Chelakkara SC election results 2026: CPI(M) UR Pradeep wins Chelakkara SC seat by over 2900 votes

UR Pradeep of CPI(M) secures Chelakkara SC in Kerala's Thrissur district with 29386 votes, beating Independent candidate Sivadasan (Sivan Veettikunnu). Marked as a Scheduled Caste reserved seat in Kerala's Thrissur district, the Chelakkara Assembly constituency holds the 61st position among the state's 140 legislative seats, integral to the Alathur Lok Sabha (SC) region. This SC seat engages over 200,000 voters from a largely rural populace with significant Dalit communities around 15-16per cent, achieving turnouts near 73-77 percent, and covers Chelakkara grama panchayat alongside adjacent panchayats in central Kerala's agrarian expanse. It epitomizes CPI(M)'s enduring LDF supremacy, championing SC welfare against UDF's Congress challenges in this post-delimitation fortress. In the 2021 Kerala Assembly elections, CPI(M)'s K. Radhakrishnan triumphed with 83,415 votes at 54.4per cent, overpowering INC's C.C. Sreekumar's 45,868 votes (29.9per cent) by 37,547 votes amid 73.4per cent turnout from 156,426 electors. The 2016 victory saw Radhakrishnan secure 72,915 votes (47.4per cent), defeating INC's T.N. Prathapan by 39,400 votes from 153,315 voters, solidifying LDF's back-to-back dominance with comfortable margins. Looking to 2026, Chelakkara's CPI(M) hold since 2011, fueled by land reforms and reservation policies, withstands INC's resurgence and BJP's modest Hindu outreach. Rural development and SC empowerment agendas will shape the contest, keeping this LDF bastion central to Alathur's political equilibrium.