Administration of Ernakulam district

Ernakulam District in Kerala, India, has four types of administrative hierarchies.

Taluk and Village administration managed by the provincial government of Kerala
Panchayath Administration managed by the local bodies
Parliament Constituencies for the federal government of India
Assembly Constituencies for the provincial government of Kerala

Revenue divisions

There are mainly two revenue divisions namely Fort Kochi and Muvattupuzha.

Taluks & its Headquarters

Kanayannur	Ernakulam
Kochi	Fort Kochi
Aluva	Aluva
Kunnathunad	Perumbavoor
Paravur	North Paravur
Kothamangalam	Kothamangalam
Muvattupuzha	Muvattupuzha

Municipalities

Taluks

The district has the most number of taluks in the state. District is divided by two revenue divisions with 7 taluks.

Municipal corporation

Kochi

Municipalities

Ernakulam district has the most number of municipalities in the state.

Parliamentary constituencies

Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency
Chalakudy Parliamentary Constituency (partially)
Idukki Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha taluk and Kothamangalam taluk)
Kottayam Parliamentary Constituency (parts of Muvattupuzha and Kanayannur taluk)

Assembly constituencies

Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

Assembly segments

Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:^[1]

Members of Parliament

Travancore-Cochin

1951: C.P. Mathew, Indian National Congress

Kerala

1957: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
1962: A.M. Thomas, Indian National Congress
1967: V.V. Menon, Communist Party of India (Marxist)
1971: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
1977: Henry Austin, Indian National Congress
1980: Xavier Arrakkal, Indian National Congress
1984: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
1989: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
1991: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
1996: Xavier Arrakkal, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
1997 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
1998: George Eden, Indian National Congress
1999: George Eden, Indian National Congress
2003 (By-Election): Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
2004: Sebastian Paul, Independent, supported by Left Democratic Front
2009: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
2014: K.V. Thomas, Indian National Congress
2019: Hibi Eden, Indian National Congress

Ernakulam constituency general/by-election detailed results

Based on data from Chief Electoral Office, Kerala^[2]

Year	Polled Votes	Poll%	Winner	Party	Votes	%	2nd Position	Party	Votes	%	3rd Position	Party	Votes	%	Margin
2009	744996	72.81	K. V. Thomas	INC	342845	46.03	Sindhu Joy	CPI(M)	331055	44.44	A. N. Radhakrishnan	BJP	52968	7.11	11790
2004	659176	61.09	Sebastian Paul	LDF	323042	49.03	Edward Edezhath	INC	252943	38.39	O.G. Thankappan	BJP	60697	9.21	70099
1999	776933	65.79	George Eden	INC	394058	50.78	Mani Thomas	LDF	282753	36.44	T. D. Rajaleskshmi	BJP	77640	10.01	111305
1998	776105	68.86	George Eden	INC	389387	50.53	Sebastian Paul	LDF	314879	40.86	V. V. Augustine	BJP	62262	8.08	74508
1996	729915	68.77	Xavier Arackal	LDF	335479	46.91	K. V. Thomas	INC	305094	42.66	O. M. Mathew	BJP	46559	6.51	30385
1991	740854	72.67	K. V. Thomas	INC	362975	49.64	V. Viswanatha Menon	CPI(M)	315831	43.20	V. Rahiman	BJP	30082	4.11	47144
1989	774809	80.68	K. V. Thomas	INC	384434	49.90	P. Subramanian Potti	LDF	347684	45.13	A. N. Radhakrishnan	BJP	29107	3.78	36750

Indian general election, 2014

2014 Indian general election : Ernakulam
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	K V Thomas	353,841	41.59	−4.44
	Independent	Christy Fernandez ^{[note 1]}	266,794	31.36	+31.36
	BJP	A N Radhakrishnan	99,003	11.64	+4.53
	AAP	Anita Pratap	51,517	6.05	−−−
	NOTA	None of the above	9,735	1.14	−−−
Margin of victory			87,047	10.23	+8.64
Turnout			850,834	73.56
	INC hold		Swing	-4.44

Candidate profile

The below table provides key information about the candidates from the information declared by them through the affidavits submitted with their nomination.

Candidate	Party	Age	Educational qualification	Declared assets (INR) ^{[note 2]}	Number of criminal cases
Candidate	Party	Age	Educational qualification	Declared assets (INR) ^{[note 2]}	Charges Framed (2+ yrs Custody)	Cognizance by Court	Convicted (1+ yr Custody)
Anita Pratap	AAP	55	BA (Hons.), BSc.	200,670,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
A N Radhakrishnan	BJP	54	BA	5,890,000	Nil	Nil	Nil
Dr. Christy Fernandez	Ind.	64	PhD.	24,556,200	Nil	Nil	Nil
Prof. K V Thomas	INC	67	MSc.	12,576,935	Nil	Nil	Nil

Notes

^ LDF supported candidate
^ Includes declared assets of self, spouse and dependents

External links

Election Commission of India: https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp

^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
^ "Chief electoral officer, Kerala". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[3] LDF supported candidate

[4] Includes declared assets of self, spouse and dependents

[1] "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2008.

[2] "Chief electoral officer, Kerala". Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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