Ernakulam Assembly constituency

Ernakulam
Constituency No. 82 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Link Road at Kaloor
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
Established1957 - present
Total electors1,64,534 (2021)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party INC
Alliance  UDF
Elected year2021

Ernakulam State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency. [1] As of the 2021 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Vinod of INC.

Local self governed segments

Ernakulam Niyama Sabha constituency is composed of the following 24 wards of the Kochi Municipal Corporation (Ernakulam zone and Vaduthala zone), and 1 Gram Panchayat in Kanayannur Taluk:[2]

Wards of Kochi Municipal Corporation in Ernakulam Constituency
Ward no. Name Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
29 Island North 30 Island South 31 Vaduthala West
32 Vaduthala East 33 Elamakkara North 34 Puthukkalavattam
36 Kunnumpuram 58 Konthuruthy 59 Thevara
60 Perumanur 61 Ravipuram 62 Ernakulam South
63 Gandhi Nagar 64 Kathrikadavu 65 Kaloor South
66 Ernakulam Central 67 Ernakulam North 68 Ayyappankavu
69 Thrikkanarvattom 70 Kaloor North 71 Elamakkara South
72 Pottakuzhy 73 Pachalam 74 Thattazham

Wards 29 and 30 are included in Kochi Taluk, while the remaining 22 wards in the constituency are parts of Kanayannur Taluk.

Other Local Bodies in Ernakulam Constituency
Name Local Body Type Taluk
Cheranallur Grama panchayat Kanayannur

Members of Legislative Assembly

The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]

Key

  INC   LDF

Election Niyama
Sabha 		Member Party Tenure
1957 1st A. L. Jacob INC 1957 – 1960
1960 2nd 1960 – 1965
1967 3rd Alexander Parambithara 1967 – 1970
1970 4th A. L. Jacob 1970 – 1977
1977 5th 1977 – 1980
1980 6th 1980 – 1982
1982 7th 1982 – 1987
1987 8th M. K. Sanu Independent (supported by LDF) 1987 – 1991
1991 9th George Eden INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 1998
1998* Sebastian Paul Independent (supported by LDF) 1998 - 2001
2001 11th K. V. Thomas INC 2001 – 2006
2006 12th 2006 – 2009
2009* Dominic Presentation 2009 - 2011
2011 13th Hibi Eden 2011 – 2016
2016 14th 2016 - 2019
* 2019 T. J. Vinod 2019 - 2021
2021 15th Incumbent
  • * Byepoll

Election results

Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.



2021

There were 1,64,534 registered voters in Eranakulam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]

2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Eranakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. J. Vinod 45,930 41.72 Increase0.59
LDF Shaji George 34,960 31.75 Decrease6.21
BJP Padmaja S. Menon 16,043 14.57 Decrease0.28
Twenty 20 Party Leslie Pallath 10,634 9.66 New
NOTA None of the above 712 0.64
Margin of victory 10,970 9.97 Increase5.8
Turnout 1,08,434 66.92 Increase9.01
INC hold Swing Increase0.59

Niyamasabha By-election 2019

Due to the election of the sitting MLA Hibi Eden as the MP from Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency), Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency went to by-polls on 21 October 2019. There were 1,55,306 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for this election.[5] T. J. Vinod won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.[6]

2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections: Ernakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC T. J. Vinod 37,891 42.13% Decrease10.19
LDF Manu Roy 34,141 37.96% Increase5.50
BJP C. G. Rajagopal 13,351 14.85% Increase1.39
Independent Manu K. M. 2,572 2.86% N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,309 1.46% Increase0.61
Independent Vinod A. P. 206 0.23% N/A
SFB Abdul Khader 175 0.19% N/A
Independent Jaisen Thomas 116 0.13% N/A
Independent Bosco Louis 93 0.10% N/A
Independent Ashokan 78 0.09% N/A
Margin of victory 3,750 4.17% Decrease15.69
Turnout 89,932 57.91% Decrease13.81
INC hold Swing Decrease10.19

Niyamasabha Election 2016

There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ernakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hibi Eden 57,819 52.32% Decrease9.26
CPI(M) M. Anil Kumar 35,870 32.46% Increase4.21
BJP N. K. Mohandas 14,878 13.46% Increase6.62
NOTA None of the above 940 0.85% −
BSP Iqbal Thamarassery 397 0.36% Decrease0.40
SP Rubesh Jimmy Madathiparambil 258 0.23% −
Independent Jossey Mathew 117 0.11% −
Independent Anil Kumar Ananthapuram 115 0.10% −
Independent Anil Kumar Puliyoth 114 0.10% −
Margin of victory 21,949 19.86% Decrease13.47
Turnout 1,10,508 71.72% Increase0.56
INC hold Swing Decrease9.26

Niyamasabha Election 2011

There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election: Ernakulam
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Hibi Eden 59,919 61.58%
CPI(M) Sebastian Paul 27,482 28.25%
BJP C. G. Rajagopal 6,362 6.54%
Independent Sebastian Njalamkunnel 2,347 2.41%
BSP Iqbal Thamarassery 742 0.76%
SS T. R. Vasudevan 445 0.46%
Margin of victory 32,487 33.33%
Turnout 97,297 71.16%
INC hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
  2. ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ernakulam".
  4. ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "വെള്ളക്കെട്ടിലും വീഴാതെ വിനോദിന് തിളക്കം; മനുവിന് തിരിച്ചടിയായത് അപരന്‍". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
  8. ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.