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.
| 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 | |
| Party |  INC |
| Alliance | UDF |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Local self governed segments
editErnakulam 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]
| 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.
| Name | Local Body Type | Taluk |
|---|---|---|
| Cheranallur | Grama panchayat | Kanayannur |
Members of Legislative Assembly
editThe following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| 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
editPercentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
2021
editThere were 1,64,534 registered voters in Eranakulam Constituency for the 2021 Kerala Niyama Sabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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Niyamasabha By-election 2019
editDue 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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2016
editThere were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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Niyamasabha Election 2011
editThere were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[8]
| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- ^ "State Assembly constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ernakulam".
- ^ "ceo.kerala.gov.in" (PDF).
- ^ "Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com". The Hindu.
- ^ "വെള്ളക്കെട്ടിലും വീഴാതെ വിനോദിന് തിളക്കം; മനുവിന് തിരിച്ചടിയായത് അപരന്". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
- ^ "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.