Ernakulam (State assembly constituency)

Ernakulam State assembly constituency (Malayalam: എറണാകുളം നിയമസഭാ നിയോജക മണ്ഡലം) 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 2019 assembly elections, the current MLA is T. J. Vinod of INC.

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Ernakulam
എറണാകുളം
Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha
The Ernakulam Junction.
Existence1957 - present
ReservationNone
Electorate1,55,306 (2019)
Current MLAT. J. Vinod
PartyINC
Political Front  UDF
Elected Year2019
DistrictErnakulam
Local Self Governed SegmentsCheranallur and parts of Kochi Municipal Corporation.

Local self governed segments

Ernakulam Niyamasabha constituency is composed of the following local self governed segments:[2]

Sl no. Name Ward no. Status (Grama panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) Taluk
1 Kochi 26 Municipal Corporation Kochi
2 Cheranallur All wards Grama panchayat Kanayannur
3 Kochi 27 - 30
32
35
52 - 66		 Municipal Corporation 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 LDF
Independent		 1987 – 1991
1991 9th George Eden INC 1991 – 1996
1996 10th 1996 – 1998
1998* Sebastian Paul LDF
Independent		 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 Incumbent

    * indicates bypolls

    Election results

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

    Niyama Sabha Bye-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.[4] T. J. Vinod won the resulting by-election by 3750 votes.[5]

    2019 Kerala Legislative Assembly by-elections : Ernakulam
    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

    Niyamasabha Election 2016

    There were 1,54,092 registered voters in Ernakulam Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[6]

    2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election : Ernakulam
    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

    Niyamasabha Election 2011

    There were 1,36,722 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[7]

    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%
    SHS 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. "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District".
    3. "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Ernakulam".
    4. "Ernakulam Niyamasabha Constituency goes to bypoll, www.thehindu.com".
    5. "വെള്ളക്കെട്ടിലും വീഴാതെ വിനോദിന് തിളക്കം; മനുവിന് തിരിച്ചടിയായത് അപരന്‍". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 24 October 2019.
    6. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2016, Election commission of India".
    7. "Kerala Niyamasabha Election Results 2011, Election commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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