Kochi (State Assembly constituency)
Kochi State assembly constituency (Malayalam: കൊച്ചി 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 2016 assembly elections, the current MLA is K. J. Maxi of CPI(M).
| 80 Kochi കൊച്ചി | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Kerala Niyamasabha | |
 The Kochi Metro in the Kochi (State Assembly constituency). | |
| Existence | 2011 - present |
| Reservation | None |
| Electorate | 1,71,380 (2016) |
| Current MLA | K. J. Maxi |
| Party | CPI(M) |
| Political Front | LDF |
| Elected Year | 2016 |
| District | Ernakulam |
| Local Self Governed Segments | Kumbalangi, Chellanam and parts of Kochi Municipal Corporation. |
Local self governed segments
Kochi 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 | Kumbalangi | All wards | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
| 2 | Chellanam | All wards | Grama panchayat | Kochi |
| 3 | Kochi | 1-10 19-25 |
Municipal Corporation | Kochi |
Members of Legislative Assembly
The following list contains all members of Kerala legislative assembly who have represented Kochi Niyamasabha Constituency during the period of various assemblies:[3]
Key
| Election | Niyama Sabha |
Member | Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13th | Dominic Presentation | INC | 2011 – 2016 | |
| 2016 | 14th | K. J. Maxi | CPI(M) | Incumbent | |
Election results
Percentage change (±%) denotes the change in the number of votes from the immediate previous election.
Niyamasabha Election 2016
There were 1,71,380 registered voters in Kochi Constituency for the 2016 Kerala Niyamasabha Election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPI (M) | K. J. Maxi | 47,967 | 38.70% |  0.96 | |
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 46,881 | 37.82% |  15.57 | |
| BJP | Praveen Damodara Prabhu | 15,212 | 12.27% | 7.08 | |
| Independent | K. J. Leenus | 7,588 | 6.12% | - | |
| WPOI | A. S. Muhammed | 2,357 | 1.90% | - | |
| SDPI | Sulfikar Ali | 2,108 | 1.70% | 0.19 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,002 | 0.81% | - | |
| PDP | T. P. Antony | 386 | 0.31% | - | |
| Independent | Johney Stephen | 180 | 0.15% | - | |
| Independent | K. S. Jayaraj | 172 | 0.14% | - | |
| Independent | Abdul Samad | 101 | 0.08% | - | |
| Margin of victory | 1,086 | 0.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,954 | 72.33% | 5.73 | ||
| CPI (M) gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Niyamasabha Election 2011
There were 1,58,548 registered voters in the constituency for the 2011 election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dominic Presentation | 56,352 | 53.37% | ||
| CPI (M) | M. C. Josephine | 39,849 | 37.74% | ||
| BJP | K. Sasidharan | 5,480 | 5.19% | ||
| SDPI | Yoosuf Mufti | 1,992 | 1.89% | ||
| Independent | Dominic C. J. | 590 | 0.56% | ||
| BSP | Kamarudeen T. A. | 482 | 0.46% | ||
| Independent | A. P. Ibrahimkutty | 394 | 0.37% | ||
| Independent | Jacob Pulikkan | 258 | 0.24% | ||
| Independent | T. A. Krishnan Kutty | 195 | 0.18% | ||
| Margin of victory | 16,863 | 15.63% | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,592 | 66.60% | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "State Assembly Constituencies in Ernakulam district, Kerala".
- "Local Self Governments in Assembly Constituencies of Ernakulam District".
- "Members of Kerala Legislative Assembly: Kochi".
- "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.