Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency: Candidates for 2019 LS poll, past results, all updates
The key contest in 2019 polls here is expected to take place among CPI(M) Innocent, Congress' Benny Bahanan and BJP's AN Radhakrishnan.
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Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency: Election in Chalakudy constituency will take place on April 23 in the third phase of Lok Sabha election. The key contest in 2019 polls here is expected to take place among CPI(M) Innocent, Congress' Benny Bahanan and BJP's AN Radhakrishnan.
The election in phase 3 will be held in 115 constituencies across 14 states.
Independent candidate Innocent is the sitting MP in Chalakudy who had defeated Congress PC Chacko in 2014 by a margin of a little more than 10,000 votes.
Actor-turned-politician Innocent is a popular Malayalam actor who will represent as LDF candidate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election.
The Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency is comprised of seven assembly segments which are Kaipamangalam, Chalakudy, Kodungallur, Perumbavoor, Angamaly, Aluva and Kunnathunad.
Out of 20 Lok Sabha constituencies, the Congress has fielded its candidates in 16 of them.
As part of NDA's alliance in Kerala, BJP has allotted 5 seats to Bharat Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) and one seat to Kerala Congress led by PC Thomas.
Chalakudy Lok Sabha constituency 2019 candidates
CPI(M): Innocent
Congress: Benny Bahanan
BJP: AN Radhakrishnan
Marxist Communist Party of India (United): Jose Thomas
Peoples Democratic Party: TA Mujeeb Rahman
Social Democratic Party of India: PP Moideen Kunju
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist): Adv Suja Antony
BSP: N Johnson
Independents: KC Johnson, Noby Augustine, Fredy Jackson Pereira, MR Sathyadevan, Subramanian
Chalakudy Lok Sabha results in 2014 and 2009
2014: Independent candidate Innocent (M) secured 358440 votes and defeated PC Chacko (M) of the Congress who got 344556 votes.
2009: KP Dhanapalan (M) of the Congress got 399035 votes. He defeated Adv. UP Joseph (M) of the CPM who received 327356 votes.
List of all 20 Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala
Alappuzha, Alathur, Attingal, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Mavelikkara, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Ponnani, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Vadakara and Wayanad
Lok Sabha election 2019 are being held in 7 phases. The first and second phase have already taken place which was on April 11 and April 18. The remaining phases will go to polls on April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The counting of votes will be held on May 23.