrissur district
* Ernakulam district
Ernakulam, ; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'', in Malayalam: എറണാകുളം), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, that takes its name from the eponymous city division in Kochi. It is situated in the central part ...
* Mukundapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mukundapuram Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, മുകുന്ദപുരം ലോക്സഭാ നിയോജകമണ്ഡലം) was a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala state in southern India. It was dissolved in 2008, and was replaced ...
* Muvattupuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)
Muvattupuzha was a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.
Assembly segments
Muvattupuzha Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:
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Notes
References
External links
Election Commission of India
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Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala
Politics of Thrissur district
Chalakudy