Ernakulam Assembly constituency

Constituency of the Kerala legislative assembly in India

Ernakulam

Constituency No. 82 for the Kerala Legislative Assembly

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Link Road at Kaloor

Constituency details
Country| India
Region| South India
State| Kerala
District| Ernakulam
Established| 1957 - present
Total electors| 1,64,534 (2021)
Reservation| None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Kerala Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

T. J. Vinod

Party| INC
Alliance|  UDF
Elected year| 2021

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

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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

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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

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Cheranallur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur

## Members of Legislative Assembly

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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

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|
|

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

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

### 2021

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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  | %  | ±%

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| INC | T. J. Vinod  | 45,930  | 41.72  | 0.59
| LDF | Shaji George  | 34,960  | 31.75  | 6.21
| BJP | Padmaja S. Menon  | 16,043  | 14.57  | 0.28
| 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  | 5.8
Turnout | 1,08,434  | 66.92  | 9.01
| INC hold | Swing | 0.59  |

### Niyama Sabha By-election 2019

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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  | %  | ±%

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| INC | T. J. Vinod | 37,891  | 42.13%  | 10.19
| LDF | Manu Roy  | 34,141  | 37.96%  | 5.50
| BJP | C. G. Rajagopal  | 13,351  | 14.85%  | 1.39
| Independent | Manu K. M.  | 2,572  | 2.86%  | N/A
| NOTA | None of the above  | 1,309  | 1.46%  | 0.61
| 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%  | 15.69
Turnout | 89,932  | 57.91%  | 13.81
| INC hold | Swing | 10.19  |

### Niyamasabha Election 2016

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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  | %  | ±%

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| INC | Hibi Eden | 57,819  | 52.32%  | 9.26
| CPI(M) | M. Anil Kumar  | 35,870  | 32.46%  | 4.21
| BJP | N. K. Mohandas  | 14,878  | 13.46%  | 6.62
| NOTA | None of the above  | 940  | 0.85%  | −
| BSP | Iqbal Thamarassery  | 397  | 0.36%  | 0.40
| 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%  | 13.47
Turnout | 1,10,508  | 71.72%  | 0.56
| INC hold | Swing | 9.26  |

### Niyamasabha Election 2011

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

2011 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ernakulam Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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%  |
| SHS | T. R. Vasudevan  | 445  | 0.46%  |
Margin of victory  | 32,487  | 33.33%  |
Turnout | 97,297  | 71.16%  |
| INC hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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* Ernakulam
* Ernakulam district
* List of constituencies of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
* 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election
* 2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections

## References

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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.

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