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

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

Taluks & its Headquarters

| Kanayannur |

Ernakulam

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Kochi |

Fort Kochi

Aluva |

Aluva

Kunnathunad |

Perumbavoor

Paravur |

North Paravur

Kothamangalam |

Kothamangalam

Muvattupuzha |

Muvattupuzha

Municipalities

North Paravur

Muvattupuzha

Piravom

Aluva

Kothamangalam

Angamaly

Thripunithura

Koothattukulam

Kalamassery

Eloor

Thrikkakara

Perumbavoor

Maradu

## Taluks

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

* Paravur
* Aluva
* Kunnathunad
* Muvattupuzha
* Kochi
* Kanayannur
* Kothamangalam

## Municipal corporation

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Kochi

## Municipalities

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

* North Paravur
* Piravom
* Muvattupuzha
* Koothattukulam
* Perumbavoor
* Aluva
* Angamaly
* Thripunithura
* Kalamassery
* Kothamangalam
* Eloor
* Maradu
* Thrikkakara

## Parliamentary constituencies

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* 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

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* Piravom
* Angamaly
* Aluva
* Kalamassery
* North Paravur
* Vypeen
* Kochi
* Ernakulam
* Thrikkakara
* Thripunithura
* Perumbavoor
* Kunnathunad
* Moovattupuzha
* Kothamangalam

## Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)

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Ernakulam is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala.

### Assembly segments

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

1. Paravur[broken anchor]
2. Vypin
3. Ernakulam
4. Kochi
5. Thrippunithura
6. Thrikkakara
7. Kalamassery

## Members of Parliament

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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

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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

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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

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2014 Indian general election : Ernakulam Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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

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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

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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

## See also

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* List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
* Indian general election, 2014 (Kerala)

## Notes

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

## External links

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

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.